Helge Astad
Special Advisor Digital Transformation Statnett SF
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolHelge Astad is a digital transformation and GIS specialist with 13 years of experience driving Statnett’s BIM and digital twin initiatives to create a complete digital replica of critical grid assets by 2025. He blends hands-on offshore and subsea surveying experience with deep GIS, cartography and BIM expertise to streamline geodata workflows and build practical tools for faster, higher-quality data management. At Statnett he has progressed from senior GIS consultant to product lead and special advisor, leading cross-disciplinary teams to deliver digital information flows for infrastructure. Outside energy he founded Kodeklubben and chairs Lær Kidsa Koding!, demonstrating a knack for teaching, volunteer leadership and grassroots tech education. He’s also an active public speaker and community organizer who applies motivational leadership honed running large volunteer events to complex technical programs. Based in Oslo with an MSc in Marine Geography, he combines field-proven surveying skills with strategic digital product delivery.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc Physical Geography Informatics Geophysics, Bsc Physical Geography Informatics Geophysics at University of OsloMsc Marine Geography, Msc Marine Geography at University of Bergen (UiB)Toppen
English, Norwegian, NorwegianProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
kodeklubben/dokumenter
Nov 2013 - Feb 2014
Contributions:34 commits in 3 months
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