Experience

KYOCERA Technologies

• Finland
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director, Engineering

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland Transforming R&D results into profitable products and business: Leading engineering organization containing both program management and engineering functions. Responsible for efficient planning and execution of product programs, product development, production ramp-up, and ownership of the NPI (New Product Introduction) process of the company. Product and technology roadmap planning together with CTO and marketing.

• Director, Foundry Operations

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2022

  Espoo, Finland Leading both MEMS R&D and production foundry operations of KYOCERA Tikitin Ltd. Responsible for product programs and ramping up full mass production capability for MEMS products. Technology transfer from R&D to production, NPI (New Product Introduction) owner.

• Program Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

  Espoo, Finland Commercialization of KYOCERA Tikitin MEMS technology - Program management of R&D and product programs.

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

  Espoo, Finland R&D and commercialization of Tikitin technologies. In July 2019 KYOCERA acquired Tikitin Ltd. and company was renamed as KYOCERA Tikitin Ltd.



VTT

• Finland
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Scientist, Project Manager

  • Dec 2015 - Jan 2018

  Espoo, Finland Research and development of MEMS sensors and devices (especially CMUTs and PMUTs and their applications, acoustic and environmental sensors) and Si-based nanoelectronics. Project execution, management and preparation of customer, jointly funded (eg. EU and Tekes) and technology commercialization projects. R&D funding acquisition and budgeting. Active work also in customer interface including project sales; ultrasonic technologies sales team leader. Board member of quantum technologies and… Show more Research and development of MEMS sensors and devices (especially CMUTs and PMUTs and their applications, acoustic and environmental sensors) and Si-based nanoelectronics. Project execution, management and preparation of customer, jointly funded (eg. EU and Tekes) and technology commercialization projects. R&D funding acquisition and budgeting. Active work also in customer interface including project sales; ultrasonic technologies sales team leader. Board member of quantum technologies and high performance sensing strategic growth areas.

• Research Scientist, Project Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2015

  Espoo, Finland Research and development of MEMS sensors and devices (especially CMUTs and PMUTs and their applications, acoustic and environmental sensors), project management, ultrasonic technologies sales team leader



National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Researcher

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2012

  Gaithersburg, MD Worked in Quantum Processes and Metrology group to develop fully CMOS single electron devices based on thin Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) structures for quantum computing (spin and charge qubits) and metrology applications. Significant role in setting up an R&D CMOS line and processes for Si-based qubits at CNST (Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology).



Princeton University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-doctoral scientist

  • Sep 2009 - Feb 2011

  Princeton, NJ Post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Physics at Princeton University in Quantum Coherence Laboratory group. Worked with semiconductor quantum dots and developed ultra coherent spin qubits based on both Si/SiGe and GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures under DARPA QuEST program "Harnessing Quantum Entanglement in semiconductor Circuits". R&D on micro- and nano-fabrication processes, measurement equipment and measurement techniques. PRISM micro and nano fabrication laboratory (MNFL)… Show more Post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Physics at Princeton University in Quantum Coherence Laboratory group. Worked with semiconductor quantum dots and developed ultra coherent spin qubits based on both Si/SiGe and GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures under DARPA QuEST program "Harnessing Quantum Entanglement in semiconductor Circuits". R&D on micro- and nano-fabrication processes, measurement equipment and measurement techniques. PRISM micro and nano fabrication laboratory (MNFL) clean room users' committee member. Had several equipment responsibilities in the measurement laboratory and in the MNFL cleanroom. Supervised also graduate students in the measurement laboratory and MNFL. Show less



University of Jyväskylä

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • 2004 - 2009

  Jyväskylä, Finland Developed tunnel junction based applications for low-dimensional nanostructures, such as electronic coolers, thermometers and displacement detection for nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Developed micro- and nano-fabrication processes and low temperature measurement systems, and had several equipment responsibilities in measurement laboratories and cleanroom. Supervised several masters’ theses and students, teaching responsibilities in eg. microsensors and their manufacturing… Show more Developed tunnel junction based applications for low-dimensional nanostructures, such as electronic coolers, thermometers and displacement detection for nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Developed micro- and nano-fabrication processes and low temperature measurement systems, and had several equipment responsibilities in measurement laboratories and cleanroom. Supervised several masters’ theses and students, teaching responsibilities in eg. microsensors and their manufacturing techniques, measuring techniques and superconductivity. Show less



University of Jyväskylä

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2000 - 2003

  Jyväskylä, Finland Worked on nanoelectronics: Developed tunnel junction based thermometry, measurements and modeling of normal metal-insulator-normal metal tunnel junctions.