Ole Forchhammer
CTO & Co-Founder, IT.no
Hands-on technology leader. Co-founded IT.no (“the IT department of the future”), an all-inclusive
managed IT provider for Nordic businesses, and built the product
platform it runs on: from a unified infrastructure-management system with AI-assisted
camera intelligence to CRM, identity and analytics tooling. Happiest at the
intersection of architecture, code and customer value, with a PRINCE2-tailored
approach to delivery.
Experience
2020–present
CTO & Co-Founder · IT.no AS
Co-founded the company (as PursueIT AS, renamed IT.no in 2023; ~18 people, Oslo).
Responsible for technology across the board: product development, platform
architecture, security and the engineering side of service delivery.
- Designed and built UnitOS, a multi-site management platform for
Ubiquiti infrastructure: device fleets, camera surveillance with AI scene analysis
and plate recognition, door access and alerting.
- Built the in-house product suite behind the MSP offering: CRM with Outlook
integration, customer portal, KPI analytics, digital identity verification and
data-collection services.
- Runs a modern, lean stack: Python/FastAPI, React/TypeScript, MongoDB,
Azure DevOps CI/CD, plus the Microsoft 365 and networking estate an
MSP lives and breathes.
2017–2020
Digiflow AS · Lysaker
Three years and three hats, from consultant to head of operations:
- Lead Project Manager (Feb–Sep 2020): designed new IT environments
for customers and led the migration of legacy data onto new solutions and infrastructure.
- Head of Operations (Jan 2018–Mar 2020): responsible for stable, secure
operation of complete IT environments for all customers, around 7,800 users.
- Operations Consultant (2017): VMware-based infrastructure with focus on
disaster-recovery solutions and remote management & monitoring.
2014–2017
Owner & Consulting Technical Project Manager · FMH AS
Independent consultancy focused on technical project management, guiding
customers through digital transitions.
2012–2014
NDT Inspector Trainee & IT Consultant · Dacon Services AS
Began as a non-destructive-testing trainee, ended up running the corporate IT
infrastructure, the detour that sparked the career.
Selected work
Unified management for Ubiquiti networks, cameras & door access across customer sites, with AI-assisted event search.
IT.no platform
Portal, CRM, support tooling and automation powering an all-inclusive Nordic MSP.
Digital identity verification service.
KPI Machine
Business analytics and KPI dashboards.
Certifications
PRINCE2 Foundation
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
Sales Certified Hybrid Solutions (2019)
Unitrends Associate
FPE Inspector
Education
2018
Glasspaper & Metier
PRINCE2 project management training.
Åssiden vgs · Information & Communications Technology
Strømmen vgs · Technical & industrial production.
Languages
Norwegian (native)
English (full professional)
Skills
Technology leadership
Platform architecture
Python · FastAPI
React · TypeScript
MongoDB
Azure DevOps
Microsoft 365
Ubiquiti / UniFi
MSP operations
IT security
PRINCE2
AI & computer vision