Kristófer Knutsen

Kristófer Knutsen has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Kristófer'smost recent role is as a Technical Artist at Next Games, a Netflix Game Studio, where they started in 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Junior Technical Artist and a Game Developer Trainee at the same company from 2022 to 2023 and from 2021 to 2022, respectively.

Before joining Next Games, Kristófer worked as a Team Leader at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences from 2019 to 2021. Kristófer also held the roles of Student and IT Services / Helpdesk from 2017 to 2020 and from 2018 to 2019, respectively, at the same company.

In addition, Kristófer gained experience as an Innovation Project member at Akureyrarbær in 2020 and as a Carpenter at Rakennusmasteri OY in 2017. Kristófer also worked as a Chef at Zum Beispil from 2016 to 2017, at Greifinn Restaurant from 2006 to 2015, and at KEA in 2014.

Furthermore, Kristófer worked as a Sales and Service Representative at Vodafone from 2014 to 2015, where they were responsible for customer support, sales, tech support, and inventory management. Kristófer also worked as a Shift Manager at Íslenska Hamborgarafabrikkan in 2013 and as an Inventory Manager and salesman at Vörubær from 2012 to 2013, where they were involved in inventory management, sales, repairs, and furniture setup.

Kristófer Knutsen attended Akureyri Comprehensive College from 2006 to 2015, studying various subjects such as Precision Metal Working, Culinary Arts/Chef Training, Natural Sciences, Sociology, and Business & Economics. In 2017, they enrolled at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Information Technology in 2021. Additionally, Kristófer obtained several certifications, including Dell Client Foundations 2021 from Dell EMC, Bolt Visual Scripting in Unity, and Unreal Engine Blueprint Game Developer from Udemy. Kristófer also completed various courses on Lynda.com, covering topics such as Drawing Vector Graphics, Video Color Correction, 3D Introduction, Logo Design, Live Sound Engineering Techniques, Music Studio Setup and Acoustics, Ableton Push, Game Design Careers, and Ableton Live 9.