Kim-Mikael Pekkonen

Experience

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  Kanniston kotieläintila

  Mar 2015 - Aug 2015

  Animal Keeper

  Kanniston kotieläintila is an old working farm and agricultural tourism spot that offers accommodations, meals as well as meeting facilities, saunas and barbecue shelters.My work included taking care of the animals and giving tours to visitors, as well as preparing saunas and meeting facilities for customers. During my time i took care of a large number of animals, with variety of species including dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, cows, chickens, alpacas, rabbits, pheasants, peacocks, reindeer, a zebroid, pigs, sheep and goats. Show less

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  Familar Oy

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2018

  Family Support Worker

  Worked included supporting the family giving advice taking care of the child and at times going to activities and events as a big brother figure.

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  Turku University of Applied Sciences

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2018

  Student Intern

  Late summer internship with Turku University of applied sciences Water and Environmental Engineering research team. Work included setting up metering stations, maintaining them and gathering data from them and updating graphs and charts using gathered data using excel, as well as research on bio char filtering systems effects on acidic runoff.During the internship worked in 3 projects. Project monitoring blue-green algae concentrations in the Turku archipelago, project metering the quality of runoff water in the Turku city area, and a project researching and testing ways to minimize the harmful effects of runoff water from acidic sulfide soils. Show less

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  Turku University of Applied Sciences

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  Research Intern

  Internship with Turku University of applied sciences with Circular Business Models research team. Working in Carbonwise project, researching technologies and practices used to reduce CO2 emissions, gathering data for carbon footprint calculations and emission compensations methods.

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  Turku University of Applied Sciences

  Sept 2020 - Mar 2021

  Research Intern

  Internship with Turku university of applied sciences Circular business models research team. Working on the BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE project that looks for sustainable solutions for bio-based plastics on land and sea, while connecting economic and environmental gain through a circular economy. My work includes research on innovative bio-plastics, product design, environmental and economic assessments of products‘ life cycles and business models, efficient reuse and recycling solutions and the safety of materials for environment and society. Show less

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  Turun kaupunki - Åbo stad - City of Turku

  Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

  Project Engineer

  Did my bachelors thesis with the city of Turku subject being the development carpool services for more sustainable travel. The as part of the 6Aika: Low Carbon Transport in Mobility Hubs project.