CV

WORK EXPERIENCE  

 

07/17 - 12/23  Varjo Technologies Oy, Helsinki, Finland

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

 

Versatile job profile in a fast-paced start-up. VR headset detailed product design from concepting to production to end of life support. Not only VR/XR headsets but also handheld controllers, charging station, prototype products and other odd jobs you could imagine in a small growing company.

 

07/16 - 06/17  Huawei, Helsinki, Finland

Principal Engineer, Mechanics

 

Mobile device concepting

 

10/11 – 06/16 Nokia Corporation / Microsoft Mobile Oy, Forward Labs, Espoo, Finland

Senior Concept Specialist

Project Manager, Mechanics

 

From narrow technology studies and mechanical parts design to complete product concept development. Supplier management in technical issues and coordination between global Nokia technology teams. Main achievement is a product concept leading to Nokia 925, Nokia 930 and Nokia 830 products.

 

07/06 – 09/11 Vertu Ltd, (Nokia UK), Church Crookham, UK

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, CAD manager.

 

Mechanical engineering, advanced design and product concepting. Mechanics technology development. I gained experience with premium materials like carbon fibre composites, forged titanium, vulcanized rubber, leather and 3D printed ceramics.

In mechanics line I was the first contact in problem solving I also took care of Catia CAD system and Smarteam PDM.

 

07/97 – 06/06 Nokia Mobile Phones / Nokia Research Center, Tampere, Finland

Specialist / Senior Research Engineer

 

Mechanical design engineer in design teams of Nokia 9110 and 9210 Communicators. Mechanics technology development, display components development and product concept development, mechanics technology research, product level concepting, detailed prototype design and CNC manufacturing. 17 of more than 70 patents in my portfolio are from my time at Nokia Research Center.

 

08/95 – 06/97 Nokia Consumer Electronics / Semi-Tech (Germany) GmbH, Langen, Germany

Industrial Design Engineer, Master Modeller

 

In Nokia Germany I worked within Industrial Design team. My duties were to create 3D CAD models from 2D drawings as well as being a link to R&D site in Finland. Advanced surface modelling with Intergraph EMS was key skills in product family design and concept development of various TV products.

 

06/89 – 07/95 Nokia Consumer Electronics, Salo, Finland

Mechanical Design Engineer

 

Mechanics design engineer in various TV product projects from concept to production. Assisting in injection mold purchasing and specification process.

                                               

LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

Finnish             Native             

English             Excellent

Germany         Average

Swedish           Average

 

PATENT PORTFOLIO

 

75 granted patents where I am an inventor or a co-inventor

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SKILLS

 

The usual MS Office tools, photo editing

CAD: Intergraph EMS, Unigraphics, I-DEAS, Solid Edge, Catia, Rhinoceros, Fusion 360, Creo, Siemens NX, learning Onshape

3D printing

Problem solving, Product Design, Development and Innovation

Mechanical Engineering, Injection Molding, Prototyping, Concept Development, Design for Manufacturing, Mechanisms, Manufacturing, Patents, Engineering Management, 

Carpentry jobs, metal machining, welding, soldering, etc. There is no job that cannot be learned.

 

INTERESTS

 

Digital photography: esamaatta.wixsite.com/photos

Scale model building: esamaatta.wixsite.com/scalemodels