Paavo Leinonen

Buzzwords

• Backend: Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, RESTful API's, JSON, Unicorn, Heroku
• Frontend/UI: jQuery, Javascript/Coffeescript, Backbone.js, HTML5/HAML, CSS3/SCSS/LESS
• Workflow: Scrum, Customer Development, GIT, Vim, OS X

Open source

• See my GitHub profile: Contributions to Rails Apps Composer, Mail gem and others.
• Lounasaika.net (2010–)
  • Helsinki area student lunch menu aggregator with ~1000 daily uniques running charity ads.

Work experience

• Owner & Lead Engineer at Protoverstas (2013–)
• Co-founder & Architect at Linko (2011–)
• Software Designer at Crafthouse (2010–2011)
• Course Assistant at Aalto University (2009–2010)
• Various consulting assignments (2007–)

Education

• Aalto University (2007–)
  • Major: Software Business (School of Science and Technology)
  • Minor: Management (School of Economics)
• Deutsche Schule Helsinki (1995–2007)

Language skills

• English (very good)
• German (excellent)
• Finnish (excellent)
• Swedish (good)
• Russian (basics)

"There's a world out there, believe it or not --"

I like to spend my valuable spare time taking care of both my body and soul.

Physical wellness lays the foundation for success on any area of life: so jogging, hiking and gym belong to my favorite weekly activities. Give me a call if you'd like to join me sometime!

Music plays a vital role in my daily life. I tend to explore a lot of different genres, and my current favorites include genres like minimal techno and tech house. Concerts, gigs, festivals – in Finland or abroad – visiting or organizing – everything goes!

And no matter whether for business or leisure, I simply love traveling. Getting to know new cultures and people always keeps fascinating me. Right now Berlin feels like my second home thanks to its vibrant techno culture and unique atmosphere. But sure I admire New York and Broadway musicals, too!

Get in touch

Have we met yet? Maybe we should meet up for lunch someday? Feel free to drop a line.

paavo at leinonen.net