Espen Lund
Chief Technology Officer at Vindr
Drøbak, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolEspen Lund is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with 13 years of experience building mapping platforms, mobile apps and GIS-backed systems across startups and enterprise teams. He co-founded and led Outtt as CTO, architecting its apps, CMS, maps and back-end until its acquisition by Outdooractive, and now drives platform speed and delivery at Vindr. His background spans hands-on Android development, online mapping services and open-source GIS tooling, with deep expertise in PostGIS, GDAL/OGR, OpenLayers and offline map solutions. Prior roles include managing map products at Eniro and developing geospatial JavaScript at NIBIO, reflecting a career firmly at the intersection of geographic data and product engineering. An avid OpenStreetMap contributor and outdoor enthusiast who hikes with his dog, he brings real-world map use and user empathy into technical decisions. Based in Drøbak, Norway, he combines entrepreneurial grit with practical delivery experience across both consulting and product companies.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Geomatics, Geomatics at University of OtagoQuestrom School of Business, Boston UniversityEiker VGSEntrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship at Norwegian School of EntrepreneurshipMaster, Geomatics, Mapping Sciences, Master, Geomatics, Mapping Sciences at NMBU - Norwegian University of Life Sciences
English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German
Github Skills (48)
mapbox-gl10
vector-tiles10
geojson10
geopackage10
sailfishos10
null-safety9
offline-maps9
qt9
tiles9
openstreetmap9
java9
opengl9
nodejs9
swift9
jstree9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
GeoForum/veiledning06
Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:13 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
TurApp/turkompisenOfflineAreaGenerator
Jan 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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