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Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oulu Area, Finland

Owning the business case of the standard product. Ensuring product profitability during the life cycle. Leading creation of requirement specification and concept book in the concept phase for new standard products. Actively working together with Factory Product Engineers to improve productivity and cost effectiveness of the products. Coordinating technical and marketing materials for the responsible products including datasheets, manuals, brochures and product presentations. Managing product information along the entire life cycle of the product.

Oulu Area, Finland

As a Senior Project Manager my main tasks are:- Planning and managing development projects- Driving day-to-day activities to meet project objectives- Leading technical design work- Leading multi-cultural project teams- Leading project communication with customer and vendors.

Oulu

I'm managing large international Elisa Videra customer projects. Projects are mainly video and/or digital signage installation projects but also development projects are under my duties.Planning the project• Define the scope of the project• Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project• Determine the resources required to complete the project• Develop a schedule for project completion.• Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required• Determine the project objectives.Staffing the project• In consultation with the appropriate manager, recruit, interview and select staff with appropriate skills for the project activities• Manage project staff according to the established policies and practices of the organizationImplementing the project• Execute the project according to the project plan• Develop forms and records to document project activities• Set up files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured• Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments.• Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project• Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis.Controllinging the project• Write reports on the project for management and for funders• Monitor and approve all budgeted project expenditures• Monitor cash flow projections and report actual cash flow and variance to senior management on a regular basis (monthly/bimonthly)• Ensure that all financial records for the project are up to date• Prepare financial reports and supporting documentation for funders as outlined in funding agreementsEvaluating the project• Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality

Kempele, Finland

Managing key customer international programs (incl. multiple amount of different projects) from development phase until product launch and mass production.- Supervising of project managers in Finland (team of 6-8 persons)- Ensuring of solid communication between Pulse and key customer on daily basis (incl. participating in face-to-face meetings / conference calls globally)- Planning of budget, resources and global co-operation- Training of personnel for project management globally - Support of production in antenna technology incl. monitoring of investments, purchases, implementation and quality of transfer projects from Finland to China- Creating and maintaining together with FI-team; product specifications, a process change procedure and implementing/monitoring the process in practice

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

NPL Director activies including:- Managing new NPL organization at Pulse Suzhou: Project Managers (approx. 50 persons), NPI (New Process Introductions), Project Sourcing, Supplier Quality Management.- Leading and supervising key customers key projects- Managing and developing of antenna project process, improving project cost management, project profitability, ensuring customer satisfaction- Developing Pulse Suzhou RFQ process. - Developing further antenna NPL process and ensuring that process covers all projects (at PSU ), process is cost effective and meets customer expectations from quality and speed point of view and enable high hit rate of new project opportunities- Leading new manufacturing technology development and implementing them to successfully to mass production- Driving ADE projects based on coming needs- Take part of new product and process roadmap creation- Budgeting (NPL organization)- Recruiting new resources

Kempele, Finland

Program Manager activities including:- Supervising of project managers (6-10 persons)- Supervising/managing key customer programs and transferring projects from Finland to China- Calculating Product Cost management (profitability calculations) - Ensuring of solid communication between Pulse and customers on daily basis (incl. participating in face-to-face meetings globally, conf calls etc.)- Planning of budget, resources and global co-operation- Supervising of project milestones globally- Ensuring of scheduling of program projects- Training of personnel for project management globally - Support of production in antenna technology incl. monitoring of investments and purchases, mass production implementation and ensuring product quality (both projects and mass production)- Creating and maintaining together with FI-team a process change procedure and implementing/monitoring the process in practice- Participation in supplier management. Participation of vision and strategy meetings

Kempele, Finland

Project Manager activities including:- Managing key customer(s) projects- Ensuring of project scheduling- Ensuring factory builds (production, material, resources, delivery)- Making project budget, create internal & external project reports- organize milestone reviews- Participation in customer project meetings (f2f, video meetings, conference calls)- Support of production in antenna technology incl. monitoring of investments and purchases, mass production implementation, ensure project- and mass production quality- Participation in supplier management

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Industrial Management

Master's Thesis 2018. Development of Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) Process – Study for a Case Company

Automation Engineering

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