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Mika Makinen |
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Tokyo 158-0084 Japan |
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OBJECTIVE |
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With my all-round Asian business management experience (past 15 years fully dedicated to Asian business) wanting to offer my skills and experience for companies doing business between Asia and Western countries and build a business bridge that no one else can achieve. Alternatively, implement key elements of the Asian high quality and customer servicing business culture in to a Western company to help to build them truly customer-oriented.
Establish or develop new business or revise existing business operation. Applying my proven personnel leadership skills to motivate and encourage team-members to gain top performance, initiativeness and job-satisfaction. |
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EDUCATION |
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Sep 1 1983 - Apr 14 1989 |
Tampere University of Technology |
Tampere, Finland |
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M.Sc.
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Jul 1 2005 - Jan 31 2009 |
Elektrobit (EB), Wireless Communications Tools |
Tokyo, Japan |
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In charge of the developed Asia Pacific market for wireless telecom testing equipment. Rebuilt the business, organization and representative relations. Multiplied sales volume.
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Jul 1 2001 - Apr 30 2005 |
Japan office of Elcoteq Network Corporation |
Tokyo, Japan |
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In charge of purchasing operations in Japan (largest purchacing operation in the corporation) and sales for Japanese and Korean customers. Added sales function and changed purchasing function into sourcing. Gained corporate's highest job satisfaction ratings for two consecutive years.
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Dec 1 1998 - Jun 30 2001 |
Elektrobit Nippon K.K. |
Tokyo, Japan |
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In charge of the Japanese and Korean markets. Opened and developed Elektrobit's first office in Asia. Created sales, support and engineering teams. Built strong relation to biggest global distributor.
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Jan 1 1997 - Nov 13 1998 |
Nordberg Nippon K.K. (nowadays Metso Minerals K.K.) |
Seoul, Korea |
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In charge of the Korean market. Established the Korean office. Made sales record to the country.
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Jan 1 1996 - Dec 31 1996 |
Nordberg Nippon K.K. (nowadays Metso Minerals K.K.) |
Kawasaki, Japan |
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In charge of local sales support to Japanese and Korean customers. Handled support for company's and industry's most advanced products. Created strong relation to Japanese and Korean representatives.
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Jul 4 1994 - Dec 26 1995 |
Nordberg-Lokomo (nowadays part of Metso Minerals) |
Tampere, Finland |
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In charge of factory sales support for Japanese and Korean customers. As the result of efforts was invited to move to Japan at the request of the representative to continue the work closer to the customers.
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Apr 14 1989 - Jul 3 1994 |
Nordberg-Lokomo (nowadays part of Metso Minerals) |
Tampere, Finland |
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In charge of electical and automation design of Nordberg-Lokomo factory in Tampere, Finland. Revolutionalized control system design to be made in one tird of the time. Introduced and took in use first-ever PLC systems in the company. Moved to sales function on own initiative in order to work closer to customers.
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SKILLS |
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Languages
Finnish: native English: fluent Swedish: business level after some refreshing German: business level after some refreshing Japanese: daily conversation; read hiragana and katakana and some kanji Korean: basics; read and write Hangul Computer skills MS Word MS Excel (incl. formulas) MS Powerpoint (incl. animation) MS Outlook MS Visio MS Project MindManager several taylor-made ERP and accounting SWs SharePoint StarTeam |
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
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Finland Chamber of Commerce in Japan (FCCJ): Auditor FY01, Vice-President FY02-03, President FY04-08 (five consecutive terms)
European Business Community (EBC): member of Executive Council / Board of Governors FY04-08 (five consecutive terms) |
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SUMMARY |
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About me:
A person with the drive for continuous improvement, listening to the customer, personnel management, multi-drive mind, sense of humor with thirteen years' of on-site multi-industry experience of Asian business culture. All-round experience especially in the Asian region from sales support for representatives and distributors to opening and managing offices both - and pretty much anything in between... Proud of: Moved to Asia based on the Japanese daughter company's request due to their good experience of my support to them. Built several representative relations to personal and mutually trustful levels. Overseen and/or managed a remarkable business increase in every position and company. Recognized twice by an external employee satisfaction study as the leader of the Corporation's globally most job-satisfied unit. Elected by the other BoG members to be the President of the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (FCCJ) for five consecutive terms. |
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