Experience

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  T.v.i. - temet vision industry oy

  Jan 1994 - Oct 1994

  Master's thesis worker

  Master's thesis work, which developed "a method for adjusting a photodetector array and a beam-splitting and detector structure for a line scan camera."- Method utilized a system of computer controlled actuators on an optical table for micro-meter position accuracy, to align three (R,G and B)-photodetectors optically on a beamsplitter. - Method was an improvement to one of the compny's key competence (optoelectronic sub-assembly of the of a linescan camera), reducing the assembly time to one fifth of the orininal time. Show less

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  T.v.i. - temet vision industry oy

  Oct 1994 - Jul 1996

  Project manager

  Camera production line setup at a contract manufacturerFurther development of the opto-electonic assembly system

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  John deere

  Aug 1996 - Feb 2007

  - Leader of Continuous Improvement (CI) team supporting automation systems for currently produced forest machines. Systems consisted CAN connected controllers and PC based systems for the machine controls and tree handling and measuring attachments. - Head of the new generation forest machine (harvester/ forwarder) automation system development, consisting of CAN based controllers and embedded SW application development. - Engineering Manager for Forest Machine electrical & automation system development.- Leading a development team for electrical and automation systems for several forest machine types, such as swing to tree and drive to tree feller bunchers, skidders, log loaders, as well as some harvesting systems.- Leader of the global Electrical Expert Team (EET).- Design areas included machine electrical system design, CAN connected controllers with embedded SW development. - Transferring Scandinavian forest machine control system technology to North American machinery. Developing and implementing working prototype systems, system testing, application development.- Electrical system development and design for forest machines.- Head of the global Electrical Expert Team (EET).

  • Team Leader, Automation

    Feb 2005 - Feb 2007

  • Engineering Manager, Automation & Electrics

    Oct 2001 - Jan 2005

  • Senior Design Engineer, Automation

    Aug 1996 - Sept 2001
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  Abb

  Feb 2007 - Apr 2008

  Project manager, functional safety

  - Project manager for functional safety offering development and knowledge building.

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  Abb oy - drives

  May 2008 - Dec 2012

  Head of functional safety program at ABB Drives (products, tools, technology, competence & knowledge base).Head of SIL 3 safety module development (for a frequency converter), consisting process implementation for safety critical HW and embedded SW development according to IEC 61508. Head of functional safety development at ABB Drives (Products, technology, knowledge base).Functional Safety Manager at ABB Drives for functional safety operation (product development, production, support). To ensure that compliance to regulations and standards is maintained through the entire lifecycle of products that include functional safety features.

  • Program Manager, Functional Safety / Functional Safety Manager

    Nov 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Design Manager, Functional Safety / Functional Safety Manager

    May 2008 - Nov 2010
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  Abb oy - drives

  Sept 2015 - now

  Quality director

  Head of quality management at ABB Drives Helsinki factory.- Design and implementation of a common quality strategy and improvement plan.- Building the quality culture and the DriveWay "common way of working" framework.- Challenging the status quo in quality- Owner of the factory quality management system - Lead a team of product group quality managers

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  Abb

  Jun 2019 - now

  HSEQ manager for Drives Finland - Managing compliance, developing and supporting management systems, related activities and tools for three local product and service divisions. - HSE management system and tools according to ISO 45001, 14001- Quality management system and tools according to ISO 9001- Product compliance management for product regulatory compliance according to ISO 37301- Laboratory quality management system according to ISO 17025- Trade and customs compliance - export control and customs processes Show less Head of functional safety life cycle management- TÜV Certified Functional safety professional- Owner of TÜV certified Functional safety management system, a quality management system​ for functional safety life cycle management.- Leading and developing a team of functional safety specialists in business units.- Coaching and assessing project & product functional safety operations - Supporting Sales & Marketing -Creating customer value with functional safety products / know-how- Functional safety standardization work, member of national and international interest groups Show less

  • HSEQ manager - Drives Finland / Country Quality manager, ABB Finland

    Jan 2024 - now

  • HSEQ Manager, Drives Finland

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Functional safety manager

    Jan 2013 - now

  • Quality manager / HSE Manager interim - Drives Finland

    Jun 2019 - Mar 2021