Nofence
Joar Andreas Gjersund has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and responsibilities. Joar Andreas is currently employed as a Firmware Engineer at Nofence since December 2022. Prior to this, Joar worked at Cosgear AS from September 2018 to December 2022. At Cosgear AS, they held multiple roles including Hardware/Firmware/Software Developer. Joar Andreas was responsible for managing the entire product lifecycle, from idea and prototyping to mass manufacturing and customer distribution. Joar Andreas also played key roles as Chief Supply Chain Officer, Chief Logistics Officer, Hardware Developer, Firmware Developer, and Software Developer.
Joar also worked as an Assistant Project Engineer at Embida AS from January 2019 to July 2019. Joar Andreas gained experience as a Hardware Developer Internship at Breeze Technologies from April 2018 to July 2018. Prior to that, they worked as a Machine Operator at Telemark Kildevann AS from May 2017 to September 2017.
In addition to their professional experience, Joar served as a Mentor and Student Assistant at the University of Agder from January 2016 to January 2017 and from February 2016 to June 2016, respectively.
Joar Andreas Gjersund completed a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering at the University of Agder (UiA) from 2014 to 2017. In 2016, they participated in a Study Abroad semester at QUT (Queensland University of Technology). In 2017-2018, Joar pursued additional studies in Microelectronics and Microsystems at Hamburg University of Technology. From 2018 to 2020, they attended the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) where they earned a Master of Science degree in Electronic Systems. In 2013, Joar also studied Spanish language and Latin-American Studies at Kulturstudier for a brief period.