Summary
René Räisänen is a pragmatic full-stack software developer and co-founder with 15 years of hands-on experience building web platforms, consulting for public-sector clients, and running a small, sustainable consultancy from Oslo. He blends backend, database and devops work with UX sensibilities—skills honed while evolving Elv from an NTNU project into a commercial product and consultancy that now employs colleagues. René has shipped production solutions for clients like SpareBank1, Entur and Statens Vegvesen, and brings a customer-focused perspective shaped by diverse roles outside tech, from hospitality to operations. Comfortable leading operations as well as coding, he leverages broad domain experience to design practical, maintainable systems and revive ideas into viable businesses. An understated but consistent operator, he now pursues a long-held ambition of running his own company while still doing impactful delivery work.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
None, Structural Engineering, None, Structural Engineering at Gjøvik University College (HiG)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
German, English, Norwegian