Experience

Career, education, and operating range.

I bring experience across AI, product development, QA, partnerships, visual production, and software delivery.

2025 - Present

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Immersive

Leading AI strategy, product direction, and execution for immersive digital experiences.

  • Defining AI opportunities that support premium immersive products
  • Connecting business direction, design ambition, and technical execution
  • Driving AI-native product thinking at the leadership level

2024 - 2025

Head of AI

Advantage

Led AI strategy and implementation planning for growth-oriented products and automation opportunities.

  • Mapped AI use cases into realistic delivery opportunities
  • Combined strategy work with product and operational thinking
  • Focused on practical business outcomes rather than speculative AI ideas

09/2023 - 2024

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Sumo Apps

Developing Sumo AI and leading the transition from ideas into production-grade AI experiences.

  • Built AI APIs for generation, editing, and scaling
  • Directed end-to-end product execution on new AI initiatives
  • Connected technical capability with commercial product direction

04/2022 - 08/2023

Head of Partnerships

Sumo Apps

Combined AI feature development with business development and collaboration work.

  • Contributed to Sumo Paint AI features
  • Managed partnerships and collaborative initiatives
  • Oversaw customer support quality and internal coordination

05/2020 - 04/2022

Quality Assurance Manager

Sumo Apps

Led product quality and supported the organization with testing, content, and workflow improvements.

  • Owned manual QA processes for feature releases
  • Created support and community content
  • Helped evolve the internal Laravel environment

2017 - 2020

Customer Service Specialist

DNA

Developed sales, communication, and team coordination skills in a customer-facing environment.

  • Co-managed a six-person sales team
  • Produced sales presentations and proposals
  • Consistently earned strong customer feedback

Education

2018 - 2022

Information and Communication Technology Engineer

Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences

Software development engineering studies with a strong technical foundation.

2013 - 2016

Vocational Qualification in Business Information Technology

POKE Vocational College

Built the base for ICT, development, and business understanding.

Capabilities

AI product developmentGenerative media systemsAI automation systemsCRM and business growth toolingNext.js and modern web application deliveryTesting and QA strategyPartnerships and product storytellingCreative direction for digital products

Certifications and focus

  • AI product strategy through hands-on delivery
  • Visual content production and creative tooling