Eirikur Hrafnsson
VP Of Cloud Engineering at VAST Data
Reykjavik, Iceland
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Top SchoolEirikur Hrafnsson is a seasoned cloud and startup executive with 25 years of hands-on software and product leadership, currently serving as VP of Cloud Engineering at VAST Data. He has repeatedly built and scaled cloud platforms—from founding GreenQloud, the world’s first 100% green compute cloud, to leading cloud engineering and innovation at NetApp—combining technical depth with product and UX sensibilities. A founder and investor, he bridges early-stage grit with Fortune 500 discipline, shepherding teams through acquisition and commercialization. Based in Reykjavik, he brings a rare mix of electrical engineering training, vocal performance experience, and hardware hacking curiosity that informs user-focused system design. Notably, his career blends long-form startup creation with enterprise cloud incubation, often turning research and clean-tech principles into pragmatic, production-grade services.
25 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Jazz singing, Jazz singing at FÍHElectrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering at Háskóli ÍslandsMenntaskólinn í ReykjavíkClassical singing, Classical singing at Söngskólinn í ReykjavíkDiploma Singing technique for professional singers, Diploma Singing technique for professional singers at Complete Vocal Institute
Icelandic, English, Danish, Swedish
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Github Skills (81)
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
idega/com.idega.games
May 2006 - Jan 2007
Contributions:16 commits in 8 months
sputnick/sparkletest
Jul 2012 - Sep 2012
Contributions:10 commits in 1 month
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