Audun Klyve Gulbrandsen

Audun Klyve Gulbrandsen

Interaction Designer / Developer

I am a versatile and committed technologist with a strong background in interaction design, XR development (VR/AR), web development, and technology leadership. I am open to working as a developer, solutions architect, or designer. My experience spans startup environments and academia, where I have led and contributed to groundbreaking projects such as VR solutions for tourism, virtual museums, and innovative technology development across various sectors. I am a curious and quick learner who thrives in creative environments, and I am eager to advance my career in a larger technological community where I can exchange knowledge with other experts.

Location

Bergen, Norway

Job status

Open to opportunities


Skills

Key Strengths

HCI (Human-Computer Interaction)
Design
Prototyping
Wireframes
Tangible Interaction
AI
XR (VR/AR)
Audio/Video
Teaching
Technical Writing
Innovation
Strategy
Trademarking

Technologies

C#
JavaScript
jQuery
CSS
Digital Ocean
Netlify
Cloudflare
AWS
Google Cloud
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Chatbot (NLP)
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
Hololens
Meta Quest
HTC Vive
Sharepoint
Wordpress
Drupal
Joomla
Webflow

Tools

3D Printing
360 Video
Photogrammetry

Languages

Norwegian - Bokmål (native)
Norwegian - Nynorsk (fluent)
English (fluent)
German (beginner)

Work

Assistant Professor

February 2023 - July 2024
Employment type

Part-time

Teaching, supervision of student projects, evaluation, technical prototyping, project coordination, web development, and research.

Related skills:
HCI (Human-Computer Interaction)
Teaching
Design
Prototyping
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
reveal.js
3D Printing

CEO & Co-Founder

Visitverse AS
Visitverse AS
June 2022 - January 2024
Employment type

Self-employed

Visitverse developed applications for virtual tourism. The company was a spin-off from Spello AS.

Related skills:
XR (VR/AR)
Prototyping
Innovation
Entrepreneurship

CEO & Co-Founder

Spello AS
Spello AS
August 2020 - January 2024
Employment type

Self-employed

A startup within Extended Reality (VR/MR/AR and 360 photo/video). We worked with EdTech, our own developed travel technologies (TravelTech), and consultancy projects for museums.

Related skills:
XR (VR/AR)
Prototyping
Innovation
Entrepreneurship

Project Developer (TA)

University of Bergen
University of Bergen
January 2021 - February 2023
Employment type

Part-time

Project Developer at TekLab. Consulting, web development, as well as mentoring students in interaction design, software development, and entrepreneurship.

Related skills:
Web Development
Wordpress
HCI (Human-Computer Interaction)
Teaching
Design
Prototyping
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
3D Printing

Subject Teacher (TA)

University of Bergen
University of Bergen
February 2018 - June 2019
Employment type

Part-time

Subject teacher in practical prototyping for Virtual Reality:

INFOMEVI173 (VR Journalism) and MIX202 (Storytelling for VR)

Related skills:
XR (VR/AR)
Web Development
HCI (Human-Computer Interaction)
Teaching
Design
Prototyping

Senior Executive Officer

University of Bergen
University of Bergen
September 2017 - April 2019
Employment type

Part-time

User support, writing documentation/manuals, web development (Drupal + Webflow), and data analysis (SimilarWeb). Employed at the Communications Department, section for Web and Design.

Related skills:
User support
Web Development
Technical Writing
Drupal
Webflow
Similarweb

Innolab Summer Internship

Bergen kommune
Bergen kommune
June 2018 - August 2018
Employment type

Summer Internship

Development of the chatbot “Tjommi”. Guidance from Innolab and Finance Commissioner Dag Inge Ulstein.

Tech stack:

Rasa (OSS - Conversational AI Software); Chatfuel (Messenger Bot); Entur API (Real-Time, Stops, and Timetable Data).

Related skills:
Chatbot (NLP)
Prototyping
Innovation
Entrepreneurship

IT Consultant

Helse Vest IKT
Helse Vest IKT
September 2014 - January 2018
Employment type

Part-time

Resolve software issues and provide user support to employees at Helse Vest, following the ITIL process.

Projects:

  • Lead for the development of new customer pages for the 30,000 users of Helse Vest IKT.
  • Responsible for communication/documentation to users in connection with the introduction of two-factor authentication requirements for all employees.
Related skills:
User support
Web Development
Technical Writing
Sharepoint

IT Consultant

Helse Vest IKT
Helse Vest IKT
August 2012 - August 2014
Employment type

Full-time

Resolve software issues and provide user support to employees at Helse Vest, following the ITIL process.

Related skills:
User support

Porter

Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
March 2012 - August 2012
Employment type

Full-time

Patient transport and supply porter (logistics).


Transcriber

Flimmer Film
Flimmer Film
July 2011 - November 2011
Employment type

Freelance

Logging and transcribing interviews for a documentary series on TV2 («Krigens pris - Makt og avmakt»).


General Manager

Bevar Hardanger
Bevar Hardanger
July 2010 - October 2011
Employment type

Full-time

Nominated for “Best in Communication” 2012 in Hammer & Hanborg’s annual award “The Communicator”.


Project Manager

Bevar Hardanger
Bevar Hardanger
November 2009 - July 2010
Employment type

Part-time

Role

Head of Social Media


Projects

E-book

E-book

Handbook on Innovation for Students (Norwegian)
October 2023 - January 2025
Role

Designer, Developer

Category

E-book, Web

Team size

6 people

Company

University of Bergen

Related skills:
Web Development
Design
Technical Writing

NOBIMU

NOBIMU

Virtual Reality Museum
October 2021 - May 2022
Role

Designer, Developer

Category

XR, Web

Team size

2-3 people

Company

NOBIMU / Rainfall

Related skills:
XR (VR/AR)
AWS
Design
Web Development

Akvariet i Bergen

Akvariet i Bergen

OneOcean VR-game
July 2021 - October 2021
Role

Project Manager, Developer

Category

XR, Game

Team size

2 people

Company

Akvariet i Bergen

Link

Images

Related skills:
XR (VR/AR)
Tangible Interaction
Design

TekLab

TekLab

Web Development
January 2021 - May 2021
Role

Designer, Developer

Category

Web

Team size

2 people

Company

University of Bergen

Related skills:
Web Development
Design
Wordpress

Havbyen Bergen

Havbyen Bergen

Web Consulting and Branding
January 2019 - April 2019
Role

Consultant

Category

Web, Branding

Team size

4 people

Company

University of Bergen

Related skills:
Strategy
Design
Webflow

SUJO

SUJO

Web Development and Branding
May 2018 - November 2018
Role

Designer, Developer

Category

Branding, Web

Team size

2 people

Company

SUJO / University of Bergen

Branding and Web development for Center for Investigative Journalism (SUJO) at the University of Bergen.

Related skills:
Web Development
Design
Wordpress

IDEM

IDEM

Smart Glasses for Enhanced Social Intelligence
September 2017 - December 2017
Role

Designer, Developer

Category

Student project

Team size

1 person

Institution

University of Bergen

Related skills:
Design
Tangible Interaction
Raspberry Pi
3D Printing

HoloSuite

HoloSuite

A Holographic Cloud-Based Video Editing Suite for Microsoft HoloLens
January 2017 - June 2017
Role

Designer, Developer

Category

Bachelor Project

Team size

3 people

Company

Vimond Media Solutions / University of Bergen

Related skills:
Hololens
XR (VR/AR)
Design
Prototyping

BRIGHT Research

BRIGHT Research

Web Development and Branding
March 2015 - April 2015
Role

Designer, Developer

Category

Web, Branding

Team size

1 person

Company

BRIGHT Research / Oslo University Hospital

In March-April 2015, I was engaged as a “Marie Curie IRSES Fellows - Early Stage Researcher” for the Bright Research project in South Africa. Here, I designed a visual profile and new websites for the research project. The websites were developed on WordPress.

Related skills:
Web Development
Design
Wordpress

Self-help portal

Self-help portal

Web Development
January 2015 - July 2015
Role

Project Manager, Developer, Technical Writer

Category

Web, Intranet

Team size

2 people

Company

Helse Vest IKT

Project manager for the development of new customer pages for Helse Vest IKT. A self-help portal aimed at approximately 30,000 employees in Helse Vest.

Related skills:
Web Development
Sharepoint
Design
Technical Writing

Achievements

Tjommi the chatbot - best idea for the municipality of Bergen 2.0.


Education

Master of Philosophy in Media and Interaction Design

August 2017 - August 2020
Mode

Full-time

Specialization

Tangible Interaction in Mixed Reality


Sociology (Bachelor Exchange)

August 2016 - January 2017
Mode

Full-time

Extracurricular activities

UAVs @Berkeley (flying drone projects)

Courses

Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Organizations and Social Institutions; Politics and Social Change; Comparative Perspectives on U.S. and European Societies


Bachelor in New Media

August 2014 - June 2017
Mode

Full-time

Specialization

Holographic Editing Suite for Microsoft Hololens


One-Year Program in Music (Teacher Education)

Bergen University College
Bergen University College
August 2009 - June 2010
Mode

Full-time


Economics

University of Oslo
University of Oslo
August 2007 - June 2008
Mode

Full-time

Courses (40sp)

Exphil, Exfac, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics


Academic Work

Lectures

IBC, 2018
IBC, 2018
Joakim Vindenes, Audun Håkon Klyve Gulbrandsen

Holosuite: A Holographic Cloud-Based Video Editing Suite For Microsoft Hololens

app.cristin.no
Museenes Forskerkonferanse, 2023
Museenes Forskerkonferanse, 2023
Rebecca Nedregotten Strand, Audun Klyve Gulbrandsen

Når fortida møter notida i framtida: Å designe fjernformidling av kulturminne ved å kombinere NRKs radioarkiv med virtuelle landskapsmodellar

app.cristin.no
Prevention of aggression and violence among and against youth: The 25th Workshop on Aggression, 2021
Prevention of aggression and violence among and against youth: The 25th Workshop on Aggression, 2021
Jo Dugstad Wake André Baraldsnes Joakim Vindenes, Audun Håkon Klyve Gulbrandsen

Virtual Reality-based intervention tools for bystanders to bullying behaviour in school

app.cristin.no
World Anti Bullying Forum, 2021
World Anti Bullying Forum, 2021
Jo Dugstad Wake André Baraldsnes Joakim Vindenes, Audun Håkon Klyve Gulbrandsen

Using immersive technologies to enable learning of effective bystander behaviour

app.cristin.no

Interests

Music
Surfing
Climbing
Lego
Smart home