Danka Kravčíková – mapping and landscape surveying

Danka Kravčíková is an expert in mapping and landscape surveying. Danka has years of experience in managing projects from concept phase to completion. “My background in project management ranges from publicly financed projects such as from Norway Grants, the EU and Slovak municipal and regional governments to privately funded projects sought out by the private sector.” … Continued

Expert of the Week: Alexander Kercevic – “Action speaks louder than words”

Alexander Kercevic works for Bluewater, a world leading water purification company with its global headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Bluewater innovates, manufactures and commercializes compact water purifiers for residential, business and public use that harness the company’s patented reverse osmosis technology to remove virtually all pollutants from tap water, including lead, bacteria, pesticides, medical residues, chlorine and … Continued

Katharina Paoli – believing in people, planet and profit working together

If you need an action oriented strategist with an entrepreneurial mindset that believes in people, planet and profit working together towards measurable results – here she is! Katharina Paoli is from Sweden but at the moment she spends a lot of time in Silicon Valley, United States. “I am a member and mentor for the Climate … Continued

Yusif Salam-zade – “I enjoy working with data and just playing around with numbers in general”

While studying at Metropolia UAC, Yusif Salam-zade did an internship at TNS Finland during which he mostly worked with carbon footprint studies. After his internship had ended, Yusif was promoted to Environmental Engineer, and his current responsibilities are carbon footprint studies, life cycle assessment LCA, data collection and processing. “Through my work, I’ve had the pleasure of … Continued

Marleena Ahonen – “Everyone can make a difference”

Marleena Ahonen says that building a sustainable future and minimizing extensive environmental impacts is of essential importance as well as what drives her. This is why she majored in environmental engineering and energy technology for process industries in Aalto University school of Chemical Engineering. She has a passion for the environment and enjoy solving problems and … Continued

Michiel Maandag – “There needs to be something that captures everything you do”

Whatever you are selling, a product, an experience, a cause, there needs to be something that captures everything you do, says Michiel Maandag. If there is something, people can buy “it” and talk about “it”. That “it” is your brand. “And, you cannot sell or promote without a brand. It is that important.” Michiel says that … Continued

Gloria Zuniga – “When you solve the challenge, you feel the force of moving mountains with your know-how”

Gloria Zuniga’s passion is the desire of working as a bridge between the two places she calls home, Finland and Colombia. She wants to help creating jobs in both countries. Her motto is ‘doing good business, saving the planet’. “When you solve the challenge and you see the results of your work, you feel the force … Continued

Riina Mikkonen – “True value is created together with the users, not by guessing”

Riina Mikkonen is passionate about sustainable spaces and experience design. “Sustainable future and challenging the conventional is my passion and the only way to live and work. People don’t need any new materia for fun, but what we need are better solutions for fluent everyday life.” Riina helps companies and public sector. She solves challenges through … Continued

Mario Paroha – improving things and bringing them to real-life applications

Mario Paroha’s passion is exploring of new technologies, improving things and bringing them to real-life applications. Mario is interested in renewable energy sources, smart grid, energy storage and e-mobility are components of new ecosystem in which he is engaged. “With academic background in electrical engineering I were gaining expertise in different companies and institutions. I was … Continued

Research Blog: Tailored expertise to the forefront – What is best about working on the Solved platform?

Experts consider that they get to focus very specifically on their core expertise area When we talked with experts of the Solved platform in personal interviews for our research project Work engagement in changing knowledge work, we were able to dive into the practices of working on the platform. We were also able to learn what … Continued