Bjørn A. Andersen

Bjørn Andreas Andersen

Experience

2020 – Present
Sole proprietor
Design and production services with a focus on 3D printing, spanning furniture, fittings, and custom commissions. Works directly with clients or collaborates with other makers.
2021 – 2026
Additive manufacturing workshop manager
Helped establish and independently managed the Addidé innovation centre, offering courses in 3D design and printing, design services, and series production. Worked with over 50 clients across design development, modelling, and FDM and SLA printing.
2022 – 2024
Technical writer
Modernised operator manuals for multiple Igland machine ranges across 7 languages in collaboration with engineers: new 3D models, renders, vector graphics and restructured text.
2022 – 2024
Technician
Helped build and run Bua Makerspace, a Prusa 3D printer farm and internet café, open to the public. Technical support, courses and event responsibility.
2018 – 2023
Various roles
Workshop operations and maintenance of 3D printers, CNC and laser equipment, day-to-day building operations, event and stand hosting, catering, student project support and teaching. Also produced furniture for students, staff, and the school, as well as gifts for guest speakers.
2014 – 2017
Electrician apprentice
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Worked across residential service calls and large-scale construction projects, including fibre installation for Haugaland Kraft.

Education

2025 – 2026
Technical drawing – Mechanical
Noroff, Online study
2021 – 2022
Network and System Administration
Noroff, Online study
2018 – 2020
Student and scholarship recipient
Skap Kreativ Folkehøyskole
2017 – 2018
Upper secondary supplement
Sonans, Bergen
2012 – 2014
Electrical studies
Åkrehamn Videregående Skole

Skills

  • 3D modelling, direct and parametric
  • 3D scanning
  • Mechanical / product design
  • CO2 laser cutting / CNC machining / Vinyl cutting
  • Design / operation of workshop and production equipment
  • Image editing, vector and pixel based
  • System administration
  • Technical documentation
  • Training / knowledge transfer / technical support

Software & Tools

3D Modelling

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Fusion 360
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Blender
  • FreeCAD
  • OpenSCAD
  • Tinkercad

Fabrication & Slicing

  • 3D Gence
  • Bambu Lab
  • Creality
  • Cricut
  • Cura
  • Elegoo
  • Epilog
  • FarmBot
  • OrcaSlicer
  • Prusa
  • Raise3D
  • Shapeoko
  • ShopBot
  • Shining 3D
  • Strecs3D

Graphic Design

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Affinity Designer
  • Affinity Photo
  • DigiKam
  • GIMP
  • Inkscape

Publishing & Writing

  • Adobe InDesign
  • Affinity Publisher
  • Calibre
  • Office 365
  • Obsidian
  • Scrivener
  • Sigil

Operating Systems

  • Android
  • Arch
  • iOS
  • macOS
  • Proxmox
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Ubuntu
  • Windows

Infrastructure & Servers

  • Ansible
  • Docker
  • Grafana
  • Home Assistant
  • n8n
  • nginx
  • Portainer
  • Syncthing
  • Tailscale

Languages

  • G-code
  • HTML/CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Markdown
  • Python
  • SQL
  • YAML

Development & Web

  • Astro
  • Cloudflare
  • Cloudinary
  • Git
  • Jekyll

Privacy & Security

  • KeePass
  • Librewolf
  • Thunderbird
  • Wireguard

AI Tools

  • Claude Code
  • Midjourney
  • Ollama
  • OpenClaw
  • Perplexity