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Vantaa, Fi

Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Main responsibility to oversee excellence of Nokia Reefshark ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) programs results. During 4+ years in role Nokia catch up the competition on market and passed it in many critical fronts. Additional responsibilities covers ownership of Program Management Way of Working, Risk Management Concept and certain Sub-Process areas. Contribution to supplier contract documentation. Managed effective adaptation of learning culture practices in organization in Practice manager role. Driven analysis of strategically critical problems abd set effective actions to improve. Regular reporting and communication to Senior Vise President and other management. As Project lead delivered successfully modern automized program reporting with Power BI visualization. Continued with Dashboard creation for Organization portfolio status.

Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Main responsibility to oversee excellence of Nokia Reefshark ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) programs results. During 4+ years in role Nokia catch up the competition on market and passed it in many critical fronts. Additional responsibilities covers ownership of Program Management Way of Working, Risk Management Concept and certain Sub-Process areas. Contribution to supplier contract documentation. Managed effective adaptation of learning culture practices in organization in Practice manager role. Regular reporting and communication to Senior Vise President and other management.

Espoo

Establishment of Fault management practices in MN SoC. Run regular follow-up meetings to ensure timely and effective actions taken. Report fault status to upper management regularly on MN wide follow-up meetings. Creation of guidance for Task Force practices and fault Management principles. Maintain responsibilities in fault management tools. Improvements on Fault Management practices.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland

Led the project creating of Nokia Corporate Data Quality Blueprint and framework. Contribution to Nokia Corporate Data Governance model creation. Acting contributor and key reviewer for Nokia Corporate Data Strategy. Lead of Digitalization projects for Voice of Customer quality, Data Quality framework, Business Unit Measurement and Dashboard automation, Process workflow automation and IT Issue Resolution Quality to mention few as an example. Supporting quality reporting automation with product data identification and analysis requiring capability to handle large and complex data structures in complex multinational environment.

Espoo

Succesful global project lead for Quality Management System related measurement implementation and deployment to new products ensuring timely external certifications to ensure highly critical US market continuation. All together 6 global measurement external certification programs, each having 10+ sub projects.Acted as internal Auditor (ISO9000, TL9000 and ISO 27000) and auditee and host for external audits.Award winning performance in a Lead of project to improve customer perceived product quality for one of top customers with remarkable monetary value for the company.Holding overall responsibility to produce these measurements continuously in effective manner and drive for improvements across business lines.Ensuring new CRM project has all requirements to comply on quality standards and follow their implementation.

Espoo

Having a responsibility of approving maturity of releases compatibility during product creation and at the time of publishing new release in the Radio Access product area. Further development of tools, concepts and process of compatibility management. Defining reporting architecture and liaison with subcontractors for implementation.Network level reporting of compatibility to Operator customers, programs, care, marketing and product management, enterprise wide.

Espoo

Management and optimization of laboratory investments globally in accordance to ensure proper capabilities to provide technical support globally. There were four laboratory location, Singapore, Espoo UK and US.

Singapore

Establishing of new Product line facility with Test laboratory and related office space. Including recruitment of needed personnel, both local and expatriates. Leading of technical support and Release testing team. Liaison with customers to plan, agree and manage execution of rollout for named customers in APAC area. Support for Sales and Project teams in technical matters.

Leading testing team in customer specific testing and delivery organization.

Telecommunication products customer specific release testing and deliveries to customers, including pilot installations. Technical support.

Business Strategy

Aalto University Executive Education, JOKO 108 2024, Strategic renewal (Forecasting future, Sustainable management of customer relations.

Strategic Management

eMBA Module: Strategic Management completed with 5/5 pts

Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General

Developing a Strategic Approach Understanding Business Finance and Control Developing Self and Others Developing Leadership Skills

Bachelor’S Degree, Automation

Activities and Societies: During studies I was acting as a chief editor of course publication.

High School And College, Community College Education