About
I am a Finnish architect and designer with an extensive track record in product design, branding and team leading. I am confident managing design organisations and have over 20 years of hands-on design experience myself.
Work and education
I work currently as the head of design at Holvi Payment Services. My previous positions include CDO of Wanderfeel, founder and CEO of Mapdon, VP of product of Restaurant Day and lead designer of Tekla BIMsight. I have graduated as an architect (M.Sc.) from Aalto University. I have also studied geoinformatics as a D.Sc. candidate and user-centered design as a B.Sc. candidate at Aalto University.
Clients and industries
I have managed a small design agency, led corporate design teams and volunteered for grassroots urban initiatives. Through dozens of successful projects I have gained versatile expertise in the following industries.
Maps and Cartography
Cities and Urbanism
Architecture and Construction
Transportation and Mobility
Infrastructure and Energy
Nature and Environment
Culture and Entertainment
Government and Participation
Retail and Logistics
Research and Education
Artificial Intelligence
Banking and Finance
Awards
I have helped numerous organisations create award-winning products and services. Below are a few highlighted awards won for clients, employers or myself.
Finland Prize, Ministry of Education and Culture Finland
Vuoden Huiput – Best Finnish creative design, Grafia
Best Mobile Service in Finland, Teleforum Finland
Other skills and interests
Besides the standard design tools, I am familiar with a wide spectrum of programming languages. I also talk and write about design occasionally, and like to experiment with generative design methods.
I believe computers should rather be used as an extension to the designer’s thinking instead of a more accurate pen. Put differently, it requires getting your hands dirty on the code level too. The majority of my personal projects approach this topic from various perspectives.
