Matti Muhos

(Updated 11th of April 2008)

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Date of Birth: July 27th, 1979
Nationality:   Finnish
Marital status: Married
National Service: completed, 31st April 1999

EDUCATION  

2004 M. Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu
Master’s Thesis: The Bottlenecks of Growth in the Industry of High Technology Mechanics in Oulu
1998 Matriculation examination, Jyväskylän Lyseo Senior Secondary School

PRESENT POSITION

2007- Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu
2007- Trainer and limited partner, Oiva the Engineer Ky

WORKING EXPERIENCE

2002-2009 Post Sorter, Pricing Services, Finland Post Group Ltd. (on study leave since 1st June 2007)
2005-2006 Researcher, Quality and Project Management Unit, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu
2004 Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu
2004 Researcher, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu2003-2004 CIM2005 (Research and education project for mechanical engineering in the electronics industry), Oulu, Masters’ Thesis
2003 Summer trainee, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management (Farms of High Quality 9001 -project), Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu
2002 Kelpokuljetus.Fi Ltd., Jyväskylä, summer trainee (logistics)
2001 Kelpokuljetus.Fi Ltd., Oulu, summer trainee (logistics)
2000 L. Vähälä Ltd., Oulu, weekend duty officer (logistics)
2000-2001 L. Vähälä Ltd., Oulu, summer trainee (logistics)
1999 L. Vähälä Ltd., Oulu, summer trainee (logistics)
1998-1999 Finnish Defence Forces, Air Force, Tikkakoski, logistics service
1997 Puistokadun Kotipizza, Jyväskylä, chauffeur
1997 Jyväskylä Sport and Physical Recreation Centre, Jyväskylä, summer trainee

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Finnish: Native
English: Excellent
Swedish: Satisfactory
German: Satisfactory
Portuguese: Poor

HONOURS

- Member of the Departmental Council of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu, 2008-
- Deputy Member of the Departmental Council of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu, 2005-2008
- Editor of the Northern Test Center Forum Newsletter, 2004-2006
- Moderator of the Northern Test Center Forum Program Office, 2004-2006
- Member of the Northern Test Center Forum Board, 2004-2007
- Member of the Northern Test Center Forum Work Groups (1-4), 2004-2007

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009 Lecturing, Development of a Continued Education Programme for EU Enterprises in Kostomuksha (CEPEK), Kostamuksha, Russia
2008 Research exchange (autumn period), Duo-Thailand Fellowship Program, Kasetsart University, Bangkok Thailand
2007 Teaching exchange (9 days), University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
2001 Erasmus exchange, (autumn period), Porto, Portugal

RESEARCH PROJECTS

- Inter-countries Research on Manufacturing Advancement, IRMA, Lifelong learning programme (2008-2009)
- Quality of Experience Research Network, QERN, Tekes, (2006)
- Testing in Product Value Chain, TEOS, Tekes, (2005-2006)
- NTCForum Program Office, Oulu Innovation Ltd. and City of Oulu (2005-2006)
- Northern Electronics Industries Development, NEID, preparation, Employment and Economic Development Centre, European Social Fund (ESF), City of Oulu and Oulu Innovation Ltd. (2005)
- Northern Test Center (2004), Technopolis/Oulu Center of Excellence
- Northern Agile Mechanic Network, CIM2005, (2003-2004)
- Farms of High Quality 9001 (2003)

LECTURING AND EDUCATIONAL MERITS

2009   

- Organising and lecturing the “Change management” training in Kostamuksha, Russia (Organisers: NorTech Oulu and PKC Group Oyj/OOO AEK/OOO Elektrokos)
- Organising and lecturing the “Problem solving in teams” training in Kostamuksha, Russia (Organisers: NorTech Oulu and PKC Group Oyj/OOO AEK/OOO Elektrokos)
- Organising and lecturing the “Production management – from philosophies to the practise” training in Kostamuksha, Russia (Organisers: NorTech Oulu and PKC Group Oyj/OOO AEK/OOO Elektrokos)
- Organising and lecturing the “Production management” training as part of chemical industry training, professional examination (POHTO Oy)
- Organising and instructing the practical training period of “Productivity and performance management” course, graduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)

2008 

- Trainer in “Production management” period as a part of the “ training, professional examination (POHTO Oy)
Trainer in “Teamworking” period as a part of the “ training, professional examination (POHTO Oy)
- Trainer in “Knowledge management, Idea-generation, and Evaluation Methods in Product Development Process” training as a part of “Product Development Training”, professional examination (Organisers: POHTO Oy and BRP Finland Oy)
- Trainer in “Knowledge management, Idea-generation, and Evaluation Methods in Product Development Process” training as a part of “Product Development Training”, professional examination (Organisers: POHTO Oy and BRP Finland Oy)
- Trainer in "Change Management" training, (Organiser: Northern Electronics Industries Development, NEID)
- Instructing Production management related Masters Thesis in University of Oulu (Organisers: Departments of Industrial Engineering and Management, and Meka Pro Oy)
- Organising and lecturing the “Creativity, Idea-generation Techniques, and Innovation Process” period as a part of “Product development” course, undergraduate education (Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering)

2007 

- Organising and lecturing the “Methods of Production Management and Logistics” course, undergraduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Organising and lecturing the “Introduction to production control” course (2nd), undergraduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Organising and lecturing the “Total Quality Management, Software Process Improvement, and Testing” module, graduate education (Faculty of Engineering, University of Iceland)
 - Trainer in “Production management” as a part of the “ training, professional examination (POHTO Oy)
 - Trainer in “Change management in Organisational Development” training, Ylä-Savon Koulutuskuntayhtymä
- Organising the “Introduction to production control” course for Exchange Students, undergraduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Organising and lecturing the “Introduction to production control” course, undergraduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
 - Organising and instructing the practical training period of “Production management” course, undergraduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)

2006 

- Organising and lecturing the “Methods of Production Management and Logistics” course (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Organising and lecturing the “Methods of Production Management and Logistics” course for Exchange Students course, undergraduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Trainer in “Creativity, Idea-generation Techniques, and Innovation Process” training as a part of “Mechanics Head Designers Training”, professional examination (Organiser: Northern Electronics Industries Development, NEID)
- Trainer in “Idea-generation Techniques in Innovation Process” training as a part of 16 days “Product Development Training”, professional examination (Organisers: POHTO Oy and Adult education Unit of Oulu Vocational College)
- Instructing three Testing related Master’s Theses in University of Oulu (Organisers: Departments of Industrial Engineering and Management, and Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Oulu)

2005 

- Organising and lecturing the “Methods of Production Management and Logistics” course (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Organising and lecturing the “Methods of Production Management and Logistics” course for Exchange Students course, undergraduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu) 
- Organising and instructing the practical training period of “Educational skills and Didactics” course, undergraduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Instructing and assisting in “ESTIEM Vision of Cycles Seminar” (Organisers: ESTIEM and Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Organising and Instructing the Special Study “Testing Body of Knowledge” (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Organising and Instructing the empirical period of The IEM Educational Body of Knowledge course, post-graduate education (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)

2004

- Organising and lecturing in “Methods of Production Management and Logistics” course (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu)
- Instructing a testing related Master’s Thesis in University of Oulu (Organisers: Departments of Industrial Engineering and Management, and Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Oulu

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Industrial engineering and management, strategic management of testing, growth and internationalisation of high-technology networks and clusters, growth financing, education, research funding