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Finland

Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland

Shenzhen, Guangdong

Beijing City, China

Beijing City, China

Samsung Design China’s design team leader, the main goal was to discover and understand insights and trends of local target market and bring them into the design. As a part of the team in China and Samsung Corporate Design Centre in Seoul, helped to develop the first smart phone-series which is specifically designed for the most competitive China market. Galaxy C-series had great market performance when launched in 2016 and has become a market leader on the saturated mid-tier market. C9 Pro became one of the best-selling Galaxy mobile devises at the end of 2016 and in 2017.

Shanghai City, China

[ Bantum previously Speck Design, China was established in 2005, and has evolved to be a leading integrated brand and product consulting firm in Shanghai ]Lead a design team to work on projects for various Chinese and International clients like Haier, Midea, Michelin and Otis. Worked together with clients design, engineering, sales and marketing departments to align goals, vision and boost team collaboration to achieve project success. Collaborated with market research agencies to obtain local market insights that help international companies design products specifically for China and to provide more competitive product solutions and improve brand performance. Helped Chinese companies improve their global design quality and approach new international markets.

Shanghai City, China

Helped a start-up company to build a supercharged brand focused on professional work accessories and wearables. Started with market research, brand strategy, naming, product design and end full project with creation of marketing material.

Shanghai City, China

Worked as a creative leader for both international internal design team of Ailv Group and local design team of partner design agency (Bole Design, Hangzhou). Lead multidisciplinary teams of industrial, brand, graphic and packaging designers to start new brands and to create better product experiences.

Shanghai City, China

Responsible for creative direction, project management and client communications. Also, project planning including sales and quotes for preliminary project preparations.• Project Management• Project Lead• Research • Design Strategy• Brand Strategy• Product Design

Helsinki, Finland

Helped client to create a vision of futuristic brand identity and applied it to a large portfolio of products.• Research • Design Strategy• Concept Design

San Francisco Bay Area

Deep dive into the world of mobile experiences. Helped client to discover, ideate and evaluate product opportunities for mobile phone accessories.• Research • Design Strategy• Brain Storming / Initial Ideation

Turku Area, Finland

Responsible for industrial design of the company. Supervised prototyping, tooling and small scale custom manufacturing projects focused on both boat industry and composite industry products.• Product Design• Research and Strategy• Production Supervision• Marketing Material Design

Kuopio Area, Finland

Worked in product development department. Started with a 6 month internship and continued in a full-time position until April 2007.• Model and Plug Building• Smaller Design Tasks | Interior & Exterior Design

Service Design And Design Thinking Program

Developed a deep understanding of the principles and practices that underpin effective service design. Explored the intersection.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Industrial Design

San Francisco, USA

Bachelor Of Design, Product Design

Kuopio, Finland

Visual Art Studies And Art History, Art/Art Studies, General

Lapinlahti, Finland