Janne Kouri

Head of R&D at HögforsGST
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Hyvinkää, Uusimaa, Finland, FI
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Finnish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swedish -
  • German -

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Experience

    • Finland
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of R&D
      • Apr 2023 - Present

    • Finland
    • Design
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Head Of Industrial Design & Packaging Design
      • Mar 2021 - Apr 2023

    • Site Manager
      • Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

      Responsible of the HULD's Hyvinkää site's people and nominated customers. Also a Key Account Management Team manager for nominated customer.

    • Owner
      • Nov 2008 - Mar 2023

      Providing research, design and marketing services to customers Tasks: Brand Design Consulting, Design and market research, Concept Design, Full product design process and project management, Cost Reduction, Company identity management, Product design and devolopement, Packing Design, Graphic design, CAD, CAM, Rapid Prototyping, Concept Design, Rendering, Sketching Achievements: In the very difficult business environment in the middle of recession I could manage my company and help the customers to survive with their new and innovative products my design. Figures: Annual Turnover up to 50k€ Show less

    • Finland
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Site Manager
      • Mar 2018 - Feb 2020

      Responsible of RD Velho’s Hyvinkää site. Supervisor for over 50 talents representing variety areas of product development. Business partner. Responsible of RD Velho’s Hyvinkää site. Supervisor for over 50 talents representing variety areas of product development. Business partner.

    • Finland
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Key Account Manager
      • Aug 2014 - Apr 2018

      Responsible of sales and relationship for nominated customers in forklift business Tasks: Key Account Management, Team leadership, Indirect leadership, Big data analyze, forklift fleet optimizing, cost Reduction for customer, selecting correct solutions for customer, fleet profit follow up, sales profit follow up, sales developement, safety improvements at customer site and internal brand identity consulting, sales, etc. Figures: up to 200 units of new forklifts sold or leased to nominated customers annually Show less

    • Finland
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Project Manager, R&D
      • Aug 2010 - Aug 2014

      Guiding forklift R&D projects from very beginning to the market. Tasks: Full product design process and project management, Team Leadership, Indirect leadership, Cost Reduction, Brand Design Consulting, Design and market research, Concept Design, writing the project and new product specification, Company identity management, Product design and devolopement, Graphic design, CAD, CAM, Rapid Prototyping, Concept Design, Rendering, Sketching, Packing Design, cross functional management (including sourcing, logistics, production, marketing, sales and aftersales), etc. Achievement: We were able to meet the targets and keep the very complex projects in the budget and in the schedule. Figures: indirect leadership for up tp 100 employee per project, project portfolio value apr. 2-4M€, Show less

    • United States
    • Wholesale
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product designer/Graphic designer/Project manager
      • Apr 2006 - Oct 2008

      Responsible of design in product development, responsible of marketing material design, responsible of nominated projects Tasks: Product design and devolopement, Graphic design, Project management, CAD, CAM, Rapid Prototyping, Concept Design, Design Leadership, Rendering, Sketching Responsible of design in product development, responsible of marketing material design, responsible of nominated projects Tasks: Product design and devolopement, Graphic design, Project management, CAD, CAM, Rapid Prototyping, Concept Design, Design Leadership, Rendering, Sketching

  • Skiresort Iso-Ylläs
    • Ylläs, Finland
    • Ski School Manager
      • Nov 2004 - May 2005

      Managing daily tasks at Ski School office with over fifty instructor Tasks: Responsible of customer service of Ski School, Keeping ski school courses for tourists and VIPs, Ski Patroling Managing daily tasks at Ski School office with over fifty instructor Tasks: Responsible of customer service of Ski School, Keeping ski school courses for tourists and VIPs, Ski Patroling

    • Finland
    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Concept design treinee (for Master thesis)
      • Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

      The concept for attaching GPS Pod (MA thesis) Tasks: Research, concept design, 3D modeling, rapid prototyping, model building The concept for attaching GPS Pod (MA thesis) Tasks: Research, concept design, 3D modeling, rapid prototyping, model building

    • Finland
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Project Manager/Lecturer
      • Nov 2001 - Mar 2003

      Project manager for CAD/CAM project. Project manager for CAD/CAM project.

    • Finland
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • BA thesis
      • Mar 2000 - Aug 2000

      Remote control for mobile phone in vehicle environment Remote control for mobile phone in vehicle environment

    • Finland
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Designer, treinee
      • May 1999 - Nov 1999

      Designing and building a Automotive Simulator for testing purposes Designing and building a Automotive Simulator for testing purposes

Education

  • MIT Sloan Executive Education
    Mastering Design Thinking Course
    2022 - 2022
  • University of Lapland
    MA, Industrial Design
    2003 - 2006
  • University of Lapland
    BA, Industrial Design
    1997 - 2002
  • Sveriges Finska Folkhögskolan, Haparanda
    Pre University, Art & Design
    1996 - 1997
  • Finnish Defence Forces
    Heavy Vehicle Driver
    1995 - 1996

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