Henri Säilä

Henri Säilä has extensive work experience in various roles and industries.

Their most recent position is as a Customer Solutions Architect and Project Manager at Vincit.

Prior to that, they worked as a Senior IT Expert and Independent Consultant at Saicom (Finland), where they provided advisory and support services for cloud transition, website monitoring, security incident investigations, and SEO. Henri also supported customers with IT service purchases and new legal regulations. Henri successfully implemented over 40 public websites for SME companies using WordPress.

Before Saicom, Henri was a Solution Architect at Meyer Turku, where they worked from 2017 to 2020. Henri also held the role of Solution Architect at Mainostoimisto Ilme Oy for a brief period in 2017. In these positions, they led software development activities, introduced new tools and methods, and represented the technical aspect of the projects in customer meetings.

From 2016 to 2017, Henri served as the COO and Partner at S&P Digital, where they were responsible for requirement analysis and ensuring the quality of deliverables for software development projects.

Henri's experience in the technology industry includes roles at Microsoft and Nokia. At Microsoft, they worked as a Technology Manager in the Phones Engineering division. Henri was involved in requirement management, process development, and served as the main interface towards factories and SW delivery chain development teams. At Nokia, they held multiple roles, including Technology Manager, Senior Manager, and Manager, overseeing various software development teams and leading flash programming and security data provisioning software development.

Earlier in their career, Henri worked at Elcoteq Design Center as a Professional Software Designer, focusing on software development for mobile devices. Henri also worked at Nokia Corporation as a Chief Engineer, Software Project Manager, and Software Engineer, managing software development teams and collaborating with external organizations.

Henri's work experience also includes a role as a Software Engineer at Guestlink International Ltd.

Overall, Henri Säilä has a diverse background in IT and technology, with expertise in solution architecture, project management, software development, and customer support.

Henri Säilä's education history is as follows:

- From 1996 to 2000, Henri attended the University of Turku and obtained a Master's Degree in Computer Science, specializing in Embedded Systems Design.

- In 2009, Henri attended The Wharton School for a short period, although the degree obtained is not specified.

- Between 2000 and 2002, Henri returned to the University of Turku and pursued studies in Mathematics and Computer Science.

- Prior to their university studies, Henri attended Turun lyseon lukio from 1991 to 1994, where they completed their high school education.

In addition to their formal education, Henri has obtained several certifications:

- In September 2022, they received the Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I) certification from Scrum.org.

- In December 2020, they obtained the AI-900 Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals certification from Microsoft.

- In November 2020, they obtained the DP-900 Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals certification from Microsoft.

- In September 2020, they obtained the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

- In February 2020, they obtained the PL-900 Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals certification from Microsoft.

- In August 2019, they obtained the AZ-900 Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification from Microsoft.

- In August 2019, they obtained the MS-900 Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals certification from Microsoft.

- In February 2019, they obtained the Certified Agile Service Manager (CASM)® certification from the DevOps Institute.

- In June 2018, they obtained The Open Group Certified: TOGAF® 9 Foundation certification.

- In April 2018, they obtained the PRINCE2® Foundation certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice.

- In November 2017, they obtained the ITIL® Foundation certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice.

- In April 2012, they obtained the Certified Scrum Product Owner certification from Scrum Alliance, Inc. (Tieturi).

- In July 2019, they completed the Google Analytics for Beginners course and obtained a certification from Google Analytics Academy.