I am a software developer with strong front-end development skills and a passion towards UX design. I enjoy working in the area between design and front-end development and creating beautifully designed accessible websites.
I am a creative person, and I have always been excited to create something new. My work, with various clients and projects, has taught me that usability and service design decisions are as significant as software architecture decisions in every project.
In my dream project, I would participate in both development and design processes, and build innovative products with other software development experts. I would like to work closely with other developers, UX designers, and service designers to help everyone to work smoothly together toward the common goal.
Apr 2023
Reaktor
Senior Software Developer
Project 1: I worked as a full-stack developer on a project that focused on improving client's admin UI tool to fasten their warehouse logistics and customer service. Additionally, I participated in UX design work and created wireframes for a forthcoming mobile application.
Nov 2022
Mar 2023
Rebase Consulting
UX Designer / Senior Software Developer
I worked as a UX designer on a public sector project. I was responsible for designing new features to the application and also improving the usability of the old features.
Jan 2022
Nov 2022
Wunderdog
Senior Software Developer
I worked as a front-end consultant and UX designer. I focused on improving branding, technical dept, and accessibility of the client's product. My goal was to create a design system to ease the development of new features and create a more unified look throughout the application. My role in the project was to lead the front-end development, plan the brand renewal steps, and coach other developers.
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Loihde Factor
Software Engineer
I worked as a front-end consultant on a project where I was responsible for developing and designing a management website for the client's online games. I also worked as a UX designer on an internal project and participated in the development of Loihde Factor's marketing websites using Gatsby, Javascript, and DatoCMS.
Sep 2019
Nov 2020
Vincit California
Software Engineer
I worked in a project team, which developed a community application for a network of successful women. Our team developed the web application with React, Javascript, and GraphQL, and the mobile application with React Native. We used PubNub for the application's instant messaging features. I mainly worked on the web front-end side. Previously, I also worked on a project, which developed a C# desktop application.
Sep 2017
Nov 2018
Gofore
Software Engineer
I worked as part of an internal development project. The project focused on developing tools for sales, resourcing, and competence management. I participated in developing both the front-end and the back-end of the application using Vue, Javascript, and Typescript. I was responsible for certain areas of the application, and I made major architectural decisions related to the application. I also worked closely with the UX team.
Dec 2015
Sep 2017
Wapice
Software Engineer
I was part of multiple project teams, which developed web software products and services directly to clients. I worked as a full-stack developer using React, JavaScript, Typescript, and C#. In one of the projects, I was the main responsible for web development and web development architecture.
Apr 2015
Aug 2015
Nokia Technologies
Summer Trainee, Imaging Software
I worked as part of the Imaging Software team at Nokia. My main focus area was Android software development with Java and OpenGL. During the summer I created a 360° VR panorama video player for Google Cardboard and participated in developing other Android applications.
Jan 2014
Jun 2014
Nokia/Microsoft
Thesis Worker, Imaging Algorithms and Middleware
I worked as part of the Imaging Algorithms and Middleware team. My Master of Science thesis focused on improving imaging algorithms with a dual-camera system. In my thesis, I researched possible dual-camera algorithms and created a framework for testing dual-camera algorithms. The researched algorithms focused on improving automatic white balance, automatic exposure time control, and reduction of motion blur.
Jul 2013
Aug 2013
Nokia
Summer Trainee, Imaging Algorithms and Middleware
I worked as part of the Imaging Algorithms and Middleware team. I researched automatic white balance algorithms during the summer and developed a Matlab tool for image parameter analysis.
Jan 2012
Feb 2013
Tampere University Of Technology
Biotechnology Student Advisor (10h per week)
I helped the students to do their student plans and I answered their questions about studies. I also organized student counselling events, expos, and other info events.
Jan 2013
Aug 2015
Tampere University of Technology
Master of Science,
Information Technology
Major: Software Engineering (30 ECTS)
Minor: Software Engineering (25 ECTS)
Thesis: Improving Automatic Imaging Algorithms with Dual Camera System (Grade: 4)
Aug 2014
Dec 2014
National University of Singapore
Exchange Studies
Aug 2009
Jan 2013
Tampere University of Technology
Bachelor of Science,
Bioengineering
Major: Tissue Engineering
Minor: Computational Systems Biology
Thesis: Nano- and Micro Scale Eye Drug Carrier Materials in Water Solutions
Aug 2006
Jul 2009
Jyväskylän Lyseon Lukio
Upper Secondary School
Aug 2003
Jul 2006
Korpilahden Yläaste
Comprehensive School
Aug 1997
Jul 2003
Hurttian Ala-aste
Primary School
Skills that I use the most
Skills that play the most important role in almost every project that I have worked on.
Skills That Support My Work
Skills that I have learned at school or that I have used in some projects. Skills that help me understand software development more thoroughly.
Tools that help me success every day
Tools that I have used in many projects. Tools that have had an important role in successful projects.
Tools That Support My Work
Tools that I have not necessarily used in every project, but understanding these tools still have helped me succeed.
Language Skills
Fi
Finnish is my mother Tongue. I have studied Finnish language and literature from 1-9 grade and in high school. I have also always liked to read Finnish literature a lot.
En
I have studied English since I was 7 years old. I have lived in the US for two years (2018-2020), and I was also in student exchange in Singapore for one semester when I studied at the university. I have worked in international project teams, and I also read work-related articles almost daily. I also like to read English language literature.
Sv
I have studied Swedish since I was 12 years old from grades 6 to 9 and in high school. In Finland Swedish is compulsory language from 6 to 9 grade and also in high school. I also passed swedish language test (so-called public servant's Swedish test) at the university which tested both written and spoken language.
This page you are currently reading was created mainly because of you. When I started this project, I had already done projects with the same libraries and programming languages, so there was nothing especially hard and tricky in this project. What I learned and realized from making this website, was how much I actually had learned about JavaScript, React, and web development from my work projects and free time projects. After completing the first version of this page (in 2017), I redesigned it a couple of times (in 2019 and 2020) and updated some components. In 2022, I updated the site to use Gatsby and moved the data to DatoCMS.
I created this site to demonstrate my web development and UX design skills. I wanted to learn something new, so I picked up Next.js and Contentful. The Demo version of the site is deployed with Vercel. I used stock images from Unsplash and recipes that I found online, so don't expect to find secret family recipes from this site!
I developed a home monitoring system to monitor temperature changes inside and outside my apartment. This project consists of multiple parts: two different temperature sensors (one collects only temperature data and the other collects also humidity, pressure and light data), a Raspberry Pi hub which sends sensor data to cloud, a cloud API, and a cloud front-end service. All of the different parts are written in JavaScript. In 2024, I updated home monitor designs and implemented the website to use typescript. See more about design changes in Figma -> Case study page.
I started this project together with my husband. We planned that I would do the design part, and he would do the implementation part. This project is my first design only project, and it has taught me the most about design. This project is still in progress, I have still some fine-tuning to do, but my husband has already started to implement the mobile application by using Flutter and Hasura.
During my exchange year in Singapore, I wanted to create a website for all travel pictures, so I could share my experience with family and friends. Of course, I could have used some existing website, but I had wanted to do some own programming project and this seemed like a good opportunity. I created the website with Angular.js and Node.js. This website was my first totally self-made website. After I had returned back home from Singapore, I did some refactoring and gave the website an improved look.
