Jarle Hjortland
Chief Information Officer
Kongsberg, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolJarle Hjortland is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Information Officer with over 15 years of experience architecting and delivering Java-centric enterprise systems and application-server solutions. He has progressed from hands-on system engineering and senior Java development to directing solution architecture, product roadmaps, and P&L-driven solution management across multiple companies. Deeply versed in J2EE, Spring, middleware (Oracle AS, WebLogic, JBoss), CI/CD tooling and a broad set of databases, he blends technical depth with pragmatic delivery using Agile and XP practices. An active open-source contributor, Jarle extended the popular openHAB 1.x platform with Tellstick integration and resilience improvements, showing a penchant for practical IoT integrations. Based in Kongsberg, Norway, he is as comfortable defining technical strategy and roadmaps as he is rolling up his sleeves to implement robust back-end bindings and system improvements.
15 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer, Computer Engineer, Engineer, Computer Engineer at Høgskolen i Buskerud og Vestfold (HBV)
English
Github Skills (6)
binding10
javas10
jna10
openhab10
java10
bind10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
openhab/openhab1-addons
Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
Add-ons for openHAB 1.x
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:30 commits, 1 PR, 16 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Jarle primarily focused on adding and modifying bindings for the openHAB 1.x platform. They implemented a Tellstick binding, enabling communication with Tellstick devices. Furthermore, they made enhancements including error handling and responsiveness improvements, and added support for rain sensors, indicating a focus on extending the platform's functionality. The user also made several other enhancements and fixes across multiple bindings.
openhab
peec/javatellstick
Oct 2018 - Aug 2025
Java API Wrapper and useful Apps for Tellstick DUO
Contributions:2 PRs in 6 years 11 months
java-api
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