Visit our office in Technopolis Ruoholahti (Hiilikatu 3, Helsinki)
Work experience
- VP of Engineering at Dealmachine (2011–)
- Software Designer at Crafthouse (2010–2011)
- Course Assistant at Aalto University (2009–2010)
Buzzwords
- Backend: Ruby on Rails, MongoDB, SQL, REST API's, Heroku
- Frontend/UI: JQuery, Javascript/Coffeescript, Backbone.js, HTML5/HAML, CSS3/SCSS/LESS
- Workflow: Scrum, GIT
Open source
- Lounasaika.net (2010–)
- Helsinki area student lunch menu aggregator with ~1000 unique daily users
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 @ (last name) . net