Sami Kallinen
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English Full professional proficiency
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Swedish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Finnish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Dutch Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Leevi Kokko
A perfect combination of curiosity, empathy and willpower takes you a long way. Just look at Sami. A wonderful guy to work for, and with, in so many ways.
Mary Gestrin
Sami Kallinen and I worked together in different roles during a period of years. When I was Head of Media at Svenska Yle he was Head of Online, and reported to me. Later we were colleagues at Yle, where he was Head of of Web and Online development and I Head of Internet Media. Sami is one of the most creative and innovative persons I have ever met, let alone worked with. His mind is always open to new thoughts and solutions, he is constantly looking forward. Sami thinks like a designer, but also has a deep understanding of technology. As a colleague his foremost traits are that he is a fabulous and insightful listener, who always immediately can grasp your thoughts and help develop them further. Sami is a competent and experienced manager. His teams consist of talented individuals with heterogenous competences, and he leads them with a rare combination of sense and sensibility, with brilliant results. It was always a pleasure to work with Sami. He is at the same time wise, funny and hungry for new insights and knowledge. I have a learnt a lot from him.
Leevi Kokko
A perfect combination of curiosity, empathy and willpower takes you a long way. Just look at Sami. A wonderful guy to work for, and with, in so many ways.
Mary Gestrin
Sami Kallinen and I worked together in different roles during a period of years. When I was Head of Media at Svenska Yle he was Head of Online, and reported to me. Later we were colleagues at Yle, where he was Head of of Web and Online development and I Head of Internet Media. Sami is one of the most creative and innovative persons I have ever met, let alone worked with. His mind is always open to new thoughts and solutions, he is constantly looking forward. Sami thinks like a designer, but also has a deep understanding of technology. As a colleague his foremost traits are that he is a fabulous and insightful listener, who always immediately can grasp your thoughts and help develop them further. Sami is a competent and experienced manager. His teams consist of talented individuals with heterogenous competences, and he leads them with a rare combination of sense and sensibility, with brilliant results. It was always a pleasure to work with Sami. He is at the same time wise, funny and hungry for new insights and knowledge. I have a learnt a lot from him.
Leevi Kokko
A perfect combination of curiosity, empathy and willpower takes you a long way. Just look at Sami. A wonderful guy to work for, and with, in so many ways.
Mary Gestrin
Sami Kallinen and I worked together in different roles during a period of years. When I was Head of Media at Svenska Yle he was Head of Online, and reported to me. Later we were colleagues at Yle, where he was Head of of Web and Online development and I Head of Internet Media. Sami is one of the most creative and innovative persons I have ever met, let alone worked with. His mind is always open to new thoughts and solutions, he is constantly looking forward. Sami thinks like a designer, but also has a deep understanding of technology. As a colleague his foremost traits are that he is a fabulous and insightful listener, who always immediately can grasp your thoughts and help develop them further. Sami is a competent and experienced manager. His teams consist of talented individuals with heterogenous competences, and he leads them with a rare combination of sense and sensibility, with brilliant results. It was always a pleasure to work with Sami. He is at the same time wise, funny and hungry for new insights and knowledge. I have a learnt a lot from him.
Leevi Kokko
A perfect combination of curiosity, empathy and willpower takes you a long way. Just look at Sami. A wonderful guy to work for, and with, in so many ways.
Mary Gestrin
Sami Kallinen and I worked together in different roles during a period of years. When I was Head of Media at Svenska Yle he was Head of Online, and reported to me. Later we were colleagues at Yle, where he was Head of of Web and Online development and I Head of Internet Media. Sami is one of the most creative and innovative persons I have ever met, let alone worked with. His mind is always open to new thoughts and solutions, he is constantly looking forward. Sami thinks like a designer, but also has a deep understanding of technology. As a colleague his foremost traits are that he is a fabulous and insightful listener, who always immediately can grasp your thoughts and help develop them further. Sami is a competent and experienced manager. His teams consist of talented individuals with heterogenous competences, and he leads them with a rare combination of sense and sensibility, with brilliant results. It was always a pleasure to work with Sami. He is at the same time wise, funny and hungry for new insights and knowledge. I have a learnt a lot from him.
Credentials
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Developing Data Products
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Practical Machine Learning
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Statistical Inference
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Reproducible Research
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Exploratory Data Analysis
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Getting and Cleaning Data
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R Programming
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The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
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Scaled Agile Framework Agilist (SA)
Scaled Agile, IncMay, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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8-bit-sheep
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Finland
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder
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Aug 2017 - Present
Helping organisations pwn hard Helping organisations pwn hard
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KSF Media Ab
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Finland
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Digital Officer
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Sep 2015 - Aug 2017
Leading Tech & Insights. Responsible for data, analytics, research, it and web & mobile development teams. Leading Tech & Insights. Responsible for data, analytics, research, it and web & mobile development teams.
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Yle
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Finland
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Web & Mobile Development
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Sep 2012 - Sep 2015
CDO role leading the development of web and mobile services & strategy. Responsible for the company digital product portfolio and prioritization. Special focus on Yle.fi global user logic, personalization, user id, customer dialogue, content recommendation & discovery, web analytics and web audience insight, Yle API architecture development, partner ecosystems and developer & user communities.
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Innovation Coach
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Jan 2009 - Sep 2012
Tasked with improving the corporate culture, a program was designed to change the mindset within the company to become more agile and innovation oriented. The program included extensive organisation wide road show, with presentations, work shops and assignments. Furthermore, the coaches were enlisted to facilitate many kinds of problem solving tasks and to design a wide variety of creative processes - dealing with topics from strategy and organisational changes to product development and company culture.
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Head of Online, svenska.yle.fi
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Jan 2011 - Aug 2012
Responsible for online publishing and services in Swedish on Finnish Broadcasting Company. Oversaw a significant revamp of the digital offering, including product consolidation, site redesign, cms renewal and migration, new hires, organisational change and development as well as designing new workflows and processes for content production. Employed Human Centered Design principles in the process.
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Producer and developer
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2009 - Dec 2010
Kulturen.fi. Developed and launched the arts & culture portal for Yleisradio (Finnish Broadcasting Company).
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Producer
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Nov 2008 - Dec 2010
Responsible for operating and developing a weekly arts & culture programme, Pixel, for FST5, television channel for Yle. Starting with developing the journalistic concept and the TV format and estethics. Managed the team and production.
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Isi Productions
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Amsterdam
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Owner and manager
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Jan 2003 - Jan 2009
Production company with a wide variety of assignments within the audiovisual field. Production company with a wide variety of assignments within the audiovisual field.
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Independent
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Visual Artist
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2000 - 2008
Visual artist with main focus on video and web. Exhibitions and screenings in amongst other Amsterdam, Aalst, New York, Istanbul, Belgrade, Helsinki, Shanghai. Visual artist with main focus on video and web. Exhibitions and screenings in amongst other Amsterdam, Aalst, New York, Istanbul, Belgrade, Helsinki, Shanghai.
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OT301 organization
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Amsterdam
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Co-founder
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Jan 1999 - Jan 2005
A cultural centre with public functions and studios for artists. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. A cultural centre with public functions and studios for artists. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Academie Cinema
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Amsterdam
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Programmer and organizer
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Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
OT301. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. OT301. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Popcorn International Film Festival
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Co-founder and programming consultant
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Jan 1997 - Jan 2001
Concept development and event organization Concept development and event organization
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Bibel Magazine
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Co-founder and Film Section Editor
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Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
Much hyped fashion and culture bible (nonreligious). Much hyped fashion and culture bible (nonreligious).
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Freelance writer
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Jan 1992 - Jan 1999
Contributed for various publications. Contributed for various publications.
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www.cinema.se
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Founder and editor
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Jan 1995 - Jan 1997
Developed, managed and edited one of the first - in the world - daily web publications on film. Developed, managed and edited one of the first - in the world - daily web publications on film.
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Cinema
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Editor in chief
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Jan 1995 - Jan 1997
Managed and edited the young and edgy monthly periodical on film. Stockholm, Sweden. Cinema was the largest film periodical in Sweden at the time. Managed and edited the young and edgy monthly periodical on film. Stockholm, Sweden. Cinema was the largest film periodical in Sweden at the time.
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Metro US
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Film writer
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1994 - 1994
Covered film festivals and premieres in Stockholm. Covered film festivals and premieres in Stockholm.
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Education
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1994 - 1995
Stockholm University
No degree, Film and television studes -
1993 - 1995
Åbo Akademi
No degree, Philosophy -
1992 - 1995
Turun yliopisto
No degree, Film and Television studies
