Lauri Sumari

Lauri Sumari has a strong background in interaction design and usability research. Lauri began their career in 1996 as a Media Assembler at To The Point, where they built complex multimedia presentations and conducted programming and graphical work. In 2002 and 2004, they worked as a Teaching Assistant at Helsinki University of Technology. In 2004, they joined Adage Usability as a Usability Expert, where they evaluated products and services, conducted user studies, and collaborated with a consultancy team. From 2005 to 2006, Lauri worked at GE Healthcare as a Usability Specialist, focusing on user interface design and user studies for patient monitoring systems. In 2007, they moved to Uoma, where they worked as a Usability Research & Interaction Design professional. Lauri then worked at Linja Design from 2008 to 2017 as an Interaction Designer, responsible for interaction and concept design, as well as occasional usability evaluation for clients ranging from small startups to global corporations. Since 2017, Lauri has been working at Vincit as a Passionate Interaction Designer.

Lauri Sumari completed their education at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan from 1998 to 2006, where they earned a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering. Additionally, Lauri obtained the Professional Scrum Master™ I Certification from Scrum.org in January 2023.