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Team 2024

Vortex is proud to present to you this years team. We consist currently of 48 members, from several different studies. Take a look around and get to know the team.

THE BOARD

The Board decides in all significant matters and have overall strategic and management responsibilities. Vortex is lead by the board; unifying the organization.

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David Omanovic

Project Manager

Chairman of the Board

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Alexander Brackenbury

Deputy Project Manager

Deputy chair of the board

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Gjermund Bjørnstad

CTO Hardware

Member of the Board

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Tarald Nikolai Trondsen

Chief Financial Officer

Member of the Board

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Théo Anders Martin

CTO Software

Member of the Board​

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Kari Hjelen

Marketing Lead

Member of the Board

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LEADERSHIP

The leaders at Vortex ensure the project sees the light of day by leading each respective technical group. They are committed to develop their groups and the project.

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Eirik Kolås

Software - Leader of

Situational Awareness 

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Benjamin Roald Andersen

Electrical Team Leader

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Aleksander Klund

Software - Leader of Autonomous Systems

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Fabian Kongelf

Software - Leader of DevOps

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Martynas Smilingis

Software - Leader of Embedded Systems

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Sander August Hjortland

Mechanical Group Leader

Mechanical
Subgroup of Hardware

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Sander August Hjortland

Leader of Mechanical Group

Mechanical

We play with 3D modeling in CAD & SolidWorks; developing the physical parts of the vessles.  Essentially, we combine fluid statics with bright solutions to develop a stable and safe vehicle which will perform to the best of its abilities.

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Lars Martin Ølstad

Mechanical Deputy Lead

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Åsmund
Nøkling

Member of Mechanical

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Emil Skotheim Sylte

Member of Mechanical

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Kristian Johnsen

Mechanical Deputy Lead

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Alice Michelle Parnas

Member of Mechanical

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Ismetcan Saraç 

Member of Mechanical

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Sondre Jørstad Larssen

Member of Mechanical

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Ole Kjensmo

Member of Mechanical

Marius Østbyhaug.heic

Marius Østbyhaug

Member of Mechanical

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Pål-Anders Skari

Member of Mechanical

Electronic Circuit Board

Electronics
Subgroup of Hardware

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Benjamin Roald Andersen

Leader of Electrical Group

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Denis Lobe

Member of Electronics

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Afras Mansoor

Member of Electronics

Electronics

We are responsible for all the electronics  and thereby they work with PCB and circuit design, which the vessel's functionality depends greatly on. Power supply solution, signal processing and acoustics are key tasks we work with as well.

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Eryk Tomasz Winogrocki

Member of Electronics

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Alexander Umansky

Member of Electronics

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Alvar Guddingsmo

Member of Electronics

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Sebastian Opheim Hedel

Member of Electronics

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Ane Flaktveit Holmsen

Member of Electronics

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Software

The software group is divided into four sub-groups. Autonomous systems, Situational Awareness, Embedded Systems and DevOps.

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Eirik Kolås

Software - Leader of Situational Awareness

Situational Awareness

We design, implement, test and tune controllers and path following algorithms for the drones, with the aim of making our AUV and ASV autonomous.

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Erik Frøland

Software - Member of Situational Awareness

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Sondre Selberg

Software - Member of Situational Awareness

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Tristan Elias Wolfram

Software - Member of Situational Awareness

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Jørgen Fjermedal

Software - Member of Situational Awareness

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Aleksander Klund

Software - Leader of Autonomous Systems

Autonomous Systems

We design, implement, test and tune controllers and path following algorithms for the drones, with the aim of making our AUV and ASV autonomous.

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Martin Quoc-Tuan Buu Hyunh

Software - Member of Autonomous Systems

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AleksanderØstensen

Software - Member of Autonomous Systems

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Alice Zheng

Software - Member of Autonomous Systems

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Anders Sandneseng Høgden

Software - Member of Autonomous Systems

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Martynas Smilingis

Software - Leader of Embedded Systems

(devious boi)

Embedded Systems

We deal with mechanical waves in the water in the form of vibration and sound, which the aim of being able to locate objects subsea. 

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Vincent Rosenpflanzer

Software - Member of Embedded Systems

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Rose Kapps

Software - Member of Embedded Systems

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David Persson

Software - Member of Embedded Systems

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Ibrahim Fawwaz Abdalaal

Software - Member of Embedded Systems

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Fabian Kongelf

Software - Leader of DevOps

DevOps

We integrate and automate the work of software development and IT operations as a means for improving and shortening the systems development life cycle.

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Sondre Haugen

Software - Member of DevOps

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LEGACY GROUP
(under construction)

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Nils

Leader of Mentors

"Woof woof" - Nils (1694)

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Børge Pahlm

Mentor - Previous Project Manager

NewCore Vortex Creator

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Ronja Kræmer

Mentor - Previous Autonomous Leader

Queen of Sensors

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Jonas Fillan

Mentor - Previous Board Member

Father of Beluga

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Oliver Rothenbach

Mentor - Previous Mechanical Member

Meme master

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Lara Haugland

Mentor

Artistè

Mentors

Honorary members and mentors are non-active members who provide support for the project and the active members without any obligation.

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Andreas Skagen

Mentor - Previous CFO

Economy Chad

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Kristian Sem

Mentor -

Our Lord and Savior 

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Tina Harildstad

Mentor - Previous Hardware Lead

Queen of Hardware

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Christopher Strøm

Mentor - Previous Board Member

Master of Vortex

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Ivan Gushkov

Mentor

Snake Handler

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Truls Bakke Eftedal

Mentor - Mechanical

Mechaman

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Benjaminas Visockis

Mentor - Previous Project Manager

Alpha Software Chad

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Christian Le

Mentor - Previous Marketing Lead

Mark Zuckerberg

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Henrik Porten Hemnes

Mentor

Electronics God

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Sebastian Sudmann

Mentor - Mechanics

Mechaman

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