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Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

I help companies improve their R&D and innovation culture in a way that supports company strategy and increases the hit rate and cost efficiency of all development efforts, both related to technology and to business. All based on customer value and thorough understanding of value chains – now and in the foreseen futureContact me for training and tools that.

I lead the training activities of Hallituspartnerit - Board Professionals Helsinki.

Helsinki Metropolitan Area

Hallituspartnerit Helsinki is an association that supports SMEs though improved non executive board activities. I am a member of the training team - contact us for custom training for your board, or for your personnel who deal with SMEs and need to understand the way they operate.Hallituspartnereiden toiminnan tarkoitus on edistää pk-yritysten.

ElFys develops, manufactures, and sells photodetectors and related services for global customers for various light detection applications such as wearables used for health monitoring. ElFys is a science spin-off currently in the process of upscaling production and other capabilities.

Helsinki Metropolitan Area

I had the privilege of mentoring the brilliant WeSAFE-team led by Professor Pedro Camargo.WeSAFE develops systems for the rapid and portable detection of chemical agents from air, rivers, lakes, and soil in emergency situations. Their technology enables fast and portable detection at low concentration levels beyond the capabilities of conventional methods.

Lifa Air manufactures and sells masks, respirators and air purifiers for consumers, retailers, distributors and the public sector, and mechatronic solutions for ventilation hygiene industry. I helped Lifa Air e.g., to clarify customer segmentation and in creating a technology strategy that addresses customer value, megatrends, and global risk scenarios. I.

I’m helping Lifa Air reach strategic goals through R&D.

I led the Finnish R&D department and was a member of the Finnish management team. 12 people reported directly to me. I was also a member of the steering group of a Group level ICT improvement project and e.g., defined the group level people process competences and behavioural anchors related to innovation, IPR, and project management.

Helsinki Metropolitan Area

Airmodus manufactures and sells aerosol counters. Unique 1 nm measurement solutions to universities and research institutes; niche R&D and certification instruments for vehicle, industrial engine, and after treatment industries for the measurements of emissions (e.g. EURO 6 certification or break emissions); and aerosol particle monitoring systems for.

EUROCHAMP was a project that aimed to increase and systemise the use of scientific research infrastructures in Europe both for wider scientific and for industrial R&D activities. EUROCHAMP2020 infrastructures support the development of e.g. scientific instruments, sensor technologies and de-polluting materials.My main role was mentoring the scientist to.

Finland

The committee defines the vote of Finland on several CEN and ISO standards regarding commercial and residential buildings. Also, the effect and requirements of the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive is discussed in each meeting. I personally acted as a specialist on air filtration, filter testing and to some extent hospital ventilation. The.

http://fineparticleforum.com

Turku, Finland

The Aerobiology unit sells laboratory analysis services and maintains the pollen identification network that is used for the national pollen forecasting. Due to organisational rearrangements the board was terminated in 2018.

Air0 develops, manufactures, and sells stand-alone air purifiers. I was one of the founders of the company. The one with air filtration and building industry insight: my expertise were the ecosystems and value chains of the potential customers and the existing technologies in aerosol particle and gas filtration and measurements.

My whole carrier at Halton was about networking people, identifying business opportunities, and enabling innovation. I always collaborated with people from all the business units. I got to work with the customers and stakeholders, and to study the value chains of several different customer segments. My duties as the Manager of Health segment consisted of.

As an Innovation Specialist of the Halton Technology Center the goals of my work were: 1) to ensure that Halton was Innovative at all organizational levels and 2) to find new business/technology platforms.I collaborated with all the business units, with people from sales, marketing and R&D, mainly in Europe and the US.

I was a member of the management team of Halton Clean Air, and had responsibilities in sales and in developing the operational processes (e.g., modularisation of the production of the chemical filtration units) and the chemical air filtration business (Halton Chem).Halton Chem sold chemical filtration technologies for e.g. pulp and paper industry. Other.

Lifa Air sold air filtration solutions and air duct cleaning and inspection systems globally. The air filtration solutions targeted both aerosol particles and gaseous impurities.My main duties were in systematizing the R&D processes, especially the feasibility analysis of all new ideas. All R&D activities should answer an identified need and have a.

Navindoor Pseudolite-positioning solutionI was a member of the New Ventures business unit that applied the technologies and software originally intended for satellites, to serve industrial use closer to the ground. This job taught me about ESA funded development and EU-funded international co-development projects (mEXPRESS), and indoor positioning and.

The data security business was moved from Done Information to Capslock: another company within the same group of companies (Done / Reach-U)

I was the product manager of first a video conferencing solution and then the data security solutions of Done Information – and later Capslock Oy, another company within the same group, where the solutions were transferred to in 2001. Done Information and Capslock Oy belonged to a listed company Done Oyj that was divided into Done Solutions and Reach-U.

I first worked in a project that studied urban air, then in several international multidisciplinary projects that all had the same goal: to understand and to mitigate climate change. I developed and operated instruments that were used to detect atmospheric (nano / ultrafine) particles. I was involved in many international projects and traveled around with.

Phd, Aerosol And Atmospheric Physics

Cbm (Certified Board Member)

HHJ Course and exam by the Finnish Chambers of Commerce for the members of boards of directors

Diploma In Industrial Service Business

Msc, Physics