Experience

Carbon Balance

• Finland
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research and Development

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Carbon Balance Finland Oy is an innovation agency that provides green technological solutions for a circular carbon economy and biomass value chains. Carbon Balance’s pyrolysis technology is improving the carbon cycle and sequestration, with capabilities for CCSU.Responsibilities:- Investigation of the potential applications of biochar in water treatment and as an agricultural and urban soil amendment.- Coordination of research projects- Managing cooperations with universities, research institutes, and clients.



Luxmet

• Finland
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2022

  Luxmet Oy, a company based in Oulu, Finland, specializes in process optimization of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) metallurgical processes.The ArcSpec and TempSpec products of the company have proven success in energy savings and production capacity increase. Luxmet Oy, a company based in Oulu, Finland, specializes in process optimization of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) metallurgical processes.The ArcSpec and TempSpec products of the company have proven success in energy savings and production capacity increase.



Turun yliopisto - University of Turku

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher/PhD candidate

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2020

  I have successfully obtained a PhD degree in Biosciences, on the topic of Wastewater treatment with microalgae and cyanobacteria.The projects that I have been involved during my work were aiming at establishing a circular economy in different industrial processes. The aim was to utilize different industrial liquid waste streams for the production of microalgal and cyanobacterial biomass and valuable compounds. Project and Responsibilities:- Wastewater treatment with microalgae. - Managing projects involving academic and industrial partners.- Maintenance and operation of bioreactors.- Maintenance and preservation of microalgal and cyanobacterial strains.Achievements:- Playing an important role in the established new research field for the university, enabling new funding opportunities.- Designed and constructed bioreactors, resulting in savings of 60 000 euros.- Designed optical sensors, resulting in savings of 20 000 euros.- Created a bespoke bioreactor software with versatile applications.- Successfully executed stable wastewater treatment process with microalgae.- Multiple scientific publications in esteemed scientific journals.



Wetsus, Centre of Exellence for Sustainable Water Technology

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Junior Researcher

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2012

  Wetsus is an esteemed institute for Sustainable Water Technology in Netherlands. During my internship I have been involved in a project aimed at optimization of photobioreactors operation. This works has been part of my Msc. degree as thesis work in Bioprocess Engineering.Project and Responsibilities:- "Effect of dynamic oxygen concentrations on the growth of Neochloris oleoabundans at sub-saturating light conditions"- Operation and maintenance of fermenter (CSTR type).- Analysis of biomass, including strain maintenance.Achievements:- Improved the experimental set-up, enabling project success.- Generated scientific publication.



Wageningen University & Research

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Researcher

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2011

  Wageningen University is one of the most respected life science universities on a global scale.This works has been part of my Msc. degree as thesis work in Environmental Microbiology.Project and Responsibilities:- Investigation of intracellular symbiont of the marine sponge Crambe crambe.- Mastered and applied different molecular methods (PCR, quantitative PCR, RFLP, Clone library construction).- Data analysis with “On- time” detection system Bio-Rad (MyiQ5 software).Achievements:- Successfully constructed specific primers for the ribosomal 16S gene that have enabled the investigation of the intracellular symbiont.



Aquaprod Ltd.

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technician Specialist

  • May 2006 - Jul 2009

  Responsibilities:- Installation of Membrane and RO modules for water purification. - Maintenance and optimization of water purification equipment.Achievements:- Obtained technician certificate from GE / Zenon, enabling Aquaproducts Ltd. to become official distributor for “Homespring” membrane module for the Bulgarian market. Responsibilities:- Installation of Membrane and RO modules for water purification. - Maintenance and optimization of water purification equipment.Achievements:- Obtained technician certificate from GE / Zenon, enabling Aquaproducts Ltd. to become official distributor for “Homespring” membrane module for the Bulgarian market.