Ville Välimäki

Ville Välimäki has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. Ville is currently employed as a Cloud Architect at Webscale Oy, a position they have held since 2021. Prior to this, Ville worked at Nordcloud as a Cloud Architect from 2017 to 2021, where they specialized in building and managing IT infrastructure on public cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Before their cloud architecture roles, Ville served as a Sales Manager at Data Monitor Oy from 2016 to 2017, where they focused on sales and supporting various projects. Ville also worked as an IT Project Manager at Basemark in 2015, where they were responsible for building and configuring IT services and infrastructure.

In addition, Ville has experience as an IT Manager at Rightware from 2012 to 2015, where they successfully managed IT services, support, infrastructure, and software/license management for a medium-sized software company. Ville started their career as a Seasonal Trainee/Test Engineer at Nokia Siemens Networks in 2009 and worked as an ICT support employee at Specma Hydraulic in 2008.

During their time at Insinööriopiskelijaliitto IOL ry, Ville held multiple roles from 2007 to 2011, including serving as an Advisor in Student Affairs and as an Aktiivi. Ville organized conferences, conducted training sessions, and worked on membership sales and various projects.

Ville's earliest work experience dates back to 2003, when they worked as a Logistics worker at HUB Logistics until 2007.

Ville Välimäki completed their education from 2006 to 2012 at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, earning a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in the field of Telecommunications.

In addition to their formal education, Ville Välimäki obtained various certifications. In March 2018, they became an AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA) through training provided by Amazon Web Services. In February 2018, they also attained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification from Amazon Web Services. Ville Välimäki also holds an edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to Project Management, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certificate are not provided.