Vesa Huotari

Vesa Huotari is an experienced design professional with a focus on user experience and service design, currently serving as Erikoissuunnittelija (Palvelumuotoilu) at Istekki Oy since August 2021. Prior roles include Senior Designer at CGI from February 2016 to July 2021, and Designer at Jolla from February 2013 to November 2015, contributing to the Sailfish OS User Experience. Vesa also held multiple positions at Nokia Design from September 2004 to December 2012, culminating as Senior Designer in User Experience, where responsibilities included creating UX guidelines and reference application designs. Earlier career experience includes research roles at Elisa from March 2000 to March 2004. Vesa's educational background includes a Master’s degree in Interactive Technology from the University of Tampere and studies in Service Design at the University of Lapland.