Tommy Strandvall

Current

• Training Manager at Tobii Technology AB

Past

• Manager at MediaCity iDTV Lab, Åbo Akademi
• Manager at Åbo Akademi University
• Editor and web designer at YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company

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Education

• Åbo Akademi
• Åbo Akademi

Connections

93 connections

Industry

Research

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Tommy Strandvall’s Summary

Since August 2007 I live and work in Stockholm, Sweden. I have many years of experience in academic and commercial research, especially media research; including audience research (TV and film), web, usability, user experience, and interactive media research.

Currently I work as the Training Manager at Tobii Technology Ab (www.tobii.com) in Danderyd (Stockholm), Sweden. Tobii Technology is a world leader in hardware and software solutions for eye tracking. My main role is to develop and deliver training solutions for clients within the field of eye tracking in market research, usability research, user experience research and academic research

I'm an experienced speaker at many conferences and events, currently focusing mainly on eye-tracking methodology, user experience research, using eye-tracking in market research and especially presenting what eye-tracking research has revealed about our behavior online and offline.

Training and education: Degree in education, several years of experience in teaching on university level, thorough insight into e-learning and computer aided training including several own publications and expert assignments. Experienced speaker at many conferences.

Sales and marketing: Several years of experience in marketing and sales especially within audience research, user experience and usability research.

Research: Experience of academic and commercial research especially within media research; including audience researcher, print research, web research, usability, and user experience, interactive media research and development of research methods. Master a wide range of different research methods like eye tracking, statistics, qualitative interviews, psycho physiological measures etc.

Administration and finance: Experience of administration, budgeting and book-keeping from previous work as department manager and as CEO for a co-owned company.

Tommy Strandvall’s Specialties:

research, usability, user experience, sales, training, developing methods, eye tracking, psycho physiology, administration

Tommy Strandvall’s Experience

• Training Manager

  Tobii Technology AB

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

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  Tobii Technology is a world leader in hardware and software solutions for eye tracking. Our products are widely used within the scientific community and in commercial usability and marketing research, as well as by disabled people as a primary way to communicate.
  
  My role is to develop and deliver training solutions for clients within the field of eye tracking in market research, usability research and academic research.

• Manager

  MediaCity iDTV Lab, Åbo Akademi

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Research industry)

  January 2003 — July 2007 (4 years 7 months)

  Responsibilities included marketing, sales, research and development, administration and other head-of-department duties.

• Manager

  Åbo Akademi University

  (Research industry)

  2003 — July 2007 (4 years )

• Editor and web designer

  YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Media Production industry)

  May 2002 — February 2003 (10 months)

Tommy Strandvall’s Education

• Åbo Akademi

  PhD student , Media , 2000 — 2010 (expected)

• Åbo Akademi

  Master of Education , Education, Swedish, Biology, Psychology , 1995 — 2000

  Activities and Societies:

  1997-1999 - President for "FSLF, Finlands Svenska Lärarstuderandes Förening" (The Swedish Student Teacher Organization in Finland)
  
  1998 - Awarded the "Pro Actis" medallion for active work for the Student Union at Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa
  
  1998 - 2001 Student representative in the department council at Åbo Akademi University, Faculty of Education, Department of Teachers Education.

Additional Information

Tommy Strandvall’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Tommy Strandvall’s Groups:

•    Next Gen Market Research (NGMR) The fastest growing Consumer Insights group
•    The Internet Marketing Conference (IMC) Group
•    User Experience
•    Market Research Professionals
•    Marketing & Communication Network
•    Eye-tracking

Tommy Strandvall’s Honors:

2005 - Awarded the Rose-Maj and Levi Ulfvens Prize, Svenska kulturfonden (Swedish Culture Fund). A 5 000 eur stipend to young persons who through their research, ideas or leadership has stimulated innovativity and development within in the Swedish cultural life in Finland.

2005 - Rotary International GSE (Group Study Exchange) team member in New Zealand, 1 month in November 2005.

1998 - Awarded the "Pro Actis" medallion for active work for the Student Union at Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa

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