Håkon Vadstein is a versatile developer based in Oslo with 14 years of professional experience blending full‑stack .NET/React work, startup founding, and hands‑on open source contributions. He co-founded Spill the Tea AS and currently develops at NoA Ignite, bringing product-minded engineering to client and startup contexts. His OSS work includes bug fixes to the well-known GNU Radio project, improving Python 3 compatibility and reliability of the GRC graphical interface—an indicator of comfort with complex, domain-specific codebases. With formal studies spanning computer programming, leadership, cultural studies and dance, he combines technical rigor with creative problem-solving and communication skills honed in performance and managerial roles.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Årsstudie, Ledelse, Årsstudie, Ledelse at OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Bachelor's degree, Moderne og samtidsdans med pedagogikk, Bachelor's degree, Moderne og samtidsdans med pedagogikk at Norges dansehøyskole
Computer Programming, Computer Programming at Brights Learning
GNU Radio – the Free and Open Software Radio Ecosystem
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:83 reviews, 244 commits, 98 PRs in 4 years
Contributions summary:Håkon primarily focused on fixing bugs within the GNU Radio Companion (GRC) graphical interface, particularly those related to Python 3 compatibility and saving flowgraph configurations. They addressed issues in the `top_block.py`, `block.py`, and `Application.py` files, focusing on correct functionality of the GRC interface. Additionally, the user made modifications to the Mako Python template and addressed typos related to the switch to Python 3 in various utility scripts.
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