Mikko Jaakkola's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

💼 Past Experience

Work experiences:General Management | Product Management | InnovatorMikko Jaakkola has worked with the following companies in his role as a General Manager or CTO.Technology incubator at Stealth Startup from June 2018 to November 2019 (1 year 6 months)General Manager & CTO, Technology Strategy & Platform Product Planning at HMD Global from October 2016 to May 2018 (1 year 8 months)VP, Software Product Management and Engineering at nCore Communications from October 2015 to October 2016 (1 year 1 month)Director, Technology Marketing & Management, Americas BU at Microsoft from July 2011 to September 2015 (4 years 3 months)Director, Connectivity SW & Member of WiFi-Alliance Board of Directors at Nokia from January 2006 to August 2009 (3 years 8 months)In my role as an Advisor at nCore Communications, I have worked with the following companies.Acquisition of a technology product from a rival companyTechnology roadmaps for Nokia smartphone planningTechnology alignment for AT&T business and acting as their key executive technical contact for devicesLanded first Nokia Windows Phone SW development stream project including the production testing device SW, market configuration and variant creation, SW build, releasing, testing and product validationDirector, Connectivity SW & Member of WiFi-Alliance Board of Directors at Nokia from January 2006 to August 2009 (3 years 8 months)

🎓 Education

During his time at Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu, Mikko Jaakkola studied Computer Science, which he completed in 1992. He then moved on to study Software Engineering at the same school, completing it in 1996.Rising Star AcademyMikko Jaakkola has been named one of the Rising Stars of Finland by the school. This is due to his Achievements in his education and work readiness. Jaakkola started his work life at Rising Star Academy in the autumn of 2017 as a Junior Developer. He has since then worked as a Junior Developer at the school, starting as a Freshman and progressing through the staffs.At Rising Star Academy, Jaakkola has had the chance to learn and develop his trade in a setting where he can share his knowledge with others and further his development. His long-term development plan at the school is to become a Senior Developer.Education Stephanie McMahonStephanie McMahon, daughter of Vince McMahon, isJaakkola's teacher. McMahon is an Australian who has worked in the United Kingdom, Europe and South America. She is a Vice President of the World Wrestling Federation and is a highly regarded teacher and role model.Stephanie McMahon is a highly respected teacher and role model.Mikko Jaakkola is highly respected by his peers, who regard him as a diligent, creative and intelligent student.Mikko Jaakkola has a long-term development plan to become a Senior Developer.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Mikko Jaakkola is currently a Advisor at nCore Communications from November 2015 to May 2018 (2 years 7 months) in Greater San Diego Area. . Advisory Board Member at Twistar from August 2018 to November 2019 (1 year 4 months) in Greater San Diego Area. In my capacity as an Advisory Board Member at Twistar, I work closely with the CxO Leadership team to guide digital strategy and the technology roadmap. Prototype-to-Productionhttp://www.twistar.co/. Technology incubator at Stealth Startup from June 2018 to November 2019 (1 year 6 months) in Greater San Diego Area. • Identified new market need, created value proposition and technical solution for aftermarket refrigerator freshness and operations monitoring devices in unique form-factory by combining leading edge environmental sensors with a context optimized computing and energy storage system.• Created HW prototype implementation and full IoT SW stack from smartphone application, cloud implementation to embedded software with analytics by using Google Cloud Services, Python, Flutter, C and ESP-IDF.• Technology assets and hands-on development include AI, Google cloud service (IoT, PubSub, Functions, BigQuery, Firebase), Flutter (Android/iOS), Python, C/C++, FreeRTOS, gas-sensors, I2C, environmental sensor, embedded IoT device hardware (ESP32). General Manager & CTO, Technology Strategy & Platform Product Planning at HMD Global from October 2016 to May 2018 (1 year 8 months) in Greater San Diego Area. • Established technology roadmaps for Nokia smartphone planning by creating technology alignment process including recurring alignment meetings and RFPs with Qualcomm, Mediatek and Spreadrum on chipset ecosystems and other vendors with the rest of product technologies.• Delivered the first Android Nokia smartphone and selling over 10M+ units in the company’s first year by defining and program managing with my team ”Pure Android” user experience approach & SW content across the whole portfolio.• Created differentiator opportunities through inhouse and partner innovations by combining consumer insights with the technology roadmaps. VP, Software Product Management and Engineering at nCore Communications from October 2015 to October 2016 (1 year 1 month) in Greater San Diego Area. • Build feature roadmap, hired team of engineers and established development processes delivering LTE over Wifi access point SW prototype.• Developed 3GPP Enhanced Packet Network (EPC) compatible Wifi eNodeB implementing NAS, S1AP, GTP-U, ASN.1, SIM authentication working against commercial EPC with team of five engineers in 9 months by clear feature set, open source reuse and innovative tools & technology selection.• Saved $300k, 3 months of the development time and hiring 50 engineers through careful buy/specify/develop strategy. Director, Technology Marketing & Management, Americas BU at Microsoft from July 2011 to September 2015 (4 years 3 months) in Greater San Diego Area. • Successfully launched smartphones for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile with new platforms and radio technologies by leading technology product management team to align requirements & expectations prior technical approvals, spark excitement by presenting the latest device