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EDUCATION

MASTER OF INTERACTION DESIGN
MASTER OF IXD
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NTNU
Gjøvik, Norway
AUG 2016 – JUN 2018

Graduated from the international program of Interaction Design, specializing in digital design with my major interest being software. My thesis project was about the Finnish National ID numbering system.

EXCHANGE STUDENT
California State University Monterey Bay
CSUMB
Seaside (CA), United States
AUG 2017 – DEC 2017

Completed an exchange semester in California focusing on web development as a part of my master's degree program.

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS IT
Häme University of Applied Sciences
HAMK
Hämeenlinna, Finland
AUG 2010 – SEP 2014

Graduated from the program of Business Information Technology (Tietojenkäsittely), my major was System Engineering and my thesis was about Android application UI design.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
Upper Secondary School of Forssa
FYL
Forssa, Finland
AUG 2006 – MAY 2009

Graduated from the upper secondary school in my hometown (Forssan yhteislyseo).

WORK EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

SERVICE DESK AGENT
Capgemini
Kraków, Poland
MAR 2015 – APR 2016

Hired for a new project. Our customer was a global steel industry company. First and second line IT service desk tasks with extra emphasis on understanding the customer’s business.

WEB & IT INTERN
Spain Internship
Seville, Spain
OCT 2013 – MAR 2014

Comprehensive internship as the company’s web & tech guy. This company was growing rapidly and had multiple new ideas emerging. Web development & SEO tasks and on-site IT support.

WAREHOUSE WORKER
Fiskars
Hämeenlinna, Finland
MAY 2012 – DEC 2012

Extended summer job. Warehouse work, consisted of packaging deliveries and collecting larger orders with a forklift.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

SKILLS

INTERACTION DESIGN

The master's degree program provided me with design thinking skills, along with a good insight to user-centered design methods, universal design, and color theory. For drawing and prototyping, I have used Sketch, Adobe XD, Marvel, and of course some Photoshop too, but Figma has established itself as my favorite at the moment.

WEB DEVELOPMENT

My web development skills are constantly improving. I consider myself quite adept at HTML and CSS, with some JavaScript, jQuery, PHP & MySQL knowledge as well, and hoping to learn some React JS in the future. I have used Bootstrap in several projects, and am familiar with WordPress, Joomla, and SEO techniques through work experience.

GENERAL IT

I use a Windows desktop and a MacBook in my personal life, so both systems feel like a second nature to me. Android is my weapon of choice for mobile. My days in tech support taught me a lot about Active Directory, Lotus Notes, SCCM, and SAP. I've used both Microsoft Office and Google Apps extensively, but Google has won me over recently.

LANGUAGES

I'm a native Finnish speaker, and very fluent in English with very good technical vocabulary. I often think in English. I also understand a lot of Norwegian and Swedish, and know the basics of French, Spanish and Polish.

SOCIAL

I have an extensive multicultural experience and understanding, in and out of work. At this point I probably have more foreign than Finnish friends. Technical customer service and project teamwork are also very familiar to me.

HOBBIES

I have too many hobbies, which means I'm not great at any of them. I'm a disc golfer, fitness enthusiast, gadget geek, film connoisseur, video gamer, and traveler. I have an endless thirst for knowledge and self-improvement.

LIKES

Whenever I have the time, I like to follow NHL hockey (GO SHARKS!). This info combined with the color scheme of this website should give you an indication about my favorite color. I also dabble with photography and video editing sometimes. My music taste nowadays is broad, but metal is still closest to my heart.