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Riku Seppälä

Pursuing MSc in Technology at Helsinki University of Technology.

Headline: Engineer
Work status: Living The Dream
Website: http://www.seppa.la
Skills: English, French, HTML / CSS, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, SQL, Swedish, Web Development
Next step: When my masters thesis is finished I will be working with my Startup.
Location: Montréal
Groups: Aalto Entrepreneurship Society, BASES
Interested in: Consulting opportunities, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Providing services to startups, Trading services
Tags: business, canada, enterprise2.0, finland, Strategy, web

FULL BIO

I'm currently working on my masters thesis related to the net benefits of information systems in small businesses. How to create business driven information systems?

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Aalto Entrepreneurship Society
Position: Strategy, Internal Relations, Blogger and Everything
Time period: January 2009 - December 2009
Description: Creating an entrepreneurial Eco-System at the upcoming Aalto University

Employer: Google Inc, Dublin, Ireland
Position: Online Sales and Operations Analyst
Time period: May 2007 - September 2007
Description: I was responsible for an internal process development project, took part in a software development project, verified ads and communicated with customers about their ads (AdWords).

Employer: Finpro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Position: Business Analyst
Time period: May 2006 - September 2006
Description: I prepared market analyses, presentations and answered inquiries about Nordic markets.

Employer: ESTIEM
Position: Task Force Leader - Venture Network
Time period: January 2006 - December 2006

Employer: Tietopoli Oy
Position: President of the Board
Time period: January 2006 - December 2006
Description: President of the board for a company providing mathematics and physics courses

Employer: DHL, Nokia HQ, Espoo, Finland
Position: Service Station agent
Time period: March 2005 - September 2005

Employer: Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland
Position: Practical Training Advisor
Time period: January 2005 - June 2006
Description: Responsible for communications between companies and our students regarding training positions

Employer: Prodeko
Position: International Relations Officer
Time period: January 2005 - December 2005
Description: Member of the board, developing international relations, international event responsible.

Employer: ESTIEM
Position: Local Responsible Helsinki
Time period: January 2005 - December 2005

INFORMATION

Hobbies: Snowboarding. I have competed in Halfpipe on an international level
Golf, Investing, Technology, Sailing, Running, Gym
Clubs: ESTIEM, AES, Skipoli, Montreal Newtech
Memberships: • Part of the founding team of Aalto Entrepreneurship Society in 2009, organizer of a series of events with up to 170 participants; board member 2009.
• President of the board and CMO of Tietopoli Oy 2005-2007, a company that organizes mathematics and physics courses. Revenue 70 000 €
• Founder and project manager of the ESTIEM Entrepreneurship task force 2005- 2006
• Member of the board, responsible of foreign affairs, Prodeko, Students of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Helsinki University of Technology and ESTIEM Local Responsible Helsinki

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  • Techvibes Media

    Techvibes is a hyper-local technology blog, events calendar, job board, and company directory across a growing network of 11 cities - Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, Victoria, Seattle, Portland, and Denver-Boul

  • Akoha

    Akoha is a Montreal based developer of a new type of online / offline social multiplayer game.

  • OZ

    OZ Communications delivers access to popular instant messaging and email services on consumer mobile devices

  • Tungle

    Tungle is a service for busy professionals to schedule meetings with one or many people across companies, calendar applications and time zones

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  • Varun Singh

    A graduate from Helsinki University of Technology and currently collaborates with Nokia Research Center in the field of Video Communication. Team member of the Aalto Entrepreneurship Society and brainstorming ideas with like minded people.