Håkon Berntsen

Curriculum Vitae

AI Pioneer | Systems Architect | Serial Entrepreneur

Sandefjord, Norway
hakon@berntsen.net
+47 900 39 911
20+
years of experience
8+
companies founded
2005
AI pioneer since
∞
open source contributions

Current Roles

COO & Systems Architect

Current

MediVox AS (part of Skjld AS)

Leading system architecture and operational management. Developing AI solutions for medical documentation using local language models and automatic speech recognition.

CTO

Current

Skjld Labs AS

Chief Technology Officer for dedicated AI development company. Leading R&D initiatives in machine learning and AGI research.

Co-founder

Current

Jaydus.AI

All-in-one AI platform providing access to GPT-5, Claude 4, Gemini 2.5 and 14+ AI models. Includes chat, image generation, voice tools and custom AI assistants with SOC 2 certification.

CEO & Founder

Since 2002

InfoDesk AS

Full-service IT solutions provider including web development, hosting and penetration testing. Microsoft Partner with enterprise Azure access.

CEO & Co-founder

Current

Eir Tec AS

Developing home-based EEG platform with AI-supported analysis for mental health and neurological assessments.

Chairman

Current

Open Info (non-profit)

Global non-profit promoting open source technology and AI. Offering free courses and consulting on advanced technology implementation.

Previous Experience

Hammerfestingen AS

2017

Managing Director of local newspaper

Helsenett Øst

Previous

Healthcare IT systems developer

ZecureCode AS

Founder

Cybersecurity firm

ReadySOFT AS

Previous

AI and architecture advisor

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science

University of Oslo (UiO)

Bachelor in Entrepreneurship

BI Norwegian Business School

Certifications

PEN-100 (Penetration Testing) OWASP Web Security WEB-100 (Web App Security) Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Cisco CCNA/CCNP Android Developer Certification

Technical Expertise

Artificial Intelligence

  • Large Language Models (GPT, Claude, Llama, Mistral)
  • Autonomous AI Agents (OpenClaw, LangChain)
  • Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR/Whisper)
  • Natural Language Processing (Transformers, BERT, spaCy)
  • Deep Learning (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras)
  • AGI research and alignment

Development & Architecture

  • Backend: Python, Node.js, Go, Rust
  • Frontend: React, Vue, TypeScript
  • Mobile: Android, React Native
  • Cloud: Azure, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
  • DevOps: Docker, CI/CD, Terraform
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis

Security & Infrastructure

  • Penetration Testing (OWASP, Kali, Burp)
  • Network Management (Cisco CCNA/CCNP)
  • Compliance (GDPR, SOC 2)
  • Identity Management (OAuth, SAML, JWT)
  • Encryption (TLS, PKI, HSM)
  • Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)

Programming Languages

Python JavaScript TypeScript Go Rust PHP Java C# SQL Bash

Languages

Norwegian

Native

English

Fluent