Olle Gelin

Co-founder | Chief Product Officer | Forestry technology expert @ AirForestry

About

Sustainable forestry is my passion. By using new technology and challenging old truths, we can reach fossil fuel independence and increase growth in the forest. I grew up in the forest and have deep domain knowledge in forestry and in mechanical engineering, mechatronics and automation. I worked with product development of hybrid trucks at Scania and with new concepts and machines for forestry at the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden. I initiated and led one of the world's largest project in forestry automation, AUTO2. There are only opportunities.

Country

Sweden

City

Greater Uppsala Metropolitan Area

Industry

Paper & Forest Products

Skill

Automotive, System Design, System Development, Mechanical Engineering, Battery Management Systems, Lithium-ion Batteries, Hydraulic Systems, Forestry, Computers, Problem Solving, Agriculture, Graphic Illustrations, Software Development, Hybrid System, Rechargeable Energy Storage System, Electrical Safety, Sustainable Forest Management

Experience

Co-founder | Chief Product Officer | Forestry technology expert

AirForestry

2025-12 - Present · 10 mos

Уппсала

CEO and Cofounder

AirForestry

2020-3 - 2025-12 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sverige

Board Member

Olands Häradsallmänning

2019-4 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

Alunda, Uppsala län, Sverige

Management of 1800ha productive forest land

Research Engineer

Skogforsk

2013-8 - 2021-7 · 8 yrs

Forestry machine development for a gentle forest operation

Project manager UDI steps 1 and 2 AUTO2 Automation for autonomous terrain mobility

Skogforsk

2017-3 - 2021-2 · 4 yrs

Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sverige

Initiator and project manager for a major step for increased automation in forestry. The project developed three solutions for increased automation through autonomous terrain navigation, active safety through personal detection and monitoring of the work area, as well as a remote control solution for forest machines. The project also carried out an investigation of regulations for using autonomous and remote-controlled forest machines. https://www.skogforsk.se/kunskap/kunskapsbanken/2021/rejalt-kliv-mot-okad-automation/

Project manager ETTpush

Skogforsk

2015-2 - 2017-12 · 2 yrs 11 mos

In the ETT-push project, a timber truck with four wood stacks and hydraulic auxiliary drive was built and evaluated on the trailer. To enable increased accessibility and the use of larger trucks for more efficient timber transport.

Project manager. Active damped pendulum arm forestry machine

Skogforsk

2013-1 - 2016-12 · 4 yrs

Project manager and implementation for software control of an active damped pendulum arm forestry machine.

Technical expert TK 231 Forestry machines

Swedish Institute for Standards, SIS

2019-1 - 2020-12 · 2 yrs

The committee focuses on machine safety and working methods in order to achieve the safest and best working environment possible in forestry machines with the help of standards.

Technical expert TK416 Lubricants and hydraulic fluids.

Swedish Institute for Standards, SIS

2016-1 - 2020-12 · 5 yrs

monitored and contributed to the interests of forestry in terms of specifications, classification systems and test methods for lubricants and hydraulic fluids.

System Developer

Scania Group

2009-6 - 2013-8 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Södertälje, Sverige

2009-10 - System responsibility for “Rechargeable Energy Storage System”. Leads function and system development and is responsible for safety, diagnosis and system descriptions. 2009-06 - 2009-10 Functional development for “Battery Management Unit”. specification and develop functions for battery diagnostics.

Computer Numerical Control Machine Operator

Sandvik Coromant

2005-6 - 2008-2 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Gimo

2008-06 - 2008-08 and 2008-01, Worked as an operator and performed pressing of carbide inserts. Worked as a CNC operator and performed milling of parting blades with measurement and quality control. 2007-06 - 2007-08 and 2006-06 - 2006-08, Sandvik's summer internship for technologists. Worked as a CNC operator including daily lectures in company strategies, working methods and quality work. 2005-06 - 2005-08, Warehouse management. The work included completing sales orders and deliveries to foreign warehouse.