Simo Vapaakoski
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Experience
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FORCIOT
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Finland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Project Manager
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Aug 2016 - Present
Project manager and chief engineer, developing a novel sensor solution to very demanding automotive environment, also development, prototyping and testing of various force/pressure measurement solutions. Project manager and chief engineer, developing a novel sensor solution to very demanding automotive environment, also development, prototyping and testing of various force/pressure measurement solutions.
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior HW Program Manager
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Sep 2014 - Jul 2016
Project management and engineering in phone user interface area, e.g. capacitive sensing, developing technology in electronics, SW, mechanics, testing and manufacturability.
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Project Manager
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Oct 2012 - Aug 2014
Novel touch sensor solution design and project management for mobile phone, developing technology, managing team and suppliers, creating tools for sensor design.
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Nokia Technologies
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Portugal
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Telecommunications
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Product Program Manager
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Aug 2005 - Sep 2012
Responsibility for several smartphones that were on the market, maximizing the business case of each product by ensuring that production is running fluently, introducing enhancements, continuous cost optimization and quality improvement, leading a team of R&D, sourcing, marketing, manufacturing and quality personnel.
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Product Development Manager
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2001 - Jul 2005
R&D manager for phone products, responsible for product development, guiding the design, leading the R&D team and managing suppliers and subcontractors according to schedule, budget and quality targets.
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Senior Design Engineer
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1993 - 2001
Product development, HW, SW, product concepting, standardization work (e.g. Bluetooth).
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VTT
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Vietnam
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Advertising Services
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Researcher
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Sep 1990 - Sep 1993
Medical signal processing research, developed a multi-channel digital signal processing algorithm for automatic detection of epileptic phenomena in an EEG signal, signal processing system and SW for an EKG stress test, quality control for medical X-ray equipment. Medical signal processing research, developed a multi-channel digital signal processing algorithm for automatic detection of epileptic phenomena in an EEG signal, signal processing system and SW for an EKG stress test, quality control for medical X-ray equipment.
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Education
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Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018
Licentiate degree, Computer Science -
Tampere University of Technology
Master’s Degree, Signal processing, electronics, medical technology -
Merikarvian lukio
High School