Frank Forland

• Web architecture and frontend platforms

  Set up, untangle or scale the frontend of a large website or web shop, so teams can ship safely and often.

  • React and Next.js architecture
  • CMS integration
  • Performance and security
  • Merging web organisations

• Design systems and component libraries

  Turn designs into a shared, documented and tested component library that keeps brands consistent across sites.

  • Figma to code
  • Storybook and Chromatic
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Reusable templates

• Modernisation and AI-assisted development

  Upgrade aging codebases and introduce AI tools in a way that raises quality instead of lowering it.

  • Framework and dependency upgrades
  • Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
  • AI agents and skills
  • Code quality and testability

• Teams and ways of working

  Bridge business and tech, and help teams deliver with less friction, drawing on eight years as an agile coach.

  • Agile coaching and Scrum
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Offshore collaboration
  • Standards and best practices

1. 2025 – Present

   Web Developer

   If Insurance

   Part of merging the web organisations of If and Topdanmark. I help define the future web architecture and frontend setup for a new insurance web shop, and find the synergies between two existing platforms.

2. 2020 – 2025

   Web System Developer

   Topdanmark Forsikring og Pension

   Built and maintained Topdanmark's public websites, the overall web architecture, UI component library and design system with React, Next.js, vanilla JavaScript and a Java-based CMS, improving both the customer experience and the developer experience.

3. 2019 – 2020

   Web Application Developer and Scrum Master

   Topdanmark Forsikring og Pension

   Developer and Scrum Master in the web team. Built and maintained web solutions in React and AngularJS while coaching the team in agile practices. The year I moved from coaching to full-time development.

Full career history

Web

• Next.js
• React
• CSS
• Design Systems

AI

• GitHub Copilot since 2024
• ChatGPT since 2025
• Claude Code since 2026
• AI Agents & Skills since 2026

Tools

• Figma
• Storybook
• Git

Personal

• Empathic
• Value-focused
• Communicative
• Critical mindset

People

• Teamwork
• Offshore Team Collaboration
• Coaching

Methodologies

• Scrum
• Agile
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Business

• Insurance methodologies
• Business Analysis
• IT Consulting

All skills with years of experience

• “Frank is an immensely talented developer. Taking on complex tasks, he has a unrelenting focus on providing value to our customers and the organization. He is skilled in frontend development, CMS implementation and design systems. Frank is a great team player, always willing to help others and share his knowledge. I enjoy our passionate discussions—sometimes heated—in the best way, always pushing toward the right solutions. Working with Frank, is a pleasure and I look forward to continuing to do so.”

• “I’ve always looked up to you as a character of strength and conviction and someone who will not shy away from saying what must be said and addressing the “elephants in the room” as it were. I will definitely miss your candour once I am not here anymore.”

• “...in the professional discussions it is always a pleasure to have you; for insights and perspectives, good atmosphere, but especially the ability to sometimes be the boy in the Emperor's new clothes, who can point out if the group forgets realism (Call bullshit) or implicitly makes unsafe assumptions”

• “I appreciate that you often contribute to the Frontend Developer CoP. You have a talent for holding up a 'mirror' to both me and your colleagues, prompting us to reflect on our own practice.”

• “Some time ago, I had the brief pleasure of having you as my ScrumMaster, and in my view, you are one of the best I’ve met. So it took courage to make the leap to being a 100% developer. But I truly think you succeeded with that in 2021.”

• “I have been very pleased with you and your approach to the challenges, and thank you very much for our very good collaboration. It has been a pleasure all the way through.”

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  Website, May 2023

  Summerhouse rental

  Booking information and a bilingual guest guide for a holiday house, with content managed in Contentful.

  Visit vestergaard-forland.dk (opens in a new tab)

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  Website, August 2025

  This portfolio

  Built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS, and used as a playground for new tools such as Claude Code.

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  Library, October 2024

  Component library

  My own React component library with cards, card stacks and layouts, shared across my websites.