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Finland

United States

Vantaa, Southern Finland, Finland

• Responsible for the design, engineering, process development, and commissioning tasks for machines and lines producing fiber optic cables• Define and produce engineering solutions and component selections to meet product specifications and comply with applicable standards and regulations in various jurisdictions including the EU, US, and China• Perform on-site oversight of plant start-up procedures and independently responsible for plant commissioning approval with the client within the agreed time frame• Collaborate with other engineers, suppliers, sourcing, and production specialists to ensure engineering design integrity of the machines and lines• Produce and maintain technical analyses, calculations, test planning, instructions, and technical documentation for the life cycle of the product• Maintain high level of availability and flexibility for travelling to international customer sites

Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is the research and innovation firm owned by the Finnish state. • Responsible for research in fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction for biomass thermal conversion processes • Planned experimental work and analyses within a multidisciplinary team to find practical solutions for converting biomass for use in chemicals, fuels, heat, and power• Conducted maintenance for pilot scale, bench scale, and batch reactors • Processed and communicated results in writing and orally for applications at some of the largest companies within Finland• Coordinated subcontractors and material procurement• Health and safety team leader responsible for safety assessments of experimental set-ups and machines using Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP)

Finland

Independently visited distributors in customer facing role to verify optimal product location to increase sales.

Loviisa, Southern Finland, Finland

• Participated in a half year contract at Fortum nuclear power plant to contribute to annual maintenance activities• Calibrated and provided service for on-line process-analysers for oxygen, hydrogen, natrium, pH and conductivity• Collected special samples and generated procedure manuals for future maintenance

Kilpilahti, Uusimaa, Finland

• Operator in the production shipping (marine) department at Neste's Porvoo refinery• Responsible for planning and logistics of various product transfers via the refinery's extensive pipe network• Executed pipe alignments to ships and from ships to outside battery limits (OSBL)• Sealed various fuel samples (biodiesel, diesel, gasoline, bitium, etc.) with third party external inspectors for quality assurance of outbound product• Contributed to Neste's proprietary NEXBTL biofuel process by studying the process in operation and doing simple process tasks, like valves maintenance, as a field operator

Kilpilahti, Uusimaa, Finland

• Operator at production`s shipping (marine) department• Planned various product transfers and pipe alignments to ships and from ships to OSBL• Sealed samples with external inspectors

Kilpilahti, Uusimaa, Finland

• Field operator at production`s shipping department• Measured vessels and took sealed samples• Feedstock and product transporting and storage (pipeline alignments)

Kilpilahti, Uusimaa, Finland

• Feedstock and product transport and storage (pipeline alignments)• Blending and producing middle- and heavy distillates• Sample collection

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering

Major in Chemical Engineering with a focus in Plant Design Minor in Environmental Management Thesis: The effect of hydrothermal.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Thesis subject: Process industry documentation and diagrams