This document is a 3-page curriculum vitae for Jukka Tapani Mäkeläinen. It provides details on his education, work experience, skills, and career interests. Mäkeläinen has over 15 years of experience in production technology, quality management, and product development roles for cable manufacturing companies. He holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and is seeking new managerial challenges in fields like business consulting, production technology, and quality assurance.

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Mäkeläinen Jukka Tapani
Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First names / Surname Jukka Tapani Mäkeläinen
Address Hiirisuontie 5 E, FIN-01690 VANTAA
Mobile +358 40 561 7956
E-mail jukka.t.makelainen@gmail.com
Nationality Finnish
Date of birth 06/11/1971
Marital status Married, 2 children
Military compulsory service 1991 - 92
Degree Master of Science in Technology, M. Sc. (Tech.), Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)
LinkedIn profile https://fi.linkedin.com/pub/jukka-mäkeläinen/11/148/704
Strengths Cooperative, flexible, creative, committed, resilient, appropriately assertive, willing to operate in international
business environment, quality oriented, troubleshooter, can master special situations, keen on learning new skills,
persistent, organizational skills, good time and day-to-day business management skills
Interests Consulting, business, energy industry, production and measuring technology, process technology, customer
contacts, quality / safety / environment / health, R&D, product development, process development, continuous
improvement, power grid accessories, atypical solutions – think outside the box, and supply chain.
Skills Several production technologies including injection molding and cable manufacturing, production systems, quality
/ health / safety / environment assurance, internal and external assessments, SPC, measure techniques, product
and operational quality, product development, product management, project management, operations
development, process development, product testing, process technology, maintenance, challenging customer
service situations, industrial investments, cable installations (≤ 36 kV); electric installations (≤ 230 V), power grid
accessories (230 V…52 kV), building and house maintenance.
Career aspirations I am searching for new manager level challenges in the fields of:
Business consulting, production technology development and technical support, product development, product
management, purchasing, sourcing, Quality / Safety / Environment / Health, process development.
Why to hire me? - I have high work ethic and drive to get things done in time
- My experience in product and process development is a great asset when developing new solutions.
- I am a team player and enthusiastic networker.
- I continuously challenge and further develop present methods.
- I am eager to learn and develop new skills and with a hands on attitude.
- My analytical problem solving skills as well as thinking outside the box mentality will help when facing
extraordinary challenges.
- I am a team spirit builder with atmosphere uplifting attitude; helping colleagues and being positive in difficult
situations.
- As a former Quality Manager I have strong experience in quality, environmental, health and safety issues.
Work experience
October 2008– August 2015
Employer Ensto Finland Oy, P.O. Box 51 FIN-06101 PORVOO; Type of business: Electrical accessories
Product Development Project Manager, Utility Networks Underground Solutions
Responsibilities: Product development projects with project planning, schedules, performance, and
documentation and budgeting, legacy products maintenance projects, product creation process development and
claim surveys. Important tasks are also co-operation with product management, NPI, testing laboratory,
manufacturing facilities, and procurement and production technology departments.
Achievements: Six new product families, Product Creation Process - structure for project data, fine-tuning of
screw technology used in connectors and lugs, Utility Networks Laboratory accreditation (IEC 17025)

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October 2007 – October 2008
Employer Prysmian Cables and Systems Oy, P.O. Box 13, FIN-02401 KIRKKONUMMI; Type of business: Cable
manufacturer
Manager, Technical Services and Investments
Responsibilities: Investments (planning, approvals, execution, commissioning), controlling of plant maintenance
(semi outsourced maintenance), production line development, problem solving in production lines, maintenance
re-organization. Reporting: maintenance costs, maintenance actions, production development actions,
investment follow-up. Leading a team of 4 maintenance technicians.
Achievements: Plant maintenance change from outsourced maintenance to semi-outsourced maintenance,
Vertical complete dry cooling and curing insulation line investment fine-tuning.
October 2005 – December 2007
Employer Prysmian Cables and Systems Oy, P.O. Box 13, FIN-02401 KIRKKONUMMI; Type of business: Cable
manufacturer
Manager, Process Development
Responsibilities: Production process development, production and product quality, controlling of plant
maintenance (outsourced maintenance), problem solving (quality and process problems), product development
projects, accomplish of internal audits. Reporting: production development actions, quality figures. Leading a
team of 5 development technicians.
Achievements: Investment of new vertical complete dry cooling and curing insulation line, including: Layout
acceptance, insulation line construction, raw material logistic and handling, test runs and beginning of production;
Jacketing line fine-tuning: ultrasonic thickness measuring device investment, floating under pressurized extruder
head.
September 2000 – October 2005
Employer Pirelli Cables and Systems Oy, P.O. Box 13, FIN-02401 KIRKKONUMMI
Type of business: Cable manufacturer
Quality Manager
Responsibilities: Production and product quality control, customer audits, final inspection planning and
execution, quality and process problem solving, product test planning, delivery project management, participate
in external audits, management of internal audits, product approvals, quality system development (from ISO
9001:1994 to ISO 9000:2000), raw-material inspections and quality. Reporting: quality figures.
Achievements: Certification of new ISO 9001:2000 version; New operation guidance system (Quality First)
implementation; Qualification of supplier for utilities / electric companies such as: China Light and Power, Exelon,
Pacific Gas and Electric, Kahramaa, Lord Electric.
September 1997 – September 2000
Employer NK Cables Oy, P.O. Box 419, FIN-00101 HELSINKI; Type of business: Cable manufacturer
Development Engineer
Responsibilities: Initiative system development and follow-up, process development, product quality, product
line updating, product development projects, environmental system development (ISO 14001), quality coordinator
of Ahvenanmaa-submarine cable delivery project.
Achievements: New initiative system with new regulations, methods and processing system; Implementation of
ISO 14001; Ahvenanmaa-submarine cable type tests and succeed delivery
May – August 1996, May – September 1997
Employer Neste Oil Oy, Porvoo Oil Refinery, Finland; Type of business: Oil refinement
Work Planner, Mechanical Maintenance
Mechanical maintenance action planning, spare part ordering, organizing maintenance resources.
Education and training
August 2002 – December 2005
Degree Master of Science in Technology, M. Sc. (Tech.), Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)
Major / minor / occupational
skills studied
Major: Mechanical Engineering, Machine Workshop Technology
Minor: Industrial Economics
Subjects: Quality Management, Machine Workshop Technology, Machine Workshop Laboratory Works, Tool
Technology, Design of Production Systems, Operations Management, Logistics, Procurement, Development of
Production Units, Patents, Demand-Supply Network Management.
Master’s thesis: Improvement of Operational Quality Order-to-Delivery Chain of the Power Plant Products

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August 1992 – May 1997
Degree Machine Automation Engineer, Bachelor of Science in Technology, B. Sc. (Tech.), Helsinki Institute of
Technology (HIT)
Occupational skills studied Machine Workshop Technology, Production Systems, Operations Management, Development of Production
Units, Production Planning, Machine Automation, CAD, Mechanization techniques, Programming, Electrical
Engineering, Marketing, Leading and Interaction, Project Management, Research and Development, Sensors,
Operating Techniques
Dates August 1987 – May 1990
Degree High School, Herttoniemen Lukio, Helsinki, Finland
Courses and exams - German interaction group (2014 – 2015, Ensto)
- Project leader (2013, Projekti-Instituutti)
- Geometrical tolerances (2013, Metsta)
- SFS 6002 Electric work safety (2013, SGS Fimko Oy)
- Electric safety course 2 (2012, AEL)
- Electric installer’s vocational examination (2011, AEL)
Content: “Overhead line technology” and “Medium voltage terminations and joints”
- Innovation training (2011, Innotiimi)
Content: Several innovation methods
- Lean Manufacturing (2011, Laatutyö Karjalainen)
Content: Principles of LEAN manufacturing philosophy
- Boosting My Leadership (2007, Core Consulting, Italy)
Content: Boosting one’s leadership skills, acquainted with company’s top management, leadership
- Continuous Improvement - Kaizen (2007, Efeso, Hungary, the Netherlands, Finland)
Content: Trouble shooting, maintenance, industrial engineering
- Fiscal Swedish – exam (2003, Helsinki Summer University, Finland)
- Statistical Process Controlling, SPC (2001, Excellence Finland, Finland)
- Quality Manager – course (2000, Excellence Finland, Finland)
- ISO 9000:2000 – standard and quality management (1999, Excellence Finland, Finland)
- Quality Systems Self-Assessment (1998, Excellence Finland, Finland)
- Kepner-Tregoe – Analytical Trouble Shooting Methods (1998, Rastor, Finland)
- English level exam (1997, Helsinki Institute of Social Services)
- Project Work-shop (1997, Kasanen Ltd.)
Language skills
Mother tongue Finnish
Other languages English, Swedish, German
Level of skills
English Excellent
Swedish Basic
German Basic
Computer skills - good skills in Windows 7 and MSOffice programs incl CRM
- key user in Lotus Notes Quality First
- good skills in Adobe programs
- user in IFS
- user in Project Online
- user in SAP R/3
- user in Business Ware
- user in Vertex G4 CAD
- user in Arttu 2000 maintenance management program
- user in Maximo maintenance management program
- user in Maku – Material cost maintenance management program
Activities Outdoor recreation, reading, fishing, cars, 2nd World War history, cross-country and downhill skiing, house
building.