Magnus Dahl Olsen (36) is the latest addition to the technology company EasyX. He will be working on research and development for the company’s cleaning robot for land-based aquaculture.
EasyX provides cleaning robots for smolt and food fish facilities. The company is based in Damsgård, Bergen, and now has seven employees.
On July 8th, Magnus Dahl Olsen (36) started as a new development engineer at the company. His job will be to work closely with customers to further develop and optimize the product, as well as to prepare for large-scale production.
Magnus Dahl Olsen comes from Lofoten and grew up with fishing and aquaculture as a part of his daily life. "I've become quite good at eating fish," says the new head of research and development at EasyX.
I have extensive experience with research and development and thrive in small startups that innovate, so when I learned about EasyX, I had no doubt that this was where I wanted to be. Here, you can truly contribute in every way and take ownership of your work, he tells LandbasedAQ.
– Contributing with creativity
The 36-year-old from Lofoten was born and raised in Svolvær and points out that he is good at eating fish. He moved to Bergen in 2014 for work and has stayed ever since.
My ambitions moving forward are to contribute with a lot of knowledge and creativity, while also wanting to learn more about the aquaculture industry, he says.
Technical background
Dahl Olsen holds a trade certificate as an aircraft mechanic, but after completing his bachelor's degree in mechatronics, he has worked extensively with research and development.
I started by developing seismic nodes for the oil and gas industry, and since then, I've worked on everything from 3D scanning and reverse engineering to developing snow radars for the mountains.
Why did you choose this career path?
It was basically a coincidence. I wanted to be a pilot and thought I should get to know the aircraft by working on them first. Working on assembling things and seeing how many parts function together in harmony led me to train as an engineer; add a lot of creativity to that, and you quickly end up developing and innovating, he says.
Scaling phase
CEO Sindre Hansen of EasyX tells Kyst.no that they have hired Dahl Olsen as a consultant since February and have been very pleased with what he has brought to the company.
So, the moment the opportunity arose, we hired Magnus. He has great values, works well with the rest of the team, and is also highly skilled at what he does. EasyX is now in a scaling phase where organizational development is high on the agenda.
EasyX now has a total of seven permanent employees. In addition, they have consultancy contracts with professionals working in marketing, finance, and business development.
Since we are only seven employees, we are the ones creating the company culture and the foundation upon which the company will grow. In this phase, our employees are extremely important, and we go to great lengths to recruit the very best, Hansen points out.
Deeply rooted in aquaculture and fisheries
Hansen believes that Olsen's genuine interest in technology and development was a key factor in his hiring, not least because he views his work as something far more than just a 9-to-5 job.
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Journalist: Therese Soltveit
