Trausti Dagsson
Project Manager at Self-employed
Reykjavik, Iceland
Summary
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Top SchoolTrausti Dagsson is a creative front-end developer and project manager based in Reykjavík with 10 years of experience building interactive web systems, GIS-enabled maps, and historical data visualizations. He leads projects at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies while running freelance web work and having built KnitBird, a cross-platform design tool for knitting charts. His background blends JavaScript, design, and folklore scholarship (MA in Folklore), enabling him to translate cultural research into engaging digital experiences. Comfortable wearing both hands-on developer and product-owner hats, he often bridges technical implementation with editorial and visual storytelling. An entrepreneur at heart, he has a track record of shipping niche, user-focused tools that combine aesthetics with technical rigor.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Folklore Studies, Master's degree, Folklore Studies at Háskóli ÍslandsDiploma, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Diploma, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia at Aarhus Tech
English, Icelandic
Github Skills (1)
sku5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ISOF-ITD/Sagenkarta-GUI
Feb 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:86 commits, 79 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 1 month
traustid/neo4j-indie-music
Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:52 commits, 46 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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