Jukka Valimaki
Economics graduate from Helsinki School of Economics, currently pursuing MBA at MIT. Worked 6 years at Seb Card (Part of SEB Group).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | English, German, Languages, Swedish |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Helsinki |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Seb Card (Part of SEB Group), Helsinki, Finland |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | December 2001 - November 2008 |
| Description: | With over 5 million customers and 20,000 employees, SEB is one of the leading European banks
Development Manager 2006-2008 Project Manager 2005-2006 Part-time Project Worker 2002-2005 Leadership • Managed a team of 3 project managers • Launched SEB Card’s number one strategic brand in Finland. Project size was 40% of the company’s annual profit with 40+ participants in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway • Installed a unified project management framework to replace non-performing ad hoc projects. By creating clear communication processes and providing planning and follow-up tools we reduced new employee orientation time and increased project participants’ job satisfaction across organization • Promoted to Development manager within 9 months after starting as a full-time project manager Problem Solving and Analysis • Managed a project that restructured the company’s troubled affinity program. The project increased internal efficiency by 60% and raised cardholder self-service rate to 95% • Drove the company’s online sales strategy re-design. The new approach permanently tripled incoming card applications from the online channel and raised cardholder activity rate from 70% to 85% • Led a project that conducted a market research for requirements and presented a full design for a new corporate customer extranet service. The implemented solution was later used as a base for the Nordic service • Created the reporting model for presenting the affinity program’s operations metrics to the board of directors Outsourcing Relationship Management • Managed subcontractor relationships ranging from IT solutions to market analysis providers to invoice print houses • Negotiated outsourcing contracts for a new product line; maintained price stability while demanding better quality production technology |
| Employer: | Student Union of the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland |
| Position: | Secretary for Business Relations |
| Time period: | December 2000 - November 2002 |
| Description: | Student organization with 25 employees, an annual budget of $2M and $100M in assets
• Negotiated cooperation agreements between the student union and Finnish companies with a total value of $200K; an amount more than 5 times that of other schools |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Enrolled in Track in Finance, MBA |
| University: | University of Helsinki |
| Time period: | 1999 - 2006 |
| Degree: | Economics. Technology Management and Policy, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | • Interested in emerging markets, international politics and traveling – I have visited more than 40 countries
• Enjoy motorcycle racing, street basketball and athletics – competed in 400m on national level and trained athletes for several years |
Jukka's Startups (3)
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EggTech
EggTech is an energy services company that provides complete solutions for electricity generation, storage, and basic appliances in sub-Saharan Africa, beginning with Tanzania.
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Egg-tech
EGG-tech links low-income consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa to power producers by setting up a network of “charge & swap” service stations where we swap empty batteries for fully charged ones.
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EGG-energy
EGG-energy links low-income consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa to power producers by setting up a network of “charge & swap” service stations where we swap empty batteries for fully charged ones.
Jukka's Contacts (3)
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Rhonda Jordan
BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, currently pursuing PhD at MIT.
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Blandine Antoine
MIT doctoral student with strong interest in energy and development. Co-founder of a non-profit dedicated to educating lay-people and primary school students on energy and climate change issues. Co-wrote a popularization book on energy technology