Experience

Detection Technology

• Finland
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, China Operations

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Production Director

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019



Innokas Medical

• Finland
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COO

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2019

  Responsibility: Profit and Loss responsibility for 20m€ manufacturing operations business.Objectives: Defining and implementing strategic targets for the production sites and Sourcing department in order to build profitable manufacturing business. Main tasks: Directs Operations organization of over 100 people in three factories, Strategic sourcing and Development teams. Acting as Kempele site manager 10/18 – 03/19 in addition to other duties.Key accomplishments:- Operations Strategy defined in 09/2017- Factory focus defined and main actions completed in 06/2018- New organization model with customer focus implemented in 11/2018- KPI's implemented and follow up system with management gear boxes in place 02/2018- Financial results in black numbers in FY 2018- Continuous improvement in personnel surveys and GPTW results

• Director, Supply Chain Management

  • Nov 2015 - Sep 2017

  Responsibility: Responsible for overall supply chain operations, including sourcing, purchasing and inventory of raw materials, selection of vendors, and distribution of finished goods. Responsible for sourcing, purchasing and logistics operations management and development. Being part of the company management team ensuring and developing the company business strategy.Objectives: Planning and implementing Supply Chain management strategy, setting up and developing the sourcing, logistics organization and processes. Develops strategic plans to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of Supply Chain Management operations.Main tasks: Leading sourcing, purchasing and logistics team in the company. Establishing and monitoring key performance metrics. Key accomplishments:- Innokas Supply Chain Management reorganized in 03/2016- Supply Chain Management KPI’s in place and monthly follow up established in 05/2016- Detailed process descriptions in place; roles and responsibilities re-defined in 08/2016- New Supply Chain Management strategy and Supplier management model implemented in 02/2017



Bittium USA Inc.

• Head of Operations Support

  • Mar 2010 - Oct 2015

  Provides reliable operations management of Supply Chain creation for Elektrobit’s products and customers.Leads a team of 15 professional Operations managers and Sourcing managers supporting all Elektrobit R&D programs.Expertly builds and manages supply chains for many high profile telecommunication companies.



Bittium

• Finland
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Operations and Logistics

  • Jan 2007 - Sep 2008

  Complete responsibility for sourcing, logistics, and outsourced manufacturing operations. Led network organization and established and monitored key performance metrics.Supported all EB product programs simultaneously. Completely reorganized Elektrobit Operations and Logistics in May 2007.



Efore

• Finland
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Suzhou Operations and Supply Center

  • 2004 - 2006

  Operative Management of 390 staff. Defined and implemented strategic targets for the production departments that resulted 80% annual sales growth.Improved revenue and operating profit growth, as well as delivered units growth by developing Supply Center processes and creating a specific organization and work flow to ensure continuous improvement.Provided cost calculations for new products, negotiations with customers, and ramping up of production.



Meconet Oy, Contract Manufacturing

• Production Director

  • 2002 - 2004

  Managed the order-delivery process organization and 190 people.Unified the production process, organization and company identity, by providing quality and delivery accuracy improvement in three production units in Finland and one in Estonia.Improved pilot department gross margin from 25% to 37%, delivery accuracy from 60% to 93%, and reduced customer complaints by 60%, within one year.



Nokia

• Finland
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Project Manager

  • 1999 - 2002

  Represented the production function in product creation programs from design to production ramp up.Acted as line manager for the Espoo site international project manager team. Led an international project team up to 20 professionals from both Nokia and external partners. Accomplished five successful product program ramp ups by assuring the Design for Excellence subjects and prototype manufacturing in the product design phase, and by creating production capability at Nokia factories in Finland, as well as at contract manufacturers’ factories in Finland, U.S.A, Italy and Mexico.



VTI Technologies Oy

• Manufacturing Manager, Assembly department

  • 1995 - 1999