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Erno Kouvalainen

Erno Kouvalainen

Consultant, User Experience

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Lead UX Designer @ Nokia | Strategic Product Innovator & Team Leader

  • Education

    • Laurea University of Applied Sciences

      2013 - 2018
      Master of Business Administration (MBA)

    • Laurea

      2006 - 2008
      BBA

  • Experience

    • Etnoteam Finland

      Jan 2007 - Nov 2010
      Consultant, User Experience

      User centric design, user research and usability studies

    • Laurea UNIC

      Aug 2007 - May 2008
      Project Worker

      Usability testing, project work.

    • Laurea University of Applied Sciences

      Oct 2007 - Jan 2008
      UX specialist

      UX consulting, UI designing and tecnological research on Laurea's R & D project called Pömpeli. Pömpeli is a Finnish service innovation developed by and at Laurea University of Applied Sciences. Pömpeli is a multisensory space / marketing platform utilizing and combining technology, know-how and creativity in a new way. Pömpeli serves the experience-based economy, primarily concentrating on leisure time services. Pömpeli combines pictures, videos, sounds, scents, wind, lights, touching surface and colouring. Its execution is user- and student-based, supported by lecturers. Show less

    • Cresense

      Dec 2010 - Jan 2015

      • Senior UX Designer

        Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

      • UX Designer

        Dec 2010 - Dec 2013

    • Comptel

      Feb 2015 - Dec 2017

      Build and led the UX design team for Intelligence Data Business Group. Ensuring product design aligns with corporate vision and adheres to business goals. Lead product designer for the Monetizer - Charging and Policy product suite.

      • Chief Experience Designer

        Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

      • Lead Experience Designer

        Feb 2015 - Dec 2016

    • Nokia

      Jan 2018 - now

      Design team lead in the Nokia Cloud and Network Services unit. Led a global design team in a global organization, overseeing product design processes for various domains such as Network Analytics, Care, Charging, Operations, and Security. Managed and developed a team of designers, promoting their growth through mentoring and coaching. Implemented design best practices and industry standards, driving innovation and improving efficiency and user experiences. End-to-end design leadership an ownership for products in CNS Digital Experience product domain. Taking projects from research to implemented UIs, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and increased efficiency and productivity for professional users.

      • Lead UX Designer

        Oct 2023 - now

      • Design Manager

        Jan 2020 - Oct 2023

      • Lead UX Designer

        Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Erno Kouvalainen
      Full Stack Award: Thought leadership in Digital Business Raghav Sahgal Nov 2021 Congratulations! The Cloud and Network Services Full Stack Award Program recognizes Software Engineering Excellence! Your team is one of the Full Stack Award winners. Your innovative project showcases how we create technology that helps the world act together!Nomination descriptionA new NCC achievement with the availability of the NCC no-code Charging Configurator.The new Charging Configurator is an innovative and design-led thinking approach that enables operators to… Show more Congratulations! The Cloud and Network Services Full Stack Award Program recognizes Software Engineering Excellence! Your team is one of the Full Stack Award winners. Your innovative project showcases how we create technology that helps the world act together!Nomination descriptionA new NCC achievement with the availability of the NCC no-code Charging Configurator.The new Charging Configurator is an innovative and design-led thinking approach that enables operators to configure and market new plans and products as fast as they are ready to launch it. Show less