Simen Kirkerød
I have a background as an automation engineer. Seven years in industry — PLC, instrumentation, process control. I was good at the job, but I never burned for it.
After a long journey, I ended up at Vindelns Folkhögskola in Sweden, studying woodworking and smithing. From there to Tibro — wood carving, then cabinet making, then specialized joinery for the furniture industry, with a focus on CAD, CAM and CNC machining. That's where the circle closed. The engineering mindset was suddenly necessary again.
Today I run Keng — Kirkerød Engineering. I work with businesses that have something that needs to be built or automated. It could be a physical product going from sketch to production, routine work that should be automated, or a digital tool that's missing.
AI came in when I stopped thinking of it as a chatbot and started seeing what it can actually do. Today I run an agent system that handles parts of my own operations — research, document production, quality control. I build the same for clients: systems that take over routine work and let people spend time on what requires human judgment.
Simen also designs furniture under the brand Tre13.
What we work with
From drawing to finished product
CAD modeling, CNC programming, laser cutting, 3D printing and prototyping. Production planning — from method selection to finished product at the right manufacturer.
AI and automation
Mapping what slows down your workday — agent systems, automation, integrations. Courses in practical AI use for businesses.
Digital solutions
App development, websites, hosting and system integrations. Built for the everyday it needs to work in.
AI in practice
Routine work like research, documentation and follow-up runs automatically in the background. The rest of the time goes to what you actually need — problem solving, design and production.