20 KiB
Frode Klevstul
Education
MOOC / Kadenze (2019)
The Processing Foundation The nature of code
MOOC / Coursera (2012)
Stanford University Machine learning
The Victorian College of the Arts (2004)
School of film & TV, Melbourne, Australia. Graduate Diploma in visual effects
University of New South Wales (2003)
School of Computer Science and Engineering, Sydney, Australia. Masters of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Oslo (1995 - 2002)
Department of Informatics, Oslo, Norway. Bachelor of Computer Science (part time)
Employment History
Curious Creators Inc. (2023 - present)
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Systems developer
Curious Creators DA (2019 - 2022)
(formerly Mpathic DA) CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Systems developer
Kursiver (kursiver.no) (2019 - 2021)
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
Norwegian Consumer Council (finansportalen.no) (2012 - 2019)
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
Eight Eighteen Ltd (2010 - 2017)
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Tele2 Norway AS (2007 - 2011)
Launch Coordinator, Systems developer
Klevstul Productions / Eight Eighteen EMF (2005 - 2010)
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Informant DA (2005 - 2007)
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Capgemini AS (2005)
Senior consultant
WM-data AS (2002 - 2005)
Systems developer
Icon Medialab AS (1999 - 2002)
Systems developer, Technical Project Manager
Intergate AS (1997 - 1999)
Systems developer, Project Manager
Skills
Information Technology
Project Management Worked as an administrative and technical project manager on several IT projects. Web Design Designed numerous websites. Web Development Experienced programmer and database developer. Software Dev Developed different programs for Windows and Linux. Prog languages HTML, JavaScript, PL/SQL, Perl, Python, TypeScript. (C, C++, Java) Databases Oracle (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sybase) OS platforms Linux, Windows. Frameworks AngularJS, Bootstrap, p5.js, Chart.js (Ext JS, jQuery, YUI, Blueprint CSS) CMS WordPress, Jongleur
Podcasting
Area: Podcast producing.
Role: Technical, sound, editing, researching,
building tools and more.
Telecom
Area: Knowledge from billing systems and processes.
Role: Worked as a launch coordinator for the introduction
of an ADSL order system, developed several reporting
and statistic solutions. Worked with surveillance
systems. Developed order-process systems.
Film
Writing: Written screenplays and other stories.
Producing: Produced short films and ads.
Directing: Directed short films and ads.
Editing: Experience with Avid, Adobe After Effects,
Adobe premiere, Lightworks and Shotcut.
Post production: Title design, visual effects work and
DVD authoring.
Music
Mixing: Experience with music sampling with Audacity
and mixing using Qtractor and Reaper.
Project Overview
IT (and Telecom)
What: Ordering system (Jeton)
When: 2022-
Client: Private project
Info: Development of an ordering system that integrates
with numerous third party solutions.
Role: Developer and technical manager.
Technology: Python.
What: Tracking of adverse events (pqq.gitlab.io/c19vaxno/)
When: 2022
Client: Private project
Info: Graphical representation of the adverse events from
the COVID-19 vaccination in Norway.
Role: Developer and technical manager.
Technology: Python, TypeScript and Chart.js.
What: Online bookstore (manuskript.no)
When: 2022
Client: Manuskript Forlag
Info: Built the ecommerce store for the publishing company
Manuskript Forlag.
Role: Developer and technical manager.
Technology: WordPress, WooCommerce and Python.
What: Podcast (ajp.fm)
When: 2021 - present
Client: Curious Creators Inc.
Info: The first version of the web page was built using
WordPress. The second version was built using
Jongleur, and a companion plugin that automatically
creates the podcast web site based on config files.
Role: Developer and technical manager.
Technology: Reaper (DAW), Jongleur, WordPress and Python.
What: Online sales of books (antijanteboka.no)
When: 2021 - 2022
Client: Mpathic DA
Info: A WordPress site for sale of books, with a special
crafted back-end solution for automatic accounting
plus shipping of books.
Role: System design and developer
Technology: WordPress, WooCommerce and Python.
What: Online art sales (curious.art)
When: 2021 - present
Client: Curious Creators DA
Info: A site for sale of drawings and apparel.
Role: Every role
Technology: Jongleur (Python, HTML, JS), SnipCart, WooCommerce,
nginx
What: Web site builder (Jongleur)
When: 2020 - present
Client: Private project
Info: A system for creating static web sites from Markdown
content.
Role: Every role
Technology: Python, HTML
What: Online teaching courses (kursiver.no)
When: 2019 - 2021
Client: Mpathic DA
Info: Developed online teaching courses within media and IT.
Role: Course and site development
Technology: thinkific.com
What: Huginn Ok Muninn content management solution (hom.is)
When: 2018 - 2020
Client: Private project
Info: Developement of a CMS.
Role: Every role
Technology: Python, HTML, TypeScript, JavaScript, Lighttpd
What: Gaming statistics solution (steamchamber.com)
When: November 2014 - September 2015
Client: Private project
Info: Developed a system to collect and present statistics
for the computer game entitled Counter-Strike:
Global Offensive (CS:GO).
Role: Idea, Designer, Developer
Technology: AngularJS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Python
What: A web bundling engine (foreNeno / forene.no)
When: May 2013 - 2019
Client: Private project
Info: Developed a system to collect and present content
that was used for the sites runners.no and
jernvilje.no.
Role: Idea, Designer, Developer
Technology: AngularJS and Angular, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Python,
Perl, TypeScript
What: A Chrome extension to avoid country redirection (NCR)
When: August 2012 - 2020
Client: Private project
Info: Created a Chrome browser extension to prevent Google's
automatic redirection to country code specific
domains. At its peak it had about 36.000 active users.
Role: Idea, Developer
Technology: JavaScript
What: Telecom Customer Administration (CustAdm)
When: March 2010 - October 2010
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Development of web services, action classes for
returning JSON and web based GUI for Tele2's customer
support. CustAdm is a complete customer administration
/ management solution.
Role: Developer
Technology: JavaEE, Ext JS, JavaScript, HTML, Python, PL/SQL,
Oracle 11g
What: Shinagara web hosting (shinagara.com)
When: January 2010 - January 2016
Client: Private project
Info: Setup of the hosting company shinagara.com.
Role: Founder, Designer, Developer, Manager
Technology: jQuery, HTML, JS, PHP, Python
What: File transferring and notification solution (Printera)
When: November - December 2009
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Printera was a virtual printer, a system that could
"print" to miscellaneous targets like files on the
file system (OS), FTP servers, e-mails and SMS
messages. In addition, it had a reporting module that
generated content based on SQL statements.
Role: Idea, Designer, Developer, Technical Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 11g, PL/SQL, Perl
What: Message solution (Brus)
When: October 2009
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Development of a "Twitter-like" web application for
publishing short messages.
Role: Designer, Developer, Technical Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 11g, PL/SQL, Ext JS, Apache, mod_owa
What: Reporting solution (Ptarmigan)
When: May - August 2009
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Development of a web application used for generating
reports and statistics.
Role: Designer, Developer, Technical Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Google JSAPI, Blueprint CSS,
jQuery, jQuery UI, Apache, mod_owa
What: Web based tele-marketing portal (Raven)
When: January - August 2009
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Development of a web application used for ordering
Tele2 products / mobile subscriptions. The application
was used by all Tele2's sales agents.
Role: Developer, Technical Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 9i, JavaEE, Ext JS, JavaScript
What: vxg.com
When: January 2009 - 2018
Client: Private project
Info: Creator of the online services at vxg.com. Implemented
using cloud computing ideas and systems.
Role: Idea, Founder, Developer, manager
Technology: Google apps, Adobe Flash, HTML, JS, PHP
What: Collaborate list system (Zaru)
When: November - December 2008
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Development of a Google spreadsheet "replacement" for
Tele2's customer support. Zaru was a web based
management task list tool for simultaneous use by
multiple users.
Role: Designer, Developer, Technical Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL
What: SIM card order system (SimSalabim)
When: April - June 2008
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Development of an order system to handle sim orders.
Role: Developer, Technical Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Perl
What: Surveillance system (Nagios)
When: March 2008 - April 2008
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Setup and configuration of Nagios surveillance system.
Special designed plugins were developed to keep track
of miscellaneous order systems.
Role: Developer, Technical Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Perl
What: Web based SQL reporting system (LHH)
When: February - March 2008
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Reporting solution to automate generation of SQL
reports and output to different formats.
Role: Developer, Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL
What: PL/SQL web framework system (Exodus)
When: August 2007 - 2011
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Developed a framework to ease the creation of web
interfaces against Oracle databases.
Role: Developer, Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL
What: Order-workflow Reporting System (ORS)
When: May 07 - May 08
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Developed a solution to keep track of ADSL orders
for reporting purposes.
Role: Developer, Project Manager
Technology: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL
What: Launch Coordination
When: March 07 - July 08
Client: Tele2 Norway AS
Info: Coordination of the implementation and launch of an
order system handling ADSL LLUB network with
combined VoIP service.
Role: Launch Coordinator
Technology: Oracle, Java, Perl
What: uteliv.no
When: 2005 - 2007
Client: Private project
Info: Creation of the site uteliv.no, including a complete
publishing and customer management control solution.
Role: Founder, Designer, Developer
Technology: Oracle 10g / Oracle express, PL/SQL, Perl
What: Tax payment solution (SOFIE)
When: 2005
Client: Capgemini AS (Skdir / Skattedirektoratet)
Info: Worked as part of the "casework group" with
bankruptcy as special field. Developed miscellaneous
bankruptcy-modules.
Role: Developer
Technology: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL
What: bokkilden.no
When: 2001 - 2002
Client: Icon Medialab AS, WM-data AS
Info: Development of the sites online payment solution and
several Java modules.
Role: Technical Project Manager, Developer
Technology: IBM WebSphere, DB2, Net.Data, Java 2SE, C
What: fishmarket.no
When: 2000 - 2001
Client: Icon Medialab AS
Info: ASP development.
Role: Developer
Technology: Windows 2000, MS/SQL, ASP
What: bytur.no
When: 1999 - 2004
Client: Private project
Info: Creation of the site bytur.no, including a web based
publishing solution.
Role: Founder, Designer, Developer
Technology: Oracle 8.1.5, PL/SQL, Perl
What: Hafslund Intranett
When: 1998 - 1999
Client: Intergate AS
Info: Development for the intranet for Hafslund.
Role: Technical Project Manager
Technology: NT 4.0, ms/SQL, ASP
What: hugin.no (Hugin Online)
When: 1997 - 1999
Client: Intergate AS, Icon Medialab AS, Hugin AS
Info: development of Hugin's award winning investor
relation site.
Role: Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, Developer
Technology: Sybase, Perl, Oracle, PL/SQL
Bibliography
Bill Goats and the Forest (2022)
The Soul Sailor (2014)
Filmography
TOKYO notes (2013)
(not submitted to any festivals)
Less is more (2009)
Minimalen
: Trondheim, Norway
: March 2009
Ettermiddag (2007)
Due to licensing restriction this was never submitted to any festivals.
Don't Stop It (2007)
Cinemademare
: Bari, Italy
: July 2007
Palm Springs Festival of Short Films
: Palm Springs, USA
: August 2007
The end is fast approaching (2007)
Transnatura videolab
: Semide, Portugal
: June 2007
Kamome club
: Sapporo, Japan
: November 2007
Palm Spring Festival of Short Films
: Palm Springs, USA
: August 2007
Court Metrange
: Rennes, France
: October 2008
One (2005)
The 7th Zeitgeist International Film Festival
: San Francisco, USA
: July 2005
Oxygen Moscow International Videoart Festival
: Moscow, Russia
: September 2005
International Panorama of Independent Film Makers
: Thessaloniki, Greece
: December 2006
Festival International du Court-Métrage
: Lille, France
: April 2005
Transnatura videolab
: Semide, Portugal
: June 2007
Kamome club : Sapporo, Japan : November 2007
Electrochoc festival : Rhône-Alpes, France : March 2008
Aid (2005)
International Panorama of Indie Filmmakers
: Thessaloniki, Greece
: December 2005
neoplasia (2004):
Oxygen Moscow International Videoart Festival
: Moscow, Russia
: September 2005
Palm Springs International Short Film Market
: Palm Springs, US
: September 2005
Home Brewed International Film Festival
: Australia
: October - November 2005
Madrid Experimental Cinema Week
: Madrid, Spain
: November 2005
Seagate Foyle Film Festival
: Derry, Northern Ireland
: November 2005
International Panorama of Indie Filmmakers
: Thessaloniki, Greece
: December 2005
Potenza Film Festival
: Potenza, Italy
: December 2005
Science Fiction Film Festival
: Seattle, US
: February 2006
SFF-rated
: Athen, Greece
: March 2007
The Chase (2004):
The Norwegian short film festival
: Grimstad, Norway
: June 2005
Rockefeller short film night
: Oslo, Norway
: June 2005
4th Buddhist film festival
: Sydney, Australia
: August 2005
The Öya Festival
: Oslo, Norway
: August 2005
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
: Palm Springs, US
: September 2005
Abuja International Film Festival
: Abuja, Nigeria
: October 2005
International Panorama of Indie Filmmakers
: Thessaloniki, Greece
: December 2005
Transnatura Videolab
: Semide, Portugal
: May 2007
Certificates & Licences
2004: VCA drama winter intensive acting course
2000: Springboard instructor
1996: Ski instructor certificate (DNS)
1995: Hunting licence
1994: Norwegian driving licence, class B
Distinctions & Awards
2005: Opened North-America's biggest short film festival,
Palm Springs Int Fest of Short Films, with "The Chase"
2005: Winner of the 2005 NRK / Norwegian short film fest
with "The Chase"
2002: Finalist at FriFlyt's film festival with the film
"FreePowder"
1997: Silver medallist, alpine skiing, Norwegian student
championship
Organisational
2023 - present: CEO of Curious Creators Inc.
2019 - 2023: CTO of Curious Creators (Mpathic DA)
2012 - 2019: CTO of finansportalen.no
2005 - 2017: CEO of Eight Eighteen
2005 - 2007: CEO and board member of Informant DA
1997 - 1999: Chairman of one of Oslo university's biggest sport
groups, OSI-Alpin
Languages
English: Fluent oral and written
Norwegian: Mother tongue
Interests
Running, skiing, movies, writing, drawing and photography
References
Supplied upon request
Testimonials
Supplied upon request
