Ekku Rytkönen
R&D Director | Executive board at Temet- Claim this Profile
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Olli-Pekka Nieminen
I was Ekku’s supervisor from 1.2.2015-24.9.2018. During that time, he proved to be a hard-working person capable of managing his responsibilities in a prompt way. He is quick to learn and grasp the overall picture of the problem. He is also the best person to explain technically complex issues for colleagues who does not have deep technical understanding. In addition he has also good understanding of business and how technology may affect on it. He has succeeded in developing excellent relationships with his colleagues and internal stakeholders. Ekku takes initiatives and accomplishes his tasks with much enthusiasm and motivation. He is also good to motivate his co-workers. His performance and attitude has been at all times according, or even exceeding the expectations. I can highly recommend him for all positions fitting his education, interests and work experience.
Olli-Pekka Nieminen
I was Ekku’s supervisor from 1.2.2015-24.9.2018. During that time, he proved to be a hard-working person capable of managing his responsibilities in a prompt way. He is quick to learn and grasp the overall picture of the problem. He is also the best person to explain technically complex issues for colleagues who does not have deep technical understanding. In addition he has also good understanding of business and how technology may affect on it. He has succeeded in developing excellent relationships with his colleagues and internal stakeholders. Ekku takes initiatives and accomplishes his tasks with much enthusiasm and motivation. He is also good to motivate his co-workers. His performance and attitude has been at all times according, or even exceeding the expectations. I can highly recommend him for all positions fitting his education, interests and work experience.
Olli-Pekka Nieminen
I was Ekku’s supervisor from 1.2.2015-24.9.2018. During that time, he proved to be a hard-working person capable of managing his responsibilities in a prompt way. He is quick to learn and grasp the overall picture of the problem. He is also the best person to explain technically complex issues for colleagues who does not have deep technical understanding. In addition he has also good understanding of business and how technology may affect on it. He has succeeded in developing excellent relationships with his colleagues and internal stakeholders. Ekku takes initiatives and accomplishes his tasks with much enthusiasm and motivation. He is also good to motivate his co-workers. His performance and attitude has been at all times according, or even exceeding the expectations. I can highly recommend him for all positions fitting his education, interests and work experience.
Olli-Pekka Nieminen
I was Ekku’s supervisor from 1.2.2015-24.9.2018. During that time, he proved to be a hard-working person capable of managing his responsibilities in a prompt way. He is quick to learn and grasp the overall picture of the problem. He is also the best person to explain technically complex issues for colleagues who does not have deep technical understanding. In addition he has also good understanding of business and how technology may affect on it. He has succeeded in developing excellent relationships with his colleagues and internal stakeholders. Ekku takes initiatives and accomplishes his tasks with much enthusiasm and motivation. He is also good to motivate his co-workers. His performance and attitude has been at all times according, or even exceeding the expectations. I can highly recommend him for all positions fitting his education, interests and work experience.
Experience
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Temet
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Finland
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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R&D Director | Executive board
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Oct 2023 - Present
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Kaso Oy
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Finland
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Security and Investigations
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1 - 100 Employee
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R&D Director | Executive board
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2021 - Oct 2023
- Member of corporate's executive board.- Leading corporate's strategy process.- Managing new products business.- Driving cultural change.
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R&D Manager
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Oct 2018 - May 2021
- Responsible for R&D activities for broad product portfolio.- Transforming 2D designing into 3D design automation - multiplying the design capacity.- Several new product launces i.e. world's first vault door class III according to EN 1143-1 T2.- Participant member of EN and ISO standardization group.- Responsible for products' certification and factory audits.
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Konecranes
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Finland
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Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Innovation Specialist
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Oct 2017 - Oct 2018
- Creating and developing innovation culture.- Cranking up research and product development activities in China and India.- Introducing and deploying 'systematic creative thinking' (TRIZ) to Konecranes (trained >100 people).- Responsible for early-stage idea portfolio management with idea evaluation and development.- Collaborating with universities and coordinating projects.- Building a global innovation agent network.- Facilitating diverse workshops from brainstorming to strategy processes.- Granted several patents. Show less
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Innovation Specialist
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May 2014 - Sep 2017
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Strategy Process Developer / Innovation Specialist Trainee - Thesis
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Jul 2013 - May 2014
- Working in a strategy process facilitation group, who carried out several business unit level strategies.- Developing a strategy process was my main responsibility.- My thesis is a case study "A concept for generating relevant information for a strategy process"- In addition I was responsible for technical idea portfolio management and development.
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Mechanical Designer Trainee (R&D)
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May 2012 - Jul 2012
- Created 3D designs, updated models, and made technical drawings from various products.- Summer job turned into a part-time job after my exchange studies.
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Reliability Engineer Trainee
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May 2011 - Apr 2012
- Responsible for designing, developing and deploying a lifetime test for a certain product series.
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Yamaha Center
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Switzerland
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Consumer Goods
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Spare-part seller
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Apr 2010 - Sep 2011
- Working as a spare-part seller (the only one in this store). - Summer job turned into a part-time job for more than a year. - During weekends the store was under my command. - Working as a spare-part seller (the only one in this store). - Summer job turned into a part-time job for more than a year. - During weekends the store was under my command.
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Education
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2009 - 2014
Aalto-yliopisto
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineer - Product Development -
2012 - 2012
National University of Singapore
Exchange studies, Technology Management
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