Benjamin Åkerlund

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Business Development Associate @ ASRO - Aboa Space Research Oy
Helsinki, FI
Benjamin Åkerlund's Location
Toulouse, Occitanie, France, France
About Benjamin Åkerlund

I am active and social, with a proactive mindset and experience in leadership and organisational tasks. I thrive in collaborative problem-solving and I am eager to gain experience in the Space field.I am currently pursuing a double masters degree as a part of the SpaceMaster programme hosted by Luleå University of Technology (formerly hosted by Erasmus Mundus), in Kiruna, Sweden. As a part of the last year of my MSc studies at Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, I am looking for a 4-6 month internship in the space industry.

Benjamin Åkerlund's Current Company Details
ASRO - Aboa Space Research Oy

Asro - Aboa Space Research Oy

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Business Development Associate
Helsinki, FI
Website:
asro.fi
Employees:
13
Benjamin Åkerlund Work Experience Details
  • Asro - Aboa Space Research Oy
    Business Development Associate
    Asro - Aboa Space Research Oy
    Helsinki, Fi
  • Asro - Aboa Space Research Oy
    Jr. Systems Engineer
    Asro - Aboa Space Research Oy
    Helsinki, Fi
  • Ssc - Swedish Space Corporation
    Technician Summer Worker
    Ssc - Swedish Space Corporation Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
    Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
  • Project Fenrir
    Project Manager
    Project Fenrir Sep 2023 - May 2024
    Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden
    Managing a student-led space project participating in the 15th cycle of the REXUS/BEXUS programme. We aspire to create a platform for sounding rocket experiments to be ejected and subjected to reduced gravity conditions, before deploying a parachute and being recovered. Additionally, the platform will host an Attitude Stabilisation System and a scientific experiment in the field of Phase Change Materials. My tasks include organising the work of a 14 person team, acting as the main point of contact towards stakeholders and system engineering.
  • Teknologföreningen
    Head Of Fundraising
    Teknologföreningen Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
    Coordinating and organizing the fundraising project for a new building with the target of securing a total of 3,5M€ in funding. During the year we secured just shy of 1M€ landing us at the final sum of 3,92M€.I have been a part of the Fundraising team with the goal of raising enough funds to support Teknologföreningen, the Aalto University Student body, and Kauppatieteiden Ylioppilaat in their project to build a study centre in the heart of the Otaniemi campus since my freshman year. During my year as Vice Chair of the board I was directly responsible for the project and had the opportunity to continue working operatively with the fundraising project as a summer job.More about the project at: https://vision.tf.fi/
  • Fingrid Oyj
    Summer Intern & Part Time Trainee, Hvdc & Facts Unit
    Fingrid Oyj Jun 2020 - Aug 2021
    Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
    During the summer internship most of my tasks revolved around assisting experts and senior experts in my team. The tasks ranged from translating work order documents, to creating KPI reports and even updating and working with the company database. After a successful summer internship, I continued to work at Fingrid part-time alongside my studies. Working 1-2 days a week during both the fall of 2020 and spring of 2021, I mostly continued with the tasks I had been assigned during the summer. I also got to refine tasks from the summer, and participate in new projects. I also continued working at Fingrid the next summer.
  • Aalto University
    Teaching Assistant, Control Engineering
    Aalto University Jan 2021 - May 2021
    Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland
    During the spring of 2021 I worked as a teaching assistant for the course: ELEC-C1230 – Säätötekniikka (or Control Engineering in English). My main responsibilities were grading student course work and exams, creating model solutions for said course work and also hosting course exercise sessions and aiding students along the course. I also personally improved the model solutions for almost all of the course assignments.
  • Viking Line
    Taxfree Sales/Logistics Assistant
    Viking Line Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
    M/S Mariella, Helsinki-Stockholm Route
    Working two summers here I had a large variety of tasks and responsibilities ranging from logistics support to aiding around the store and the rest of the ship.
  • Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - Finnish Defence Forces
    Vice Platoon Leader/Assistant Educator
    Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - Finnish Defence Forces Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
    Mandatory national military service. I was first educated as a Ranger Vice Group Leader then educated the next generation of Coastal Jaeger Group Leaders as a Vice Platoon Leader and Assistant Educator.
  • Marcante Oy.
    Logistics Assistant
    Marcante Oy. May 2016 - Aug 2016
    Helsinki Area, Finland
    Logistical support for the whole restaurant business on the Korkeasaari Zoo. This job provided experience from many different parts of the restaurant business, such as keeping the different kiosks and cafés afloat to basic maintenance jobs. This also involved driving a van.
  • Specsavers Optikko Kannelmäki
    Optical Sales Person
    Specsavers Optikko Kannelmäki Jan 2014 - Feb 2016
    Helsinki Area, Finland
    Part-time job during my upper secondary school education. I worked summers as well as evenings and weekends from time to time. For this I was educated through a course in the basics of optics used in eyewear and optical dispensing.

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Benjamin Åkerlund works for Asro - Aboa Space Research Oy

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Benjamin Åkerlund's current role is Business Development Associate.

What schools did Benjamin Åkerlund attend?

Benjamin Åkerlund attended Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse Iii, Luleå University Of Technology, Aalto University, Gymnasiet Lärkan.

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Benjamin Åkerlund's colleagues are Pasi Virtanen, Jouni Saari, Philipp Oleynik, Aditi Nerurkar, Deepa Anantha Raman.

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