About Jesper Kiledal
tl;dr
I’m a passionate frontend developer with a UX background. To solve problems I use my knowledge, understanding and respect for both the user experience design and modern development processes to create effecient, effective and successful products.
Bio
Computers have always fascinated me. In the 90s a friend of mine and I got together and made simple HTML-sites in Notepad and MS FrontPage. Later I wrote little scripts to hack games or automate random things on the computer. This urge to create using code stayed with me during my years studying and working with print and visual design, and has now captured most of my spare time.
For many years I spent countless of nights and weekends building mini projects. The fact that these projects almost always were left unfinished never bothered me. It was always the urge to learn new things, developing skills and understanding more about code that kept me motivated.
Luckily (and thankfully!) I’ve been given the opportunity and trust from my employers to experiment, learn, collaborate and build upon my existing skills on real-world products and services.
As a frontend engineer I have a passion for creating beautiful, functional, performant, accessible and user-friendly interfaces.
Work Experience
| When | Company | Where | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021– | A Million Ads | London, UK | Frontend engineer |
| 2020–2021 | Brainlabs | London, UK | Frontend Vue.js developer |
| 2018–2020 | Oslo Origo, City of Oslo | Oslo, Norway | UX Design & Frontend dev |
| 2017–2018 | Bouvet | Oslo, Norway | UX Design & Frontend dev |
| 2016–2017 | Kiledal Design | Brisbane, Australia | UX Design & Frontend dev |
| 2015–2016 | IB Boost | London, UK | UX Design |
| 2012–2014 | Dagbladet | Oslo, Norway | Typographer |
| 2009–2011 | Fædrelandsvennen | Kristiansand, Norway | Typographer |
Education
| When | Institution | Where | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | University of Reading | Reading, UK | MA Information Design |
| 2011–2014 | Gjøvik University College (now Norwegian University of Science and Technology) | Gjøvik, Norway | BA Media Design |
| 2009–2011 | Fædrelandsvennen | Kristiansand, Norway | Craft Certificate in Typography |