Magnus Österlund
Consultant at APLADALENS TRAFIKSKOLA AB
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Top SchoolMagnus Österlund is a seasoned consultant and systems developer based in Gothenburg with over 10 years of professional experience and deep roots in embedded and legacy systems. He currently manages and modernizes MODCOMP computers from the 1980s for the nuclear industry at Capgemini, bridging vintage hardware with contemporary communication stacks. His background includes porting Sun systems to Linux and running his own development firm, evidencing a practical knack for migration and interoperability work. Magnus also contributes to open-source internationalization efforts, having localized the well-known Electricity Maps project to improve accessibility for Swedish and other users. Beyond core engineering, he manages social media for a local driving school, showing an ability to translate technical precision into clear public-facing communication. His MSc in Software Engineering from Chalmers complements a hands-on career that blends legacy system stewardship with modern tooling and user-focused improvements.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Gymnasium, Elprogrammet - data, Gymnasium, Elprogrammet - data at ÅsenskolanGrundskola, Grundskolan, Grundskola, Grundskolan at ÖlmestadsskolanMSc, Computer Engineering - Software Engineering, MSc, Computer Engineering - Software Engineering at Chalmers tekniska högskolaBSc, Computer Engineering, BSc, Computer Engineering at University of BoråsTekniskt basår, Tekniskt basår, Tekniskt basår, Tekniskt basår at Gislaveds Gymnasium
Swedish, English
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Github Skills (21)
rails-i18n10
translation10
sws10
localization10
ember-i18n10
sve10
swd10
i18n-js10
javascript9
ejs9
html8
css7
android-app7
application7
iphone-app7
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
electricitymaps/electricitymaps-contrib
Feb 2017 - Jul 2022
The open source repository for Electricity Maps App and data parsers that enables a real-time visualisation of the CO2 emissions of electricity consumption
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:6 reviews, 52 commits, 55 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Magnus primarily focused on localizing the Electricity Maps application, translating text strings and adjusting the user interface for different languages. Their work involved modifying EJS templates and JavaScript files to incorporate translated content, including adding and updating language support for Swedish and other languages. They also addressed issues related to string capitalization and the use of HTML entities for proper display of characters, ultimately improving the application's accessibility for non-English speakers.
real-timeelectricity-consumptionvisualisationco2-emissionsemissions
magol/dokan-dotnet
Jul 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:4 PRs, 117 pushes, 33 branches in 1 year 3 months
dotnetcsharpdokan-dotnetdokanwrapper
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