Christopher Frenning
National Technology Officer
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolChristopher Frenning is a seasoned technology leader and National Technology Officer for Microsoft Norway with a career that spans founding engineering roles to executive leadership across cloud, SaaS and data center strategy. He blends hands-on technical roots—starting as an autodidact programmer and building core systems still in use—with strategic roles driving Azure business growth, data center strategy, and public policy engagement for digital resilience and sustainability. He holds advanced studies in computer science and probabilistic AI while researching Explainable AI at the University of Oslo, bridging research and practical adoption. Known for turning on-premise products into thriving SaaS businesses, he pairs product-minded engineering with go-to-market acumen and partner ecosystem success. Off the clock he collects fountain pens, maintains a garage full of projects, and brings a storyteller’s touch to technical clarity—helping decisionmakers act on complex technology challenges.
8 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MSc Computer Science, Master of Science - MSc Computer Science at University of OsloProbabilistic AI, Probabilistic AI at FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasExamen Artium, Examen Artium at High School Diploma
German, English, Norwegian
Stackoverflow
122reputation
8kreached
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Github Skills (42)
windows10
desktop10
color-picker9
powertoys9
azure9
microsoft7
microsoft-azure7
sky7
azure-blob-storage6
asp-net-mvc6
if-statement6
javascript6
azure-storage6
backend5
pirate5
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
chrfrenning/ironviper
Jun 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:236 commits, 110 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 1 month
chrfrenning/chrfrenning
Jul 2020 - May 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
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