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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Jarkko Ahonen
Birth date: 25.02.1971
Address:Teininpellontie 12, 13210 Hämeenlinna
Phone: 040-7204094
Email: zeikman@gmail.com (jarkko.ahonen@nokia.com works until 20.7.2016).
(link to LinkedIn profile: https://fi.linkedin.com/in/jarkko-ahonen-60581a114)
PROFILE
• A senior system architect especially for user security and in usability (WebUI and CLI) in a
wide variety of Nokia products. For the recent years, I have worked as a senior system
architect mostly for user security and usability (WebUI and CLI), and my work results are
currently used in a wide variety of Nokia products and documentation.
• Especially strong in security related issues (see “Work experience” for more information)
• As a PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, I have a strong capability to understand
physical and mathematical formulas, numbers, logical connections and environmental
effects. I can calculate and study items in both theoretical and empirical level for various
systems.
• Also a full professional in designing and coding in C, C++ and java.
• A dedicated worker who can solve very difficult problems - and get things done: excellent
problem solving and analytical skills.
• A professional with a long career in an international, multi-cultural, and multi-site
environment. Team leading, mentoring and guiding skills to facilitate teamwork with people
from different cultural backgrounds.
• Solid technical background with Linux based products.
• In addition to normal senior architect and design work, I have handled customer
documentation as well (very fluent in written technical English).
• Preferring to work in the Capital area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa), Tampere or Hämeenlinna.
WORK EXPERIENCE
10.08.1998  present Nokia (telecommunications)/Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)
• In the first ~13 years, designed and coded many security and WebUI related
subsystems (services, libraries, interfaces) to the Nokia/NSN telecommunication
products as a part of a platform team. First a normal designer, then a senior
designer and then as a software architect.
• In the latest ~4 years, I have been a senior specialist (system architect) in
Nokia/NSN telecommunication products as a part of a platform team responsible
for
 CLI and WebUI usability (specifying/writing requirements on how interfaces
to a human operator need to look like and behave)
 Tomcat and httpd configuration (specifying/writing requirements on what a
network element needs to support and what must be disabled as a security
risk)

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 SNMP interface (specifying/writing requirements on how a network
management system can control a network element)
 user security (specifying/writing requirements for securing network elements
from malicious users and attackers via a variety of hardening steps done to
the used external services/interfaces and code). This includes specifying
authentication, authorisation (=RBAC, role based access control) and
accounting (=audit logs).
 user management (specifying/writing requirements for how user
management in a network element is to work)
 keeping the network element related Security Hardening Specification (SHS)
documentation up-to-date and inventing new security hardening steps
 keeping the network element up-to-date with Nokia security requirements
and protected against vulnerabilities
 analysing Nokia internal and third party security audits together with
penetration test results, and dividing the results to false positives and real
vulnerabilities
 accepting and writing technical documentation for operators in my
responsibility areas
 advising and helping multiple stakeholders around the world to quickly solve
a problem in my responsibility area: a big network of known associates
around Nokia network products.
 checking on how code from other Nokia internal sources could be utilised in
my areas (software re-use)
EDUCATION
• PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
 Start date: 01.09.1990
 End date: 02.06.1998,
 Institution: University of Helsinki
 Thesis name: On electromagnetic fields in the early universe
 Side degree (on the M.Sc. level; within the PhD degree) in Stochastic
Mathematics
• Nokia courses in the years 1998 to 2016 in the attachment (including a
purple belt in Security).
• CISSP certification from ISC^2 (2010)
High School
Start date: 15.08.1987
End date: 02.06.1990
School: Tampereen Lyseon lukio
Elementary School
Start date: 15.08.1978
End date: 02.06.1987
School: Amurin koulu, Tampere

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SKILLS
System architecture/specification
User security
User management
Usability specification for CLI and WebUI
Analytical problem solving (including various testing styles)
Programming languages: java, C and C++
Linux system
SNMP and NE3S/WS
Tomcat configuration
Httpd configuration
Technical writing (in Finnish and English)
Jira/Atlassian and DOORS tools
Windows
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Finnish Native tongue
English Excellent
Swedish Fair
German Basics
Russian Basics
ACHIEVEMENTS
Multiple Nokia-internal recognitions from other Nokia colleagues around the world
(see the attachment). See also my linked-in profile.
REFERENCES
See my linked-in profile.
LEISURE
Outdoors, pets and reading, electronics. As a hobby I have, e.g., configured a home-
automation and surveillance system to my house with additional electronics done and
designed by me.

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