This curriculum vitae is for Jari Kettunen, a Finnish permanent resident of Australia seeking new opportunities. He has over 30 years of experience in automation, sales, and project management across various industries. Kettunen has extensive skills in customer relations, technical support, and new business development. He is highly skilled in automation systems, software programming, and international business. Kettunen held several sales and management roles in Australia and Finland, most recently as a sales manager for an environmental solutions company in Western Australia.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Mr JARI KETTUNEN
Address: 105C Waddell Road. Bicton. WA 6157
Mobile: +61 (0) 406 413 661
Email: jari.kettunen65@hotmail.com
Citizenship: Finnish
Working Status: Looking for a new opportunities
Australian visa Status: Permanent Resident
COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:
 Have an extensive experience and skill in creating New Customer Data Bases and also in New
Business Development in Metropolitan and Regional areas of Finland, Sweden, England and now
in Western Australia.
 Enjoy work with customers and finding solutions to their problems. Great customer understanding,
skills and the ability to change their demands to generate new business for you.
 Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
 Highly skilled in Electrical Automation Systems and Drives
 Have a lot of general knowledge and useful ideas based on a very wide experience of different
processes and machinery and can turn these ideas into new business.
 Skilled in computers and software programming.
 Experienced working in an international company and am a willing team participant.
 Prepared and willing to travel Interstate or internationally, to meet the requirements of my
employment.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
19.5.2014-19.4.2016
HIFraser Pty Ltd - Australia – http://www.hifraser.com.au/
Sales Manager, Environmental solutions, Western Australia—
Responsible for Sales, Marketing and Technical Support for the ship building industry,
Royal Australian Navy, building constructors and big plumbing companies.
Products included water saving vacuum toilet systems, sewage treatment plants and special
pumps. Services included industrial automation consultation.
Made Redundant as Part of a downturn of a Environmental Business
5.10.2012-24.3.2014
Flowrox Pty Ltd - Australia – http://www.flowrox.com/
Regional Sales Manager, Western Australia and Northern Territory — Responsible for
Sales, Marketing and Technical Support for the Mining, Refining, Manufacturing, OEM.
Products included Pinch and Knife Gate Valves, Peristaltic Hose Pumps and Progressive
Cavity Pumps all made for the Slurry and Heavy Media Industry Sectors.
Made Redundant as Part of a Total Global Corporate Restructuring.

2. Jari Kettunen 2/4
30.8.2010-2.10.2012
Evac Oy, Helsinki – Finland- http://www.evac.com/
Manager of Automation Engineering, Global management
Creating the best specifications for Global “Total automation concept” controlling
Waste Handling Systems. Creating instructions and guidelines for Managing, designing
and manufacturing these systems for Evac Marine and Building industry. Systems
advanced waste water systems are installed in the Navy Ships, World biggest Cruise
Ships and Cargo vessels. Teaching Chinese Automation staff for manufacturing and FAT
testing of MBR control cabinets. Evac Agent training in Shanghai.
Various commissioning of MBR units in Shanghai, Finland, South-Korea, Dubai and
Estonia. Automation Sub-contractor and agent training and management in Finland,
Estonia, Germany, Norway, Holland, China, South Korea.
Responsible of Siemens S7 Automation and InTouch SCADA systems of Norsk Inova
Incinerators.
Participating actively in Research & Development.
Desire move to Australia.
2.5.2007-1.9.2010
Elmont Oy, Lahti - Finland; http://www.elmont.fi/en/?id=87
SBA Manager of Automation Services.
The main task was to find the best automation design concepts for new customers and
generating new business database for the engineering department. Responsible for
Schneider/Elau system integrator business in Finland. Programming and
commissioning SCADA and PLC based automation projects in China for Outotec.
Biggest customer was Evac Oy and various projects for them like doing Sales Contracts,
Programming, Automation Project management and Commissioning for a for first
MBR R&D project in Aachen Germany, for a first MBR and Vacuum projects for
Petrobras, a big MBR project for Indian Navy Air Craft Carrier, South-African
Research Vessel MBR and Waste systems, Tallink Vacuum Collecting units, Britanny
Ferry Vacuum Collecting units. The biggest project is Star Flyer 2* MBR240 Project in
Tahiti
Willing to move to international business with Evac.
18.4.2005-30.4.2007
Avecon Oy, Helsinki - Finland,
Regional Sales Manager - Helsinki Head Office.
Opening of a new Industrial Automation engineering. Hiring staff of five engineers.
Finding new customers and generating design work for automation design engineers and
programmers.
Company went into bankruptcy.
31.1.1998-21.4.2005
Omron Electronics Oy, Helsinki - Finland http: //www.ia.omron.com/
Regional Sales Manager - Industrial Automation Systems
Opening of a new sales office to Western Finland. Finding best automation solutions for
customers and generating new business database. Specialized in high end PLC control
systems, Machine Vision and high speed Servo drives and VSD. Machine Vision

3. Jari Kettunen 3/4
training in Japan February 1999 and then launching it in the Nordic Countries. Main
speaker on Road Shows and Nordic representative at the European biggest Fair at
Hannover.
Desire to move from Factory Automation System sales to Human Resources sales.
3.2.1997-31.1.1998
Vision Systems Oy, Jyvaskyla - Finland http://www.visionsystems.fi/
Sales Engineer of Machine Vision Systems for Scandinavia and England.
Finding new customers and generating new business database for Machine Vision
Systems. Main speaker at the Automation Fairs
Desire to open a “new” Sales Area in Western Finland and take responsibility of Machine
Vision Systems.
30.5.1994-14.2.1997
Omron Electronics Oy, Espoo - Finland http://www.ia.omron.com/
Project Manager of Factory Automation Control Systems and Drives.
Project management, technical support, customer training and programming of PLC
based automation systems. Specialising in VSD’s, High Speed Servo Control Systems
and Fuzzy Logic Process Control Systems and Field buses.
Desire to change from technical support to b-to-b sales.
1.6.1985-31.5.1994
Raahe Steel Works, Raahe - Finland http://www.ruukki.com/
Various tasks from Automation Technician to Supervisor. Software Design Engineer of
UNIX operating system based Human Machine Interface at Blast Furnace department.
Supervisor of 20 electricians at Plate Mill Department. Automation technician at Iron Ore
Mine of Otanmaki, Sintering department and Plate Mill department. Two three months
working periods in Sheffield, England
For Family reasons, made a move to Helsinki area.
Education and Special Courses:
▪ Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering 1993. The Institute of Computer
Engineering, Raahe Institute, Finland. Specializing Industrial Automation.
▪ Master Thesis “Speed control of Roller Conveyor by Fuzzy Logic Control”. Best possible
grade ‘‘Excellent’’
▪ Computer and Industrial Automation Technician 1989. Vocational School, Raahe
Institute, Finland.
▪ Factory Automation Technician 1985, Raahe Steel Works Technical School, Finland.
▪ Electrician 1983. Kajaani Institute, Finland.
▪ Brian Tracy “The new Psychology of Selling” Course 2001.
▪ Machine Vision Training in Omron HQ, Japan 1999
▪ PADI Certified Rescue Diver, Rockingham, Western Australia 2014.

4. Jari Kettunen 4/4
Awards and Honors:
The President of Finland Award - 2002 - Promotion in Compulsory Army Reserve to
Senior Lieutenant.
Omron HQ of Europe: “NBD New Business Development Award” - 1996. Designing
and programming of Synchronised Eight Axis AC-Servo Driven Production Line with
electronic cam shaft.
Raahe Institute of Computer Engineering - 1992 City of Raahe: “Special Grant of
AKAVA- Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland”
From great educational success and successful work as a Chairman of Raahe Association
of Engineering Students and First Chairman at the Board of IOY
Raahe Vocational School – 1989 City of Raahe: Best Student - Factory Automation
Technician.
Raahe Steel Works Technical School - 1985 City of Raahe: Third Best Student
-Factory Automation Technician.
Kajaani Vocational School, City of Kajaani - 1983: Best Student - Electrician.
Referees:
Mr Steve Donnelly. Manager. Environmental Solutions. HIFraser, WA
Mobile +61 431 927 211. Email: steve@hifraser.com
https://au.linkedin.com/in/vacuumtoiletsaustralia
Mr Josef Christoffersson. Product Manager. Schneider-Electric. Sweden.
Mobile +46 70 588 89 18. Email: josef.christoffersson@schneider-electric.com
https://se.linkedin.com/in/josef-christoffersson-95405624
Mr. Pasi Tarkka, Sensor Sales specialist. Schneider-Electric. Finland
Tel: 0421211932. Email: pasi.tarkka@tesensors.com
https://fi.linkedin.com/in/pasi-tarkka-4a647810b
Mr Kari Blomqvist, Country Manager, Omron Electronics Oy. Finland
Tel:+358400472761. Email: kari.blomqvist@eu.omron.com
https://fi.linkedin.com/in/kari-blomqvist-3956b95
Mr. Jason Amaranti, Managing Director, Freomet Pty Ltd, East Fremantle, WA
Tel: 0421211932. Email: JasonAmaranti@hotmail.com
https://au.linkedin.com/in/jason-amaranti-76193530