Gera (verb, Old Norse) to do, to make
We are makers
We are doers
Welcome to Gera
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Gera AS was founded in 2023 with a mission to build a strong team within mechanical design and manufacturing who can deliver the best solutions to our clients. Important strengths of the team are the different experiences, creativity and practical experience within design, manufacturing and operations.
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Combining this capacity with Gera's capability within numerical analysis makes us your partner for product and prototype development, as well as general mechanical engineering.
Fredrik Normann Hansen​​
General Manager
Subsea engineer with experience from subsea system delivery projects to operational design and trouble shooting. He has a passion for simple and robust design solutions, and for building strong engineering teams.
Robert
Schistad
Chief Design Eng - Precision tools​
Mechanical design engineer with a background in product development and manufacturing across diverse industries from space to subsea. Appreciates to work with both simpler high precision mechanical designs to more complex mechatronics tools for remote operations.
Christian Nikitas Hodnekvam​​
Chief Design Eng - Subsea & Rig​
Mechanical design engineer with a proven track record in core engine design, structural engineering and equipment for effective rig operations. Adept at design codes in the drilling industry, with a strong creative and solution-oriented mindset.
Øyvind Lystrup
Senior Design Engineer
Mechanical engineer with 17 years experience within product development of advanced machines and prototypes for research and various industries.
A passion for critical and enduring mechanisms.
Reidar
Kvale Joki
Principal Engineer, PhD
FEM specialist with a PhD in Applied mathematics and mechanics. Core competence in composite materials, contributing to numerous civil and defense research projects, as well as engineering initiatives within aerospace, aquaculture, maritime, oil & gas, naval, construction, infrastructure, and product development.
Øyvind Torvanger
Principal Eng - Analysis & Calculations
Marine engineer specialized in analysis and dimensioning within a range of disciplines. From marine operations, composites, wave power, process, subsea and space equipment. Experienced in structural analysis, flow analysis and thermodynamic analysis.
Erik
Jepsen
Senior Design Engineer
Mechanical engineer with a desire to solve problems and to design machines, parts, and products. Experience from concept work, prototyping, and product development. Appreciates practical work as well, which gives him the ability to make functional designs ready for production.
Henrik Fjellanger
Senior Design Engineer
Mechanical design engineer with a specialty within engine design and all its critical components which needs to be durable and effective to produce. Experienced with the manufacturing processes as casting, machining, assembly and testing.
Erlend Molvik Larsen
Project Engineer
A creative mechanical design engineer with a passion for robotics. With curiosity and a hands-on approach, he has built and competed with several high-performance combat robots. His experience reflects both ingenuity and precision engineering—skills that translate seamlessly into his broader design work.
Ola Åsbø
Structural Engineer
A structural engineer specializing in the dimensioning of marine structures and vessels, working with both composite materials and steel. He has a strong passion for parametric design, numerical optimization, and data analysis – combining engineering expertise with advanced computational techniques to develop efficient and innovative solutions in marine engineering and general mechanical design.
Jørg Høyland
Principal Engineer, PhD
Finite Element Method (FEM) specialist with a PhD focused on FEM analysis and optimization of composite materials for large turbine blades. Combines a strong theoretical foundation of composite materials together with knowledge and experience about their manufacturing methods. Passionate about structural design and innovation challenges in general— and particularly the unique solutions that composite materials offer in demanding engineering applications.
Katerina Liakonis
Quality Consultant
Katerina joins us as a Senior Advisor from Essentia and plays a key role in strengthening our quality efforts through our process-based quality management system, VIS. With key qualifications in ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, her approach is simple yet effective: meet all necessary requirements, maintain clarity, and drive continuous improvement.
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René Hansen
BOP Senior Subsea
Experienced BOP Subsea professional with hands-on fieldwork both offshore and onshore, covering subsea and topside operations, national and international. Combines system knowledge with operational expertise and practical insight, enabling quick understanding of complex systems and effective troubleshooting when needed.
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