Profoto
Ivo Michael has extensive experience in engineering and project management roles. Ivo currently works as an R&D Project Manager at Profoto since 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Ivo Consulting as a Plastic Engineer and Industrial Designer from 2016 to present. From 2020 to 2023, they worked as a Project Manager and Industrial Designer at WSP i Sverige, specializing in the passenger experience and industrial design area. From 2018 to 2020, they worked as a Delivery Manager and Technical Project Manager at DevPort AB and Scania Group, where they were responsible for managing and delivering projects related to chassis components and cab interior/exterior components. Ivo also worked as a Design Engineer and Designer at PROSE from 2017 to 2018, focusing on train interior design, and as a Design Engineer at Scania Group from 2016 to 2017, specializing in cab interior design. Before that, they worked as an Industrial Designer and Design Engineer at Akriform Plast AB from 2014 to 2016, where they designed products processed from various plastic materials. Ivo also briefly worked as a Design Engineer at Skaltek in 2014.
Ivo Michael pursued their education in a chronological manner, starting in 2005 at Uppsala University, where they studied art history from 2005 to 2006. Afterwards, they attended Karlstad University from 2009 to 2012, earning a Kanidatexamen degree in innovation and design engineering. In 2011, they briefly studied design engineering at Halmstad University through a design project. That same year, Ivo also studied dinosaurs at Stockholm University, although it is not specified whether they obtained a degree in this field.
Profoto
WE ARE THE LIGHT SHAPING COMPANY Profoto makes photography lighting equipment and is within its niche the largest and most renowned company in the world. In other words, the world’s best photographers, fashion photographers in particular, use Profoto lighting. Profoto has a turnover of 700 MSEK, its headquarters in Sweden, subsidiaries in New York, Tokyo, Hamburg, Paris, London and Scandinavia, and distributors in nearly 50 countries. The business scope includes both the technical development and the selling of premium lighting products to the best photographers in the industry. The company was founded in 1968. Today, Profoto combines its heritage of photographic excellence with a young, dynamic and disciplined culture. This combination has during the last ten years turned Profoto into one of the most profitable and respected companies in the business. _________ OUR PEOPLE VISION At Profoto you will be participating in building a world leading innovative company. Today we set the standard with our products as the premier choice of professional photography. With a strong commitment to innovation, we aim to remain the leader in our industry. Brilliant ideas, ground breaking research, as well as sustainable and profitable growth of our business, can only come to life with the right people. At Profoto we only hire the best and we invest in the development of our people to ensure we are an employer of choice for those who value professional development and continuous challenges. We are committed to growth and we want our people to grow with us. To achieve this we offer an ambitious, high quality and demanding culture where we value to have fun together as we build a world class company with a premium brand. We strongly believe that a healthy work life balance, a coaching leadership and individual development are the keys to our success.