Béatrice Karjalainen

Current
  • Consultant at Logica
  • Owner and webmaster at Pärlplatsen (Self-employed)
Past
  • Pre-sales Engineer at Operax AB
  • Quality Assurance Assistant at Operax AB
  • Project manager at Operax AB
  • Lecturer at Luleå University of Technology
  • Product Manager at Interbizz Scandinavia AB
  • Project Manager at Interbizz Scandinavia
  • Lecturer at Luleå University of Technology
Education
  • Karlstads universitet
  • Mittuniversitetet
  • Umeå universitet
  • Luleå tekniska universitet
  • Luleå tekniska universitet
  • Östraboskolan
  • Nils Ericssongymnasiet
Connections
154 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Béatrice Karjalainen’s Summary

My goal is to have a position within an organization that holds the lead in its area and drives the development forward, where I with my analytical, pedagogical, and creative skills have a leading roll. Project management, business development and information analysis/design are main parts of my work as well as close cooperation with the rest of the team and customers to make sure that the company keeps its position on the market.

Béatrice Karjalainen’s Specialties:

Project management, product management, sales engineering, quality assurance, ISO 9000 certification, software testing, human-computer interaction, teaching technical classes


Béatrice Karjalainen’s Experience

  • Consultant

    Logica

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LOG; Management Consulting industry)

    August 2008Present (3 months)

  • Owner and webmaster

    Pärlplatsen (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    June 1996Present (12 years 5 months)

    Pärlplatsen (www.parlplatsen.se) is a web community and educational site about beading. I run it as a hobby project. I do all the programming and management of the website as well as write most of the material to the educational/information pages.

    The web site is in Swedish and targeted to Swedish beaders.

  • Pre-sales Engineer

    Operax AB

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    August 2006July 2008 (2 years)

    Assists the Account Executives in the sales process to a number of customers and partners. It includes customer presentations, customer demonstrations, preparation of quotations and assistance in relation to customer activities.

    Key Responsibility Areas
    Make presentations and demonstrations of Operax products for customers and partners.

    Prepare solution proposals and quotations.

    Assist in customer activities like POC, trials and training.

    Participate in marketing events/lead generation organized by Marketing

    Feed-back on product aspects/market requirements to product management.

    Under this role I also act as Customer Project Manager .

    I have also been responsible for developing product training material.

  • Quality Assurance Assistant

    Operax AB

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    October 2004May 2008 (3 years 8 months)

    Develop and maintain Operax' ISO 9001:2000 certificate.

  • Project manager

    Operax AB

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    October 2004August 2006 (1 year 11 months)

    Project manager for some smaller development project. Was also responsible for some of the technical documentation.

  • Lecturer

    Luleå University of Technology

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    April 2002December 2002 (9 months)

    Lectured operating systems, web design with focus on information design, HCI, and was tutoring master degree students in degree thesis seminars.

    Administrated the master degree student’s degree thesis course.

    Engaged in the reorganization of the department and discussions of a new course plan for system analysis student.

  • Product Manager

    Interbizz Scandinavia AB

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    April 2000October 2002 (2 years 7 months)

    Product manager with responsibility to make product plans, conduct market intelligence and competitive analysis, execute pre-studies and create and review promotion material regarding the products.

    Worked close with the sales and marketing department to create the marketing material and attended exhibits and customer meetings where I demonstrated the software for potential clients.

  • Project Manager

    Interbizz Scandinavia

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 1998October 2001 (3 years 10 months)

    Project manager for the development of version 2 of a security and options trading software for the Swedish market. The system was a java based real-time trading client for retail customers, communicating via the Internet with a C++ server at the broker’s office. Handled the pre-study and wrote function specifications for the system.

    Project manager with budget and result responsibilities for a new project aimed to design a new system targeted for the US market’s institutional client trading. Handled the pre-study and wrote function specifications for the system.

    Project manager with budget and result responsibilities for several UK based projects. Parts of this work were on site in London working together with the team there.

    In parallel with my duties as project manager I was involved in the process of establishing a common toolbox for the system development.

  • Lecturer

    Luleå University of Technology

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    August 1996January 1998 (1 year 6 months)

    Lectured system development methods, programming, design and operative computer maintenance and was a tutor for bachelor degree students during their exam thesis.

    Involved in student – teacher communication groups and worked closely with students to improve the education for system analysis students.


Béatrice Karjalainen’s Education

  • Karlstads universitet

    Classes, English, 20042004

    2004 English for technicians10p

  • Mittuniversitetet

    MBA courses, E-business, 20022004

  • Umeå universitet

    Classes, Web design, 20032003

    2003 Web design (with focus on design for educational purposes), 5p

  • Luleå tekniska universitet

    Classes, Computers and psychology, 19932003

    Several classes taken during maternity leave, unemployment and work.
    2003 Knowledge management, 5p
    2003 Interactive www-handling, 5p
    2003 Internet web design, 5p
    1997 Technical psychology, 5p
    1996 Psychology A, 20p
    1994 Neuropsychology, 5p
    1993 Human-computer interaction, 5p

    Activities and Societies:
    University Computer Society Ludd, Student Union Ekonomkåren, Student Safety Officer, System Analysis Student Society LuSy
  • Luleå tekniska universitet

    Bachleor, Systems Analysis, 19931996

    Degree thesis: User participation: problems that can influence system acceptance

    Activities and Societies:
    University Computer Society Ludd, Student Union Ekonomkåren, Student Safety Officer, System Analysis Student Society LuSy
  • Östraboskolan

    Upper secondary school, Technology, 19911993

  • Nils Ericssongymnasiet

    Upper secondary school, Technology, 19891991


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