Erlend Rognes is a seasoned software professional and people leader based in Oslo with 11 years of experience across public and private sectors, now heading development personnel at Politiets IT-enhet. He combines hands-on engineering roles—from .NET and React work in healthcare research to software engineering at Statkraft and insurance firms—with leadership positions at Knowit where he progressed from consultant to group and acting division lead. Erlend has a steady track record of bridging technical delivery and team development, often stepping into interim management roles while maintaining active contribution to engineering projects. His background in computer engineering and varied domain experience (energy, healthcare, public sector, insurance) gives him a pragmatic, cross-disciplinary perspective on building reliable systems and developing engineering teams. Colleagues value him for balancing technical depth with people-first leadership during periods of organizational change.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree computer engineering, Bachelor’s Degree computer engineering at Oslo and Akershus University College
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Erlend Rognes - Personalleder - Utvikling at Politiets IT-enhet