Martin Furevik had a baptism of fire in the aquaculture industry during the HavExpo trade fair at Sotra, just one week into the job. The 33-year-old went straight into action at the stand, where he talked about the company's cleaning robot for land-based fish farming.
I started on Thursday, May 2nd, so it was pretty much straight to HavExpo. It was a good way to quickly get to know the industry and our customers. I wanted a job with varied content, where I could work with both my hands and my head, he says.
– Wants to work with a wide variety of tasks
The company is a startup and has recently delivered its first cleaning robot to a land-based fish farm. Including Furevik, the company now has five employees, and they also hire consultants when needed.
He explains that since the company is small, he expects to have to contribute to many different areas.
His primary tasks will revolve around mechanical design and further development of the robot, he explains.
He describes his start at the company as very hectic, but exciting.
It looks like a steep learning curve.
The 33-year-old gained some exposure to the aquaculture industry through a previous job in the construction sector, but this is his first job within the aquaculture industry itself.
Mechanical design
Furevik has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and a master's degree in product development and production from NTNU. For the past five years, he has worked with research and development at Clara Venture Labs.
There, I gained experience with mechanical design for everything from subsea to aerospace. In my new job at EasyX, I hope to acquire a lot of knowledge about a new industry, as well as expand my expertise within my own field. In addition to this, I want to take on an important role in the company and participate in an exciting journey with the development of our product, he says.
Furevik lives in Knarvik in Nordhordland and will work from the company's office in Bergen.
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