Experience

Spacent

• Finland
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Creative Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Chief Creative Officer at Spacent

• Co_Founder

  • 2019 - Present

  TRACTR Oy is a Finnish technology company specializing in enabling more effective resource use of public and institutional clients. TRACTR is representing unique knowledge and competence in areas of digitalization, service architecture and platforms, resource allocation, and real estate development and consultation.



Puurakentajat

• Finland
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Tongji University

• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Guest Professor

  • 2014 - Present

  Design & InnovationService oriented architecturesCustomer value in Architecture Design & InnovationService oriented architecturesCustomer value in Architecture



Aalto University

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor, Adjunct

  • 2014 - Present

  Group X, Service ArchitectureDesign & InnovationService oriented architecturesCustomer value in Architecture Group X, Service ArchitectureDesign & InnovationService oriented architecturesCustomer value in Architecture



Sino Finnish Centre, Tongji University

• Executive Vice Director

  • 2014 - Present

  http://sinofinnishcentre.org/beta/?lang=en http://sinofinnishcentre.org/beta/?lang=en



NGIN Workplace

• United States
• Executive Offices

• Founding Partner

  • 2013 - Present

  http://nginworkplace.com/210 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139,USA http://nginworkplace.com/210 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139,USA



Ogilvy & Mather Advertising

• Advisor

  • 2004 - Present

  Developer of multi channel customer journey tool; One Experience. Developer of multi channel customer journey tool; One Experience.



Suominen Consulting

• Principal Consultant

  • 2001 - Present

  Service oriented architectures Service oriented architectures



MIT Media Lab

• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Expert

  • 1999 - Present

  Service oriented architectureshttp://cp.media.mit.edu/team/ Service oriented architectureshttp://cp.media.mit.edu/team/



Suominen Architects Oy

• Principal

  • 1997 - Present

  Service Oriented Architectures Service Oriented Architectures



Visiting lectures

• Speaker

  • 1990 - Present

  2015 Lectures in Boston, Montreal, Shanghai, London, Amsterdam, Lisbon. Hong Kong2014 Royal College of Arts2013 Urban Planning,Service innovation conference, keynote, Montreal2013 Urban Design Conference, keynote, Rio de Janeiro2013 Boston, MIT, City Science, presentation2012 Smart Customization Seminar, MIT2012 City On Demand workshop Montreal2012 New working Paradigms, MIT seminar2012 Radical Design Week, Shanghai 2011 Biomimicry in architecture, Keio University, Tokyo2011 New working paradigms, MIT2010 Design and Urban Innovations, Montreal, HEC2008 MIT Smart Customization Group2007 Yonsei University, Korea; U_LIVE, Ubiquitous living2007 Keio University, Japan; Sustainable solutions in customer decision process, Winter 2007 HEC, Montreal, Canada; Avatar marketing, MCPC 20072007 MIT, Cambridge, USA; Customer experience and interaction process, MCPC 2007 2007 IU, Innovation University Finland, 24 Living Multidisciplinary research2007 Keio University, Japan; Mass customized City,2006 Overview, Living Concepts, design manual, Peking, China EU energy initiative2006 China Shangai Cihaf 2006, Ecological city2006 BIAS 2006, Milano Fair2006 Seoul, Korea, Global Living Labs, Digilog Conference, Yonsei university2006 Ogilvy CEM seminar, Ogilvy, Canary Warf, London2005 Mass customization in Housing, Tokyo, Japan , Keio university2005 CEM Metrics, Ogilvy, St Paul de Vence, Nice, France2005 Keynote, Mass Customization MCPC 2005, Hongkong2005 China Shangai Cihaf 2005, Configurable City2005 Keynote, customized living, Bergamo, Italy2005 Keynote, mass customization in housing, Wellington New Zealand2004 Mass Customized City, University of Salford, England2004 Living Lab research concepts, EU IST conference, Brussels2003 Sophia Antipolis, new working environments2003 Barcelona, smart city, 22@Barcelona2003 Amsterdam, Mobile City , Zeeburg2003 Copenhagen, Personalized hotspots, Crossroads Copenhagen2003 Paris, RfiD in masscustomization, Cstb



Aalto University, department of Architecture

• Executive in Residence

  • 2012 - 2014

  Emerging Design Methodologies Emerging Design Methodologies

• Professor

  • 2004 - 2012

  Professor (customization and personalization) Professor (customization and personalization)



University of Art and Design Helsinki

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 2004 - 2012

  Director of Future Home Institute Director of Future Home Institute



Conference for Mass Customization and Personalization

• Conference General Chair

  • 2008 - 2010

  MCPC2009 Conference General ChairMass Customization and Personalization Biannual World Conference 2009 MCPC2009 Conference General ChairMass Customization and Personalization Biannual World Conference 2009



EcoDigiCity Oy

• Founding Partner, vice president

  • 2005 - 2009

  New City Concepts New City Concepts



Taivas Ogilvy

• Finland
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior advisor

  • 2002 - 2008

  Multichannel Customer JourneyEvaluation and development tools Multichannel Customer JourneyEvaluation and development tools



SRMT Oy Architects Suominen - Raveala - Mäntylä Oy

• Principal architect, chairman of the board

  • 1991 - 2008

  Housing and serviced apartments Housing and serviced apartments



Architects Sopanen – Suominen- Svärd - de la Chapelle Oy,

• Principal Architect, chairman of the board

  • 1989 - 1997

  Strategic development Strategic development