Regional Manager

• Jun 2022 - Present

Ilmatar Offshore Ab is a newly founded company based in Mariehamn, Åland. Ilmatar is interested in planning, constructing, owning and operating offshore wind parks in the Gulf of Bothnia. Ilmatar Offshore is an entirely owned subsidiary of the Finnish energy company Ilmatar Energy Oy. Ilmatar Offshore Ab is a newly founded company based in Mariehamn, Åland. Ilmatar is interested in planning, constructing, owning and operating offshore wind parks in the Gulf of Bothnia. Ilmatar Offshore is an entirely owned subsidiary of the Finnish energy company Ilmatar Energy Oy.

Head of Citizen Engagement

• Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

Citizen Engagement Manager

• Sep 2020 - Mar 2022

Citizen Engagement is key for securing and enabling any feasible transition towards sustainable development. I seek to facilitate the future energy system transition towards RES with clear communication and engagement between multilevel stakeholders, in a bottom-up and top-down perspective.

Communicator & Project Manager

• Mar 2019 - Sep 2020

Started as 2nd employee at the energy innovation andproject development company Flexens Oy Ab. Helped develop and implement the energy demo platform Smart Energy Åland. A testbed to pilot and demonstrate a fully renewable energy system which is sustainable both technically and economically using the latest RES-techonology. Flexens Oy Ab has identified the opportunity to develop and build a full society scale energy system based on RES on Åland Islands in Finland.

Master Thesis Project

• Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

Energy transition (ET) to renewable energy sources (RES) has been identified as a crucial action needed in combating climate change. These societal transitions have barriers which are hard to quantify and thus hard to incorporate in energy modelling scenarios. Full-scale island societies offer a unique position in observing societal changes that accompany ET technology. Islands also offer an understanding of how holistic sustainable development agendas and clear leadership can help facilitate… Show more Energy transition (ET) to renewable energy sources (RES) has been identified as a crucial action needed in combating climate change. These societal transitions have barriers which are hard to quantify and thus hard to incorporate in energy modelling scenarios. Full-scale island societies offer a unique position in observing societal changes that accompany ET technology. Islands also offer an understanding of how holistic sustainable development agendas and clear leadership can help facilitate an ET at a local level by identifying local barriers and bottlenecks. The autonomous territory, the Åland Islands, was chosen as a case study to investigate the role municipal governance leadership has on ET. 15 municipal actors in three different governing roles, from five different municipalities, were interviewed in individual semi-structured interviews. The results show that economic barriers were not perceived as a hindrance if local ET planning and budgeting is done thoroughly and followed up. The main barriers identified are social and include gender and age imbalances, lack of transparent communication, segregation of stakeholders and lack of cooperation between municipalities. The interviewees all saw benefits with undertaking an ET, both economically and socially, but seem unsure of who should take on this responsibility. There is lack of local adoption and holistic planning for ET, even if the actors in the municipalities express their willingness to undertake one – but with no clear regional ET agenda or leader to shoulder the task, it is unlikely that Åland will achieve the energy goals set to be reached 2030. Thesis collaborators were Linköping University, Lund University and Åland University of Applied Sciences. Supervisors Kajsa-Stina Benulic (post-doc at LiU) and Henner Busch (post-doc at LU) Work can be downloaded from http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:1459589

Internship

• Sep 2019 - Nov 2019

Contributed to an ongoing investigation of the socio-economic importance of the Åland fishing industry by writing the chapter of environmental impacts related to the field. A 10-week internship in relation to MSc Sustainable Development studies. Statistics and Research Åland (ÅSUB) is an independent public organization supervised by a board of experts and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations in Åland. The institute functions as the official… Show more Contributed to an ongoing investigation of the socio-economic importance of the Åland fishing industry by writing the chapter of environmental impacts related to the field. A 10-week internship in relation to MSc Sustainable Development studies. Statistics and Research Åland (ÅSUB) is an independent public organization supervised by a board of experts and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations in Åland. The institute functions as the official statistics authority in Åland and as such it is responsible for the production and dissemination of statistical data on the Åland Islands. Moreover, the institute carries out qualified research and studies. Show less Contributed to an ongoing investigation of the socio-economic importance of the Åland fishing industry by writing the chapter of environmental impacts related to the field. A 10-week internship in relation to MSc Sustainable Development studies. Statistics and Research Åland (ÅSUB) is an independent public organization supervised by a board of experts and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations in Åland. The institute functions as the official… Show more Contributed to an ongoing investigation of the socio-economic importance of the Åland fishing industry by writing the chapter of environmental impacts related to the field. A 10-week internship in relation to MSc Sustainable Development studies. Statistics and Research Åland (ÅSUB) is an independent public organization supervised by a board of experts and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations in Åland. The institute functions as the official statistics authority in Åland and as such it is responsible for the production and dissemination of statistical data on the Åland Islands. Moreover, the institute carries out qualified research and studies. Show less

Internship

• Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

Assisted the EU funded Seabased Measures in Baltic Sea Nutrient Management. Contributing to the work of reducing nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflow into the Baltic Sea. Compiled a literature review for the pre-risk assessment, on the possible bio accumulation effect vascular plants could have when absorbing water contaminated with cyanotoxins. Assisted the EU funded Seabased Measures in Baltic Sea Nutrient Management. Contributing to the work of reducing nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflow into the Baltic Sea. Compiled a literature review for the pre-risk assessment, on the possible bio accumulation effect vascular plants could have when absorbing water contaminated with cyanotoxins.

Board Member

• Nov 2017 - Mar 2018

Faculty board member at Region Östergötland Faculty board member at Region Östergötland

Histologist

• Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

Accredited laboratory work of pathological tissues e.g. biopsies, resections etc for diagnostics. Accredited laboratory work of pathological tissues e.g. biopsies, resections etc for diagnostics.

Exchange Student

• Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

Conducted Bachelor of Science thesis with the Hardt Lab of the Microbiology Institute at ETH Zürich. Investigated how oral antibiotic treatment may lead to accumulation of L-arabinose, which might contribute pathogenic success for e.g. Salmonella spp. by using pBAD as tracking system. Conducted Bachelor of Science thesis with the Hardt Lab of the Microbiology Institute at ETH Zürich. Investigated how oral antibiotic treatment may lead to accumulation of L-arabinose, which might contribute pathogenic success for e.g. Salmonella spp. by using pBAD as tracking system.

Project Assistant

• Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

Participated in the EU funded Interreg Central Baltic Waterchain project, investigating safety barriers of watershed surrounding freshwater basins. Conducted regular water sampling and testing of freshwater reservoirs for the water treatment plant. Participated in the EU funded Interreg Central Baltic Waterchain project, investigating safety barriers of watershed surrounding freshwater basins. Conducted regular water sampling and testing of freshwater reservoirs for the water treatment plant.