Résumé

The goal of this page is to provide an overview of what I have accomplished and gained experience in during the course of my lifetime from a wholistic professional perspective. Note the brief summary of this résumé at the end. If interested, please also check my LinkedIn profile and message or email me.

Career goals

Long-term goals

My long-term career goals include the following:

• Cultivate myself such as to become expert in contributing to the development of technology-intensive organizations and subsequently earn the trust to be asked to participate in a key role in the establishing and/or development of a Nordic technology giant.
• Contribute to the development of organizations, technologies and practical solutions to some of the key problems facing humanity, such as corruption, poor public, corporate and private decision-making, and unsustainable use of resources, by facilitating a) accessing information, b) analyzing information, c) communicating information, and/or d) fact-based decision-making.

Short-term goals

In order to quickly gain the required experience, networks, skillsets and credibility that I need to effectively progress in my career and meet my long-term career goals my current short-term (0-5 year) career goals include the following:

1. Gain 2-4 years of experience working as a full-time consultant in at least one renowned strategy, business and/or technology consulting firm with exposure to various types of business challenges and industries.
2. Gain experience working a) within at least two different teams and work cultures, and b) under the leadership of a great leader/coach role model.
3. Gain experience working at least a three month period a) as a technical expert related to eg. development or data analysis, b) as a strategy/business expert focusing on broader business challenges, and c) as a sales/customer manager focusing on short and long-term customer satisfaction.
4. Gain a deeper understanding of my strategic weaknesses, strengths and improvement areas – information needed to optimize my career plan.

See my now page for a broader description of my goals (both personal and professional) and my about page for a description of eg. my philosophy, values and mission.

Education, knowhow and toolbox

My knowhow largely stems from my academic education which has been deepened by my work and project experiences, most of which are described in subsequent sections.

Education

Master of Science (Technology) from Aalto University Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management in the major of Strategy and Venturing, minoring in Data Science and Analytics (06/2019)

Bachelor of Science (Technology) from Aalto University Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Technology in the major of Industrial Engineering and Management, minoring in Computer Science and Engineering (08/2017)

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) by Scrum Alliance after a training by Agile42 (10/2017)

Platoon Leader (2nd Lieutenant) by Finnish Defence Forces after a 12 month training at Pori Brigade and the Reserve Officer School (07/2010)

Knowhow

Strategy, Venturing and Industrial Management: strategic management, operations management, project management, managerial accounting and finance, service operations, strategy research, venturing, entrepreneurial leadership, entrepreneurial marketing

Computer Science and Engineering: software engineering, software design and modelling, software development, web software development, software project management, data structures and algorithms, database management

Data Science and Analytics: computational statistics, optimization, machine learning, artificial intelligence, operations research

Interpersonal: customer service, teamwork, coordination, leadership

Toolbox

The following concisely describes the tools with which I have gained considerable hands-on experience.

\ Expertise level	Proficient	Rehearsed	Familiar
Category	(400+ h and used recently)	(~80+ h)	(~20-80 h)
Human languages, professional use	Finnish, English	French	Swedish
Operating systems, usage	GNU/Linux, Android	macOS, Windows	iOS
Operating systems, development	GNU/Linux		Android
Project management		Git, GitHub, Agilefant, Trello	Taiga.io, Bitbucket, JIRA, GitLab, Azure DevOps
Communication	Thunderbird, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp	Google Hangout, Skype, Flowdock
Cloud document storage	Google Drive	Dropbox	OwnCloud
Writing and reporting	LaTeX, LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs	ReStructuredText, Markdown, Microsoft Word	LyX
Preparing slide presentations	Google Slides	LaTeX beamer	Microsoft Powerpoint, LibreOffice Impress
Application and back-end web development	Bash, Python	C, C++, Java, Ruby, Scala, PyQt5, Django, PostgreSQL, BASIC, PICAXE	Node.js, Lua, PHP, Flask, MongoDB, Heroku, OpenGL, Boost
Front-end web development	HTML5, CSS	JavaScript, SCSS, LESS, Jekyll, CoffeeScript, Angular2	Backbone.js, React, GoHugo
Data analysis and computation	Pandas, LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets	Anaconda, Numpy, R, Octave/Matlab	Gringo, Microsoft Excel, Minitabs, Maxima/Mathematica, SLURM
Data visualization		Matplotlib, Bokeh, Jupyter, Gnuplot, LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets	GraphViz, Microsoft Excel
Data privacy		GNU Privacy Guard	dm-crypt
Graphics related		GIMP, ImageMagick, Blender	Inkscape, OpenShot, Darktable
Accounting		GnuCash	Tappio

Note: I am motivated to expand my knowhow and toolbox. In addition, I believe my greatest strengths include enthusiasm, energy and drive which allow me to forcefully tackle any challenge, including learning new skills and knowhow. I am thus very willing to invest free time into eg. expanding my language skills, especially if such investment is likely to be professionally beneficial even in the short-term.

Project and work experiences

2019 – 2019 Analyst

Analyst

Seleris Ventures

2019-08-22 – 2019-10-31

Researching payment technologies for a new business venture

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I perform analysis and research work primarily in relation to novel mobile payment systems and services in the context of new business development.

	business venturing, technology analysis, concept development, payment systems, digital finance, effectuation

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2018 – 2019 Master’s Thesis Worker

Master’s Thesis Worker

DICIA Research Group, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University

2018-04-25 – 2019-06-28

Developing a strategy for a venture in the remote-video interpretation industry

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I studied the digital disruption of the interpretation industry and developed a strategy for a recent platform-based venture. My thesis was part of the DICIA research project led by Aalto Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. The thesis is titled “Digitalization of Language Services: A Strategy for a Remote Interpretation Spin-Off“.

The work involved a) a study of the venture; b) a quantitative analysis of its platform transaction database; c) a desktop study of the language services industry and language technology; d) a qualitative research of the interpretation industry in Finland (including 19 semi-structured interviews and 2 focus group discussions); e) an analysis of the past and future evolution of the remote interpretation industry; f) the development of a comprehensive strategy based on a competitive strategy framework for digital platform-based startups.

Professor Ilkka Kauranen supervised my thesis work and awarded it the grade 4/5.

Metadata of the thesis is available at AaltoDoc.

	digital platforms, strategy, venturing, ambidexterity, intrapreneurship, innovation, quantitative research, qualitative research, project management, systematic combining
	Python, pandas, matplotlib, LaTeX, tikz, pgfplots, LibreOffice Writer, LibreOffice Writer Calc, GnuPG

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2017 – 2019 Master’s Student

Master’s Student

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University

2017-09-01 – 2019-06-28

Studying strategy, venturing, data science and analytics at Aalto

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I completed the Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management in the major of Strategy and Venturing with the minor of Data Science and Analytics. My major studies (47 ECTS; grade 5/5) gave me broad understanding and knowhow in relation to the strategic management of both established and new businesses. My minor studies (22 ECTS; grade 4/5) gave me broad understanding and knowhow in relation to statistical analysis, operations research, artificial intelligence and associated computational methodologies. My degree also included studies (26 ECTS; grade 5/5) on leadership, project-based management, entrepreneurship, sales, software development and language courses in French and Swedish. Note that my Master’s Thesis, which was also a part of my degree (30 ECTS), is described separately.

I completed the degree with honours (GPA 4.40/5.00) and I also received the Dean’s Incentive Scholarship for my fast pace of study attainment.

During my studies at Aalto I accumulated a total of 345 ECTS which shows that I studied and even completed a lot of courses in addition to those required by my degrees. These included courses for example on entrepreneurial marketing, data structures and algorithms, corporate finance, and the conceptual prerequisites for attaining the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

	strategic management, operations management, project management, venturing, entrepreneurial marketing, sales management, leadership, statistical analysis, machine learning, operations research, strategy research, French, Swedish
	LaTeX, LibreOffice Writer, LibreOffice Calc, Google suite, Microsoft Powerpoint, Minitabs, Atlas.TI, Python, Pandas, Numpy, Gringo, R, Octave, Maxima, Zim Wiki, Google Drive, Office365, C

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2018 – 2019 Course Assistant

Course Assistant

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University

2018-09-01 – 2019-05-31

Assisting in the development and delivery of a strategic management course

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I helped Professor Ilkka Kauranen plan, prepare and deliver a course titled “Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation“ which is an advanced strategy course in which students are trained to convert findings from renowned research publications into actionable insight for specific corporate audiences. On the side I was the Responsible Supervisor for 9 and Co-Supervisor for 3 university exams.

Please check the separate experience report I wrote to analyze the learning experience.

	service operations, project management, communication, teaching, strategic management, technology management, innovation management
	LibreOffice Writer, LibreOffice Calc, Python, MyCourses, office tools

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2016 – 2019 Agile Scrum Coach

Agile Scrum Coach

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Aalto University

2016-10-01 – 2019-04-31

Coaching several large student teams to succeed in agile software projects

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I coached and evaluated a total of 7 teams of 6-9 students to successfully learn to execute Scrum and agile software development practices in six month capstone projects for corporate clients organized by Aalto University Department of Computer Science. My objectives during these projects have been a) to contribute to the success of the project, b) to ensure all stakeholders learn to understand and apply Scrum, and c) to evaluate and grade the performance of the teams.

Please check the separate and rather insightful experience report I wrote to analyze the learning experience!

	coaching, Scrum, agile process and project management, software engineering practices, software projects, teamwork, leadership
	Agilefant, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Taiga.io, Trello, Flowdock, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp, Git, GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Google Drive, Google Hangouts, MyCourses, email, Bash, LibreOffice Calc, LibreOffice Impress, Python, pandas, bokeh

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2018 – 2018 Team Member

Team Member

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University

2018-10-08 – 2018-10-18

Co-producing the best strategy analysis in Digital Challenge

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The final two weeks of the course “Advanced Strategic Management” (5 cr) involved a competition in which the students were divided into 14 teams of 4-5 students and each team was assigned one of seven publicly traded Finnish companies. Each team was to develop a strategic analysis and recommendations relating to the digital transformation of the company and its competitive environment to be submitted for the strategy directors of the respective companies. Our team’s work was deemed by the jury as the best and we were consequently rewarded by Accenture Strategy.

	strategic management, strategic analysis, digital strategy, retail sector, market analysis
	Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Slides

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2018 – 2018 Data Analyst

Data Analyst

Sympower Oy

2018-04-01 – 2018-07-31

Converting big data into knowledge in the field of industrial load balancing

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I converted big data into valuable and marketable knowledge for Sympower’s sales team in the field of industrial load balancing. They provided me a dataset with several hundred million datapoints, and a set of research questions and asked me to help answer them. I answered the questions by computing and producing various data tables and corresponding visualizations and explanations. I did all the work remotely and we collaborated exclusively via phone and email.

	computational statistics, data science, data visualization, energy load balancing, consulting
	Python, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib

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2018 – 2018 Team Leader

Team Leader

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University

2018-01-01 – 2018-05-01

Leading a quantitative research project related to mergers and acquisitions

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I led a mergers and acquisitions related research project that culminated in a report with the title “The Effect of Long-term Institutional Shareholder on Acquisition Likelihood”. The project was done as part of the course “Research Assignment in Strategy and Venturing” (5 ECTS) included in my Aalto University Master’s Degree.

In the project we applied R to perform quantiative data analysis on several datasets, including eg. the SDC Platinum M&A data (2005-2015).

More information regarding the project is available in its project repository.

	mergers and acquisitions, strategy research, research, data science, data analysis, computational statistics, reporting
	R, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Hangout

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2015 – 2017 Management Consultant

Management Consultant

MAFY-valmennus

2015-11-01 – 2017-12-31

Helping an entrepreneur scale his fast growing edtech business

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I helped an entrepreneur scale his fast growing business by providing expert advice and assistance in a variety of tasks in different areas.

Originally they were seeking to hire a person for a full-time COO role. The fast growth of the business had led to a situation in which the CEO and majority owner of the company was increasingly short of time and thus felt a need for help running the firm. My analysis was such that they needed to make a broader leap of transformation to a professional bureaucracy which relies less on the entrepreneur and more on hired professionals and organizational structures and processes. Thus we adopted a consultative relationship in which I collaborated with the entrepreneur, the future CEO and the Executive Assistant that we later hired to make this leap.

My work thus consisted of both high level work, such as organization development, human resources development, process development, and strategy, and practical work, such as accounting, customer service and process improvement work. Later as the transition was progressing well I started to also contribute significantly to their product development. I recruited new software developers and worked to improve the software development practices applied in the firm.

	accounting, customer service, marketing, operations, organization and human resources development, recruiting, product and service development, strategy
	Google suite, Libre Office, LaTeX, Python, Node.js, Angular2

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2008 – 2017 Bachelor’s Student

Bachelor’s Student

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University

2008-07-04 – 2017-08-31

Studying industrial management and computer science at Aalto

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I completed the Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Technology in the major of Industrial Engineering and Management, minoring in Computer Science and Engineering. The degree consisted of general studies (62 ECTS), major studies (67 ECTS), minor studies (27 ECTS) and elective studies (25 ECTS).

mathematics, differential and integral calculus, matrix algebra, probability, physics, programming, philosophy, economics, industrial engineering, project management, work psychology, leadership, strategic management, marketing, managerial accounting, corporate finance, business analysis, operations management, knowledge management, game monetization design, data structures, algorithms, software design and modeling, web software development, software project management, database management, business law, law in digital society, optimization, French, Swedish

LaTeX, LibreOffice Writer, LibreOffice Calc, Google suite, Python, Java, Octave, Matlab, Maxima, Mathematica, Zim Wiki, Google Drive, Office365, Microsoft Excel, NetBeans

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2017 – 2017 Team Member

Team Member

Fortum Spring

2017-01-01 – 2017-05-26

Co-developing an advanced algorithm for energy disaggregation research

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Fortum Spring commissioned our team of four students to perform a research project in the context of the course “Seminar on Case Studies in Operation Research” (5 ECTS) included in my Aalto University Master’s Degree.

The topic of the research project was non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) and energy disaggregation (ie. identifying specific energy consumers from aggregate energy consumption data). With our team we developed an advanced disaggregation algorithm, an unsupervised nonparametric factorial hidden Markov model (NFHMM), which is available in its own repository. We also developed a fork of the non-intrusive load monitoring toolkit (NILMTK) which is also available in its own repository.

Please see the documentation at these repositories for further information!

	operations research, data science, data analysis, mathematical modelling, algorithm development, testing, energy disaggregation, project management, reporting
	Python, Jupyter, Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, R

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2013 – 2016 President

President

Otaniemi Fight Club

2013-01-01 – 2016-12-31

Leading the activities and board meetings of a sports association

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I led a martial arts association called Otaniemi Fight Club that operated under the Aalto University Student Association. Under my leadership we organized several courses in Thai boxing, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu and regular weekly exercise sessions as well as other activities to let our members train and enjoy martial arts, improve their fitness and get to know other students with similar interests across cultural and/or academic boundaries.

I also established, developed and maintained the website of the association during my tenure. A version of the website (no longer maintained by me) should be visible at ofc.ayy.fi.

	practical accounting, law, management, development and marketing of a sports association; event organizing, project management, leadership, web development, web marketing, website administration
	GnuCash, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Hangout

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2015 – 2016 Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Aalto University

2015-10-01 – 2016-04-19

Developing a distributed computing tool for neural networks research

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I acted as a Scrum Master for a team of software development students to develop a framework called Neronet to facilitate the specification, submission, monitoring, control, analysis and management of many different computational experiments. The tool was designed to be used by computational researchers that have access to a computing cluster with several nodes accessible via SSH and SSH keys, such as Triton at Aalto University.

I have written documentation to describe the project at the project repository in GitHub. Please check it for more info!

	agile project management, project management, leadership, software engineering, software development, cluster computing, deep learning
	Python, PyQt4, Bash, GNU/Linux, Git, SSH, Slurm

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2014 – 2015 Team Member

Team Member

Fortum Power and Heat

2014-09-01 – 2015-02-22

Developing business improvement recommendations based on geospatial data analysis

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Fortum Power and Heat Oy commissioned our team of four students to perform a research project in the context of the course “Operations Management Project” (5 ECTS). We studied a specific service operations business, analyzed the current and potential future utilization of its fleet of service vehicles and developed recommendations to improve the efficiency and profitability of the business and to generate other benefits. The work involved a computational analysis of a large amount of geospatial data (mostly from GPS data loggers installed into the vehicles of the fleet) using tools such as Python, Excel, and Matlab as well as regular net present value (NPV) analysis of various alternative investment opportunities.

	operations analysis, geospatial data analysis, computational statistics, investment analysis, reporting
	Python, Microsoft Excel, Matlab

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2012 – 2014 Head Assistant

Head Assistant

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Aalto University

2012-01-01 – 2014-12-31

Repeatedly co-running large courses on data structures and algorithms

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I co-ran large 200-500 student courses on data structures and algorithms over a total of five semesters of which the first as a subordinate class instructor and the subsequent four as the head assistant. The work included a) developing a large set of exercises to be used in courses on data structures and algorithms of which most were programming exercises; b) recruiting, training and leading a team of class teachers and course assistants; c) developing and maintaining the e-learning and exercise grading systems used in the courses; d) communicating to students; e) assisting in the collection and analysis of course feedback and related data; f) planning the course with and reporting to the senior staff member responsible for the courses.

	service operations, project management, human resources management, recruiting, teaching, leadership, e-learning, web services, automated evaluation, data structures and algorithms, systems administration
	Django, Python, Scala, Java, Bash, GNU/Linux, Git, SSH

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2014 – 2014 Research Assistant

Research Assistant

Learning+Technology Research Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Aalto University

2014-06-01 – 2014-08-31

Developing an exercise server system to complement a learning management system

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I developed a Django-based exercise server to complement a newly developed A+ learning management system. The server provided traditional questionnaires, visual and interactive JavaScript-based exercises, as well as programming exercises. The automated evaluation of the programming exercises included extensive test batteries and the measurement and utilization of performance metrics. I also developed and/or adapted a large set of exercises to be used in courses on data structures and algorithms of which most were programming exercises in Scala and Python.

	web services, web servers, virtual machines, sandboxing, markup languages, systems administration, e-learning, automated algorithm analysis
	Python, Django, Scala, Bash, GNU/Linux, Git, SSH, Nginx

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2013 – 2013 Research Assistant

Research Assistant

Learning+Technology Research Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Aalto University

2013-06-01 – 2013-08-31

Co-developing a smart web-based study planning tool

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I helped a doctoral student to develop a smart web-based study planning tool. The Ruby on Rails-based tool was very database and user-interface intensive. We developed the tool to provide visualizations of course prerequisite, learning outcome and scheduling related dependency chains and smartly assist users (students) to develop their study plans such that they are reasonable and realistic. The tool was also ment for teachers to help them understand their courses’ positioning in relation to other courses and edit their course data.

	web service design, web development, user interface development, user experience design, relational database design, research
	Ruby, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, CSS, LESS, PostgreSQL, HTML, Bash, GNU/Linux, Git, SSH

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2012 – 2012 Research Assistant

Research Assistant

Learning+Technology Research Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Aalto University

2012-06-01 – 2012-08-31

Developing a program performance analysis add-on to an e-learning system

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I developed an add-on to an existing automated programming exercise evaluation and course management system called NG to support evaluating and scoring submitted programs based on their measured performance (time and space complexity). The system allowed scoring based on both absolute and relative evaluation criteria in which the performance was evaluated to a model solution or for example the average of peers’ solutions’ performance. The system also allowed providing rankings to facilitate competitions and gamify learning.

	web systems, web development, automated algorithm analysis, gamification, research
	Java, Ruby, Bash, GNU/Linux, Git, SSH

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2007 – 2010 Workman

Workman

ST-Team Oy

2007-06-11 – 2010-08-19

Manufacturing, assembling and installing various indoor and outdoor elements

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Three summers working for Auran ST-Team Oy in the manufacture, assembly and installing of various indoor and outdoor space divider and light control elements in South Finland. The work involved working in small teams manufacturing, assembling and installing various kinds of indoor space dividers (eg. in sports halls, schools, apartments and retail locations), outdoor awnings, and window related elements and furnishing. The installing work was performed in client premises in various locations in South Finland.

	manufacturing, service operations, fieldwork, project work, element assembly work, construction
	power tools

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2009 – 2010 Platoon Leader

Platoon Leader

Finnish Defence Forces

2009-07-01 – 2010-07-31

Leading a platoon of four five person squads in varying missions

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I completed my military service in Pori Brigade, Säkylä, where I was trained to operate as the leader of a platoon of four squads in varying missions.

• I received an almost perfect score in the aptitude and performance assessments carried out prior to selection to leadership training, including 8/9 in the intelligence test, 6/6 in the leadership potential test, and perfect or almost perfect scores in physical fitness and combat skill tests.
• I was famed for being the most energetic, enthusiastic and sporty person in our company, and in assessments of my field leadership skills I scored very high in my ability to inspire motivation.

	communication, coordination, teamwork, resource and operations management, leadership, servant leadership, military
	military weapons, military communication tools

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2007 – 2008 Contestant

Contestant

MAOL ry

2007-10-01 – 2008-04-31

Excelling in the Datatähti competitive programming contest

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I participated in the Datatähti competitive programming contest. I recall I was 5th in the semifinals and in the finals my code was ranked 6th with several others but due to not so strong essay responses the combined outcome was 10th. I was asked to join the preparatory course for the Baltic Olympiad in Informatics but declined due to military service related scheduling issues.

	programming, data structures, algorithms, algorithm analysis
	C, C++

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2008 – 2008 Contestant

Contestant

MAOL ry

2008-03-01 – 2008-04-06

Excelling in the Pythagoraan polku team maths competition

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I participated in the Pythagoraan polku mathematics competition. Each secondary school with a mathematics orientation was asked to send a four member team to represent the school and compete against other teams/schools in how many of 20 problems relating to algebra, geometry, analysis, number theory and/or combinatorics they are able to correctly solve in 3 hours. Our team consisted of me, Mikko Sysikaski, Heikki Pulkkinen and Aleksei Skorin, and we won the entire competition. There were a total of 14 teams participating in the competition. Preparing for and participating in the competition taught me a lot about creative problem solving, out of the box thinking, sharing work according to each member’s strengths, and of course, mathematics.

	algebra, geometry, analysis, number theory, combinatorics, creative problem solving, teamwork

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2003 – Handyman

Handyman

(various)

2003-01-01 –

Performing dozens of part-time projects or minor gigs in various roles

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Throughout my life I have semi-regularly performed instances of short-term work related to fields such as agriculture, sylviculture (eg. planting trees), forestry (eg. helping in clearance or thinning or in the production of firewood), construction (eg. helping build a piggery or remodelling a garden), gardening (eg. mowing lawns), marketing (eg. advertising for a car brand), photography (eg. photographing portraits or weddings), web marketing (assisting an entrepreneur in establishing and maintaining a professional website and blog) and basic IT (eg. helping with computer problems).

	agriculture, sylviculture, forestry, construction, gardening, marketing, photography, web marketing, IT support
	basic forestry tools, basic sylviculture tools, basic power tools, basic gardening tools, Windows, Linux, photography, Darktable, OpenShot, GIMP, GoHugo

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Achievements

Graduated with honours from Aalto University

I graduated with honours and with the grade point average of 4.40/5.00 from Aalto University Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management with the major of Strategy and Venturing and minor of Data Science and Analytics which I believe to be one of the most competitive and demanding master’s degree programmes in Finland. I also received the Dean’s Incentive Scholarship for my fast pace of study attainment. See the experience description for more info.

Praised by Professor of Development and Management in Industry

Professor Ilkka Kauranen supervised my Master’s Thesis and collaborated with me in delivering a strategy course. He praised my capacity for abstract thinking, strategic analysis, and thoroughness which I demonstrated in my thesis work. In his written assessment of our collaboration with the course, he wrote that my “performance was exemplary in all measures” and that I was polite and diplomatic towards course participants and that it was a great pleasure to work with me.

Positive feedback as Agile Scrum Coach at Aalto University

I received very positive feedback from my work from both my coachees and my supervisor: From my coachees I received feedback that I am professional, hard working, energizing, and communicate effectively; My supervisor praised me for always being diligent and studious, and for proactively tackling even difficult issues. He also praised me for my high motivation to learn demonstrated by my systematic collection, analysis and use of feedback from my performance; and for sharing my learnings with other coaches. See the experience description for more info.

Best strategy analysis in Digital Challenge

Our team ranked 1/14 in developing a strategy analysis of a Finnish publicly traded company in a contest organized by Accenture Strategy and the staff of the Aalto University course “Advanced Strategic Management” (5 cr). See the experience description for more info.

Excellent work at MAFY-valmennus

In November 2016 the CEO/owner of MAFY-valmennus organized a company-wide celebration to praise my leaderful, responsible and effective work. In his written speech he praised me for my relentless drive, fast and precise work, and for giving both positive and constructive feedback rapidly, as well as for my habit of independently identifying, prioritizing and proposing tasks to be done such as to maximize business value. He praised my practical achievements relating to several areas of the business including the development of customer service, sales and accounting processes, product pricing, human resources development, recruiting, and software development. The succeeding CEO of the company also praised me for “irreplaceable” contributions, to human resources, software development and other areas, thus helping them sustain their strong competitive advantage. See the experience description for more info.

Best team at Pythagoraan polku

Our team ranked 1/14 in the competitive mathematics contest Pythagoraan polku where each four member team representing their mathematically oriented secondary school was to solve 20 problems relating to algebra, geometry, analysis, number theory and/or combinatorics in at most 3 hours. See the experience description for more info.

Excellent performance at Datatähti

I ranked 10th in the competitive programming competition Datatähti and subsequently I was asked to join the preparatory course for the Baltic Olympiad in Informatics which I rejected due to conflicts related with my military service. See the experience description for more info.

Non-professional passions

While I am goal-oriented and active in my professional life, I am similarly ambitious and active in my personal life:

Running

I have thus far completed four marathons and many more shorter distances. My personal bests are 3h14 for a marathon, 1h32 for a half marathon, 38:50 for a 10 km, and 14:50 for a 4 km. I have placed at the top three in some smaller events, and eg. during my military training I scored highest in my company in the new recruits’ Cooper’s test. I was also selected to represent my company in a two-person orienteering competition and in a team relay running competition. The latter was organized during my training at the Reserve Officer School and our team ranked second, after only the team of Utti Jaeger Regiment. I like running, because it is an effective sport for maintaining and improving one’s aerodynamic performance.

Cycling

For me cycling is not a racing sport, instead it is an invigorating mode of transport, especially when the weather conditions are intense. I have done much of my commuting by bike since my childhood, even during the winter months. According to Sports Tracker I cycled 3689 km in 2018 and my record is 2016 during which I cycled 4048 km and spent 150 megacalories doing so. My longest distance within a day is 201 km (from Tampere to Helsinki) which I completed in 8h50 plus a lunch break.

Martial arts

I have casually trained various martial arts to keep me physically fit and capable, including hokutoryu jiu-jitsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo wrestling, aikido, boxing, kickboxing and Thai boxing. I have also earned a diploma for completing a training to act as a sports wrestling instructor. I have organized and taught several courses in martial arts during my military service and while leading the martial arts association Otaniemi Fight Club.

Other sports

I have also more or less regularly trained (and in some instances even competed) in many other sports including strength training, bodypump, indoor and outdoor swimming, kayaking, orienteering, backcountry skiing, ski trekking, hiking, trekking, bouldering, top-rope climbing, tennis, football. For instance, with my friends we have completed trekking trips such as trekking 101 km and sleeping two nights at uninsulated lean-tos around snowy Koli National Park in 49 hours, ski trekking 73 km on the frozen Baltic Sea and sleeping in a tent on an island in 24 hours, backcountry skiing 71 km in 14 hours, and kayaking 53 km in 41 hours in the archipelago of Porkkala. Also with my wife we have trekked 64 km with more than 5600 meters of ascent and descent from Albania to Montenegro through the Accursed Mountains in three days and eg. conquered Hochstuhl in 9 hours (~20 km with ~1930 meters of ascent and descent).

Competitive dancing

During 2008-2017 I have semi-regularly taken courses in different types of partner dancing styles and attended dance parties. However, since 2017 I have been training more intensively to develop myself as a competitive West Coast swing dancer. In summer 2019 I earned my first WSDC point and with my wife we finished third in a Strictly Swing competition in Tampere. Other dance styles I have trained include Argentine tango, salsa, Brazilian zouk, ballet, hip hop, jazz, modern dancing and Finnish folk dancing. In 2019, I have spent an average of over 1 hour per day developing my dancing, as of September 17th.

Learning about technology

2003-2007 Electronics and microcontroller programming

In my early teens I studied electronics and microcontroller programming with BASIC and PICAXE. I designed and fabricated various interesting electronic devices and systems in our garage out of circuit boards, transistors, relays, electric motors, batteries, LEDs, sensors as well as radio transmitters and receivers. Examples include a smart bike lighting system that automatically turns on in the dark, a miniature electric motor boat controlled wirelessly using infrared light, a miniature off-road four wheeler controlled remotely using radio signals. Back then there were no cheap project kits available so I had to do things my way. I also did a lot of research and planning with the aim of building a custom electric motorbike but in the end decided it was not wise to continue with the investments.

2006-2008 Game software development

In my mid teens I got intensely engaged in learning programming and game development. I developed an experimental turn-based strategy game inspired by both Warhammer and Shogun: Total War using Java. I was more interested in realism, strategy and game dynamics than graphical appearance so I never developed the game to look very good. However, later I experimented with C++, OpenGL and the Irrlicht 3D engine to develop a more visual 3D game. These forays into electronics and game development led me to study electronics, both procedural and object-oriented programming, vector mathematics and physics and develop my own path finding and artificial intelligence algorithms way before I heard of them via formal education.

2006- GNU/Linux and open source

As I learned about the software development scene, I got enthusiastic about open source operating systems and software and started using and studying them. Ever since I studied new software, programming languages and libraries and have been developing and/or customizing various tools and software for my own personal needs. For instance, I have developed daemons to monitor and maintain my system, tailored my desktop environment ontop of a customized window manager called awesome, track my daily time use with a desktop app called Pomo I wrote in Python, back up my data with Bash scripts that leverage ssh, rsync, unison and hard linking, developed a ~/.bash_aliases file that, as of now, contains 4448 rows and 370 functions, and an associated personal reference file with even more content, and I have a personal library of programs, scripts and other code with well over 50 k rows that I have myself written and/or adapted (in many cases several times) mostly in Python but also in C++, Bash, Octave, Ruby and others.

Investing in financial assets and the future

I invest in stocks, real estate, and forestry. By the end of my studies I had developed a portfolio with a net worth of about 50 k€ out of my own earnings from part-time work even though accumulating wealth and managing financial investments had not been among my top priorities during my student life by that point. I also try to become net positive when it comes to my net environmental effects. Thus I try to minimize my ecological footprint in many ways, contribute to eg. Compensate and try to raise awareness among people around me. I believe these are ways to invest into a better and more secure future.

Investing in a strong general understanding of the world

Inspired by the polymaths and Renaissance men of history I try to constantly study new information from a plethora of subjects, news and media sources, as well as from non-fiction literature, knowledge repositories such as Wikipedia and popular culture. I aim to keep myself civilized and informed in order to ensure I have sound judgement. I used to also actively contribute to discussions in social media. Themes I currently find interesting include technology, economics, politics, climate change, energy and health among others. In 2019, I have invested about 172 hours into civilizing myself, as of September 17th.

Summary

Career goals

Long-term

Become an expert in the strategic management of technology-intensive organizations

Short-term

Gain 2-4 years of experience working as a consultant in at least one globally renowned strategy, business and/or technology consulting firm with exposure to various types of business challenges and industries

Education

Master of Science (Technology)

from Aalto University Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management in the major of Strategy and Venturing, minoring in Data Science and Analytics (06/2019)

Bachelor of Science (Technology)

from Aalto University Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Technology in the major of Industrial Engineering and Management, minoring in Computer Science and Engineering (08/2017)

Other

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) by Scrum Alliance (10/2017)

Platoon Leader (2nd Lieutenant) by Finnish Defence Forces (07/2010)

Knowhow

Strategy, Venturing and Industrial Management

strategic management, operations management, project management, managerial accounting and finance, service operations, strategy research, sales management, venturing, entrepreneurial leadership, entrepreneurial marketing

Computer Science and Engineering

software engineering, software design and modelling, software development, web software development, software project management, data structures and algorithms, database management

Data Science and Analytics

computational statistics, optimization, machine learning, artificial intelligence, operations research

Interpersonal

customer service, teamwork, coordination, leadership

Toolbox

Human languages

Finnish, English; (French, Swedish)

Operating systems

GNU/Linux, Android; (macOS, Windows)

Project management

Git, GitHub, Agilefant, Trello

Communication

Thunderbird, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp; (Google Hangout, Skype, Flowdock)

Cloud document storage

Google Drive; (Dropbox)

Writing and reporting

LaTeX, LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs; (ReStructuredText, Markdown, Microsoft Word)

Preparing slide presentations

Google Slides; (LaTeX beamer, Microsoft Powerpoint, LibreOffice Impress)

Application and back-end web development

Bash, Python; (C, C++, Java, Ruby, Scala, PyQt5, Django, PostgreSQL, BASIC, PICAXE; Node.js, Lua, PHP, Flask, MongoDB, Heroku, OpenGL, Boost)

Front-end web development

HTML5, CSS; (JavaScript, SCSS, LESS, Jekyll, CoffeeScript, Angular2; Backbone.js, React, GoHugo)

Data analysis and computation

Pandas, LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets; (Anaconda, Numpy, R, Octave/Matlab; Gringo, Microsoft Excel, Minitabs, Maxima/Mathematica, SLURM)

Data visualization

Matplotlib, Bokeh, Jupyter, Gnuplot, LibreOffice Calc; (Microsoft Excel, GraphViz)

Graphics

GIMP, ImageMagick, Blender; (Inkscape, OpenShot, Darktable)

Accounting

GnuCash; (Tappio)

Recent work experiences

Agile Scrum Coach at Aalto University (2016-2019)

I coached seven teams of 6-9 students to successfully learn to execute Scrum and agile software development practices in 6 month capstone projects for corporate clients. In addition to my role as a coach I was responsible also for the grading of the teams.

Master’s Thesis in DICIA Research Group (2018-2019)

In my thesis titled “Digitalization of Language Services: A Strategy for a Remote Interpretation Spin-Off“ I developed a strategy for a recently established platform-based venture operating in the interpretation industry in Finland. Professor Ilkka Kauranen supervised my thesis work and awarded it the grade 4/5.

Course Assistant at Aalto University (2018-2019)

I helped Professor Ilkka Kauranen plan, prepare and deliver an advanced strategy course. On the side I was the Responsible Supervisor for nine and Co-Supervisor for 3 university exams.

Data Analyst at Sympower (2018)

I converted a big grid frequency dataset into valuable knowledge in the field of industrial load balancing by applying my computational statistics skills using Python, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, and eg. Jupyter.

Management Consultant for MAFY-valmennus (2015-2017)

I helped an entrepreneur scale his fast growing business by assisting in and taking care of a variety of tasks in different areas, such as accounting, customer service, marketing, operations, organization and human resources development, recruiting, product and service development, and strategy.

Recent achievements

Graduated with honours from Aalto University (06/2019)

I graduated with honours and with the grade point average of 4.40/5.00 from Aalto University Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management with the major of Strategy and Venturing and minor of Data Science and Analytics.

Praised by Professor of Development and Management in Industry (06/2019)

Professor Kauranen praised my capacity for abstract thinking, strategic analysis, and thoroughness which I demonstrated in my thesis work. I also received compliments for being polite, diplomatic and amicable as a person.

Positive feedback as Agile Scrum Coach at Aalto University (04/2019)

From my coachees I received feedback that I am professional, hard working, energizing, and communicate effectively; My supervisor praised me for being diligent and studious, for proactively tackling even difficult issues, for collecting feedback systematically to improve my performance, and for sharing my learnings with other coaches.

Best strategy analysis in Digital Challenge (10/2018)

Our team ranked 1/14 in developing a strategy analysis of a Finnish publicly traded company in a contest organized by Accenture Strategy and the course staff of Aalto University course “Advanced Strategic Management” (5 cr).

Excellent work at MAFY-valmennus (11/2016)

Both the firm’s Owner-CEO and the first hired CEO praised me. The first for my leaderful, responsible and effective work and subsequent achievements. The second for “irreplaceable” contributions in various areas that helped them sustain their strong competitive advantage.

Strengths

enthusiasm, drive, energy, goal-orientation, analytical thinking, growth mindset, ability to learn new skills and knowhow, love to serve