Bjørn T.
Nøstdahl

From bank machines to global software teams.

I have spent nearly thirty years in security, cash automation and banking technology, almost all with the same business through its successive owners: Jørg Clausen, E A Rosengrens and the Gunnebo Group. I started in technical support for bank machines in 1997 and went on to join the Norwegian management team and Gunnebo’s global innovation team.

My experience spans innovation, product development, software and IT services, accounting and sales. I enjoy high-pressure environments that call on the whole range of those skills.

Product ownership of SafeControl Manager.

In 2024, I moved from Gunnebo’s Global Innovation Hub into product ownership of SafeControl Manager (SCM). This has been my focus for the past two years.

Engineering experience I bring to the role

My broader experience at Gunnebo includes modernising acquired software, establishing DevSecOps practices, and applying AI in development and products:

• Following Gunnebo’s acquisition of BELA EDV-Systems GmbH in September 2022, I took ownership of the acquired software for safe storage and high-security locks, building a Delphi team of three developers plus myself and a three-person support function.
• Moved the BELA codebase from source files on a NAS to Git, a structured backlog, CI/CD, unit and integration testing, and end-to-end frontend tests with Playwright.
• Introduced agentic, AI-assisted development across the teams and shipped AI for automated log analysis, troubleshooting and support triage.
• Migrated the database from Firebird to Microsoft SQL Server, while retaining support for both.
• Implemented OpenAPI/Swagger across the REST APIs and containerised the solution for Docker and Azure Container Instances.

Inside the Global Innovation Hub.

From 2021 to 2024, I led software development within Gunnebo Italia’s Global Innovation Hub in Bari. The work brought together full-stack software, electronics and firmware teams, with developers in Bari, Sofia, Kyiv and Gothenburg.

The work spanned React, backend services, embedded firmware and Delphi, connecting physical security products with the software that helps customers operate and support them.

Products across regions

Connecting security and retail.

Before the Innovation Hub, I served as Chief Innovation and Product Officer at Gunnebo Business Solutions AB from 2018 to 2021, with group-level responsibility for innovation and the software product portfolio. As part of Gunnebo’s global innovation team, my focus was on helping the business build digital services around its physical products.

Gunnebo Business Solutions / GBS

GBS developed a shared platform for connected security and business applications, supporting the software offerings of Gunnebo’s business units and the move towards products as services. The work brought together cloud software, connected devices, integrations, customer support and operations. EverydaySafe was one example: working with the team in Markersdorf to connect traditional safe mechanics with mobile access and cloud telemetry.

Gunnebo Retail Solutions / GRS

GRS connected a store’s technical and administrative systems on one platform. Dashboards, staff alerts, task management and visitor management gave store teams a clearer view of daily operations. Store modes linked processes to the rhythm of the day, from opening preparations to closing, with lighting, music and access rules responding to the store’s operating phase.

Integrations were part of that work too. The GBS Outlook add-in, developed with Diceus, synchronised tasks and calendars with the platform through a background .NET service, keeping workflows connected across the tools people already used.

Gunnebo Nordic.

At Gunnebo Nordic, my roles spanned software portfolio management, software and IT support, bank-sector sales, project delivery and SaaS delivery, before my move to Gunnebo Business Solutions in 2018.

A career built across the business.

Investing in businesses I understand.

20% shareholder / Consultancy

Pancake Media AS

I have invested in 20 percent of Pancake Media, which builds digital signage, the Concierge interactive kiosk and the Visitation visitor management system for sports clubs, businesses and public organisations. The products share a platform hosted on Microsoft Azure.

Through Pancake’s consultancy services, my experience is also available to customers. The work spans software development and integrations, cloud solutions, product and project management, and AI. The combination of connected products, practical software and people who understand their customers is what drew me in.

For consultancy enquiries, reach me at bjorn.nostdahl@pancakemedia.no.

Read about Pancake Media

20% shareholder / Financial investment

Ace Solutions AS

I have also invested in 20 percent of Ace Solutions, an Oslo company delivering safe storage, entrance control and cash management technology to retailers and enterprises. It is a field I know well from my years in security and cash automation, with software and connected services becoming an increasingly important part of the installed equipment.

My involvement is as a financial investor. Ace’s own management and team run the day-to-day business. I follow the company with an interest in its people, its direction and the way security hardware evolves into connected services.

Read about Ace Solutions

Connecting product, engineering and delivery.

Education, certifications & training.

Education

Certifications & training

Further training includes Microsoft ASP.NET MVC (2016), CCTV systems (2012, 2014), Stonesoft firewall and VPN (2013), Huldt & Lillevik accounting (2011), Microsoft SQL / T-SQL (2008), Borland Delphi client-server development (1998), and HSE (1995).

There is always something on the workbench.

My curiosity about computers started at seven, when my parents bought a Marathon 32K. A Commodore 64 and a Tandon PAC followed, along with a path from BASIC through Pascal, Delphi, PHP and C#.

I still spend time on electronics and software projects in my home lab, from microcontroller-based robotics to mobile apps and Raspberry Pi builds on Linux. Away from the workbench, I enjoy music, travel and Spain.

Norwegian / Native
English / Fluent, professional working language