Per Røine is a Support & Documentation Specialist with eight years of technical experience and a deep background in AV, project management, and IT operations based in Oslo. He currently supports Bitfocus, contributing to documentation, QA, and testing while also extending open-source backend functionality for the popular Bitfocus Companion project by integrating QLab and d3/disguise modules. His career spans hands-on roles from AV technician and rental manager to running his own film and production company, giving him rare end-to-end insight into live production workflows and customer-facing support. Per combines practical troubleshooting with systems-level thinking—updating core logic in complex projects and refining module syntax to improve reliability. He is comfortable bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating field requirements into actionable documentation and code. That blend of maker mentality, AV domain expertise, and open-source contributions makes him a valuable asset for teams operating at the intersection of live production and software.
Bitfocus Companion enables the reasonably priced Elgato Stream Deck and other controllers to be a professional shotbox surface for an increasing amount of different presentation switchers, video playback software and broadcast equipment.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:194 commits, 124 pushes, 85 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Per primarily focused on adding support for integrating Qlab and d3/disguise into the Bitfocus Companion project. This involved creating new instance modules for Qlab and d3, configuring their respective OSC ports and messages. The user also made modifications to the core instance and button logic to support the new modules and actions, demonstrating the ability to extend and integrate new functionalities within the existing framework. Further refinements to the Mitti module were implemented to correct syntax.
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 3 months
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