Gunnar Óttarsson
Founder at SolAz
Berlin, Iceland
Summary
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Top SchoolGunnar Óttarsson is a Berlin-based founder and seasoned programmer with 10 years of experience spanning systems administration, network engineering, and full-stack development. He has led technical teams and startups—including co-founding Well Advised and launching SolAz—bringing practical expertise in building reliable infrastructure and shipping production-ready software. Gunnar’s background includes CCNP/CCNA and MCTS networking credentials and a long track record of hands-on roles from network specialist to DevOps-focused development. An active open-source contributor, he made notable full-stack improvements to the React.NET project, enhancing React Router integration and server-side rendering support. Known for blending low-level systems know-how with modern web tooling, he often bridges gaps between operations and application code to simplify deployments and improve compatibility.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
CCNP + CCNA Security, IT, CCNP + CCNA Security, IT at iSoft-Þekking
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Github Skills (15)
net10
asp-net10
server-side-rendering10
dotnet10
javascript10
react-router10
react10
asp-net-core9
unit-testing9
aspnet-web-api6
service-worker6
caching6
nodejs6
react-hooks6
asp-net-identity6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
reactjs/React.NET
Apr 2017 - Jun 2019
.NET library for JSX compilation and server-side rendering of React components
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 10 PRs, 45 comments in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Gunnar primarily contributed to the ReactJS.NET library, focusing on improving the React Router integration and fixing bugs related to the setup instructions. They added support for React Router, including initial drafts, unit tests, and cleanup. The user also addressed build and compatibility issues and simplified helper functions. These changes encompassed modifications to both client-side and server-side rendering aspects, demonstrating a full-stack focus within the context of this .NET library.
net-libraryreactcompilationrenderingserver-side
Vettvangur/Vettvangur.DictionaryHelper
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
Umbraco helper to fetch dictionary items
Contributions:11 commits, 7 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 6 months
dictionaryfetchumbracokanji
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