Antti Karjalainen
Deputy Director
Oulu,14
Summary
Antti Kalevi KARJALAINEN has 32 years of work experience, with 25 years of management experience, including a mid-level position as a business unit lead and challenging management of international design team. Antti Kalevi KARJALAINEN's experience appears to be concentrated in Structural Engineering, with exposure to Construction in Transportation sector. In addition Antti has several year experience of designing public properties and industrial structures made of concrete and steel. Antti is innovative in his work and received a lot of feedback of his skills to manage team of experts. Antti has clear understanding of project schedules and he is good to estimate quantities and costs. Antti was key people in Finland in developing design methods when BIM is implemented. Antti's expertise has helped many projects to do work in good co-operation between project parties using the latest design technology and IT solutions. Dynamic Director oversees every facet of production with strong project management and decision-making skills. Brings comprehensive knowledge of technical production writing, planning, and technical operations. Skilled at coordinating production plans and personnel resources to complete work under tight deadlines. Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Director
Anycon Project Consulting Ltd.
8 2024
- Sabbatical leave June 2024 – August 2024
- Performing marketing for Anycon Project Consulting Ltd. as Deputy Director of company
Export Director, Bridges
WSP Finland Oy
04.2023 - 08.2024
- Export Director for Bridge design business
- Project Director for several projects in Finland
- Leading designer for bridge projects
Director, Bridge & Technology Export
WSP
01.2014 - 04.2023
- Export Director for Bridge design business in Asean Countries (in Vietnam 2015-2023, in Finland 2023-2024)
- Performed appraisal work for several international bridge projects
- Worked as Project Director and Leading Designer for several international bridge projects
Business Unit Manager, Bridges
WSP Finland Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Business unit manager for bridge design team, Oulu (2009-2014)
- Managing projects where BIM implemented to design
- Appraisal work for several bridge projects
- From 1997 working as IT Development Manager (ConsultingKORTES Ltd. was merged to WSP Finland)
- Participating BIM development for Bridges as well as BIM development for civils (roads, streets, railways)
- Leading “Procurement Development Group” in InfraFINBIM project with aim to develop open file format based data transfer
- Updating to M.Sc, degree, master thesis “Open data transfer for bridges”. Research results created basis for open data format data management and transfer for whole civil sector in Finland (bridges, another structures, roads, streets, railways) and “BIM guidelines for bridges” and “Common BIM requirements for civils”
Project Manager, Bridges
WSP Finland Ltd
01.2000 - 01.2008
- Project manager for structural bridge projects, 2001-2009
- 3D modelling started about 1996 for steel structures
- After ConsultingKORTES merged to WSP working as an IT Development Manager
- Participated BIM development for Bridges in co-operation with software companies and Oulu University
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives
Bridge Engineer
WSP Finland Ltd
01.1994 - 01.2000
- Structural design of bridges, 1994-2001 (ConsultingKORTES Ltd,)
- Design for commercial buildings and industrial power plant
- 3D modelling started about 1996 for steel structures
- From 1997 working as an IT Manager for ConsultingKORTES Ltd. (SuunnitteluKORTES, Eng.office Pekka Heikkila, Oulu, Tampere and Helsinki). Responsible for purchase IT services.
- Participating BIM development for Bridges in co-operation with software companies (Tekla, Vianova) and Oulu University
Resident Engineer
Finnish Road Administration (FRA)
01.1992 - 01.1993
- Working on site, 1992 (3 months) and 1993 (5 months)
- Supervising of road construction
- Supervising of bridge renovation
- Team leader
Education
Master of Science - Structural Engineering And Construction Technology
Oulu University
Oulu 08.2008 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Bridges And Geotechnics
University of Applied Science
Oulu 08.1989 - 05.1993
Skills
Organizational Development
Budget Development
Program implementation
Strategic Planning
Staff Management
Project Management
Team Operations
Consulting
Contract Management
Contract Negotiation
Business Administration
Planning and coordination
Team Collaboration
Teamwork and Collaboration
Innovative and Visionary
Organizational Skills
Keypersonnel
True
Traininganddiplomas
- 2012 FISE certificate for steel structure design, class exceptionally challenging
- 2012 FISE certificate for concrete structure design, class exceptionally challenging
- 2012 FISE certificate for independent checking of bridge design
- 2009 Project Champion (project manager training course)
- 2007 Tekla Structures project manager training
Organizations
- IABSE - International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers. Vice chair of TG2.2
- BuildingSMART Finland – corporation member
- RIL – Finnish Association of Civil Engineers
- Finland – ASEAN Trade Association, corporation member
Educationandexperience
B.S. in Civil Engineering (Bridge and Geotechnics), 1993, M.Sc. in Structural Engineering and Construction technology, 2014, 2016 FISE “exceptionally challenging” -class certificate for design of timber structures, 2016 / 2023 FISE “exceptionally challenging” -class certificate for design of steel bridges, 2015 / 2023 FISE “exceptionally challenging” -class certificate for design of concrete bridges, 32 Years, Deputy Director, Anycon Project Consulting Ltd. (present), 8 Yrs., Director, Bridge & Technology Export, 6 Yrs., Business Unit Manager, Bridges, WSP, 8 Yrs., Project Manager, Bridges, WSP, 7 Yrs., Bridge Engineer, WSP, 2 Yrs., Resident Engineer, FRA, 08/2024, Present, Deputy Director, Anycon Project Consulting Ltd., 04/2023, 08/2024, Export Director, Bridges, WSP Finland Oy, Yrttipellontie 10, Oulu, FI, 2014, 04/2023, Director, Bridge & Technology Export, WSP, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2008, 2014, Business Unit Manager, Bridges, WSP Finland Ltd, Oulu, Finland, 2000, 2008, Project Manager, Bridges, WSP Finland Ltd, Oulu, Finland, 1994, 2000, Bridge Engineer, WSP Finland Ltd (ConsultingKortes Ltd), 1992, 1993, Resident Engineer, Finnish Road Administration (FRA), 01/2022, 05/2022, Huong River Bridge, Vietnam, Hue City, Department of Construction, Vietnam, Project Director (design), Winning proposal for architectural design competition. Feasibility study for tied-arch bridge, 350 m. Spans 29+56+180+56+29 m., 08/2014, 01/2015, Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Dai Quang Minh Real Estate Corporation, HCM, Vietnam, Project Director (design), Spans of the bridge 886 m, main span 200 m, cable stayed main bridge with deck EW 27,3 m. Main span composite structure, back span and approach bridge prestressed concrete girders, concrete pylon curved and backwards inclined. The new landmark bridge of Ho Chi Minh city., 04/2021, 01/2022, Metro line 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Independent expert and third party verification for incident with elastomeric bearings. Sumitomo Corporation / MAUR., 2016, 2022, Conceptual Design and Architectural Design Competitions, Vietnam, Project Director (design), leading designer, Team leader and leading designer for bridges, 04/2015, 10/2015, Parainen-Nauvo fixed link, Finland, Finnish Road Administration, Sr. Bridge Engineer, Feasibility study for Parainen-Nauvo fixed link including Maltholm Bridge and Airisto Bridge and new option to replace 2 km ferry link by one bridge only., 02/2013, 09/2014, Kokkola-Ylivieska railway project, Finland, CC Infra, Project Manager, Chief Engineer, Independent check for 40 railway bridges and piled slabs., 06/2011, 01/2012, Independent Design Check (CAT III) for Lusail Highway bridges, Qatar, Team Leader, Senior Bridge Engineer, Independent Design Check (CAT III) for Lusail Highway bridges, Independent analysis for post tensioned box girder bridges., 2012, 2014, Ruha-Lapua railway, Finland, Pöyry CM, Project Manager, Chief Engineer, Independent check for 40 railway bridges and piled slabs., 11/2011, 10/2012, Central Mekong Delta Connectivity project, Vietnam, Cao Lanh CIPM, Project Manager, Chief Engineer, Engineering Design for 26 bridges, JV party Design Team Leader, design check, 2009, 2010, Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vinaconex Ltd, Hanoi, Leading designer of winning bridge proposal, design team leader, Main span 200 m, cable-stayed bridge. Main span composite structure, pylon curved and inclined backwards, land mark bridge. Competition design, three alternatives, winning design development to basic design., 2008, 2009, Crusell Bridge, Helsinki, Finland, City of Helsinki, Bridge engineer, Cable stayed bridge. Leading structural engineer in design competition (conceptual design) phase. Bridge specialist in basic design and construction design phase, 2007, 2008, Tran Thi Ly Bridge, Danang, Vietnam, City of Danang, Bridge Engineer in Basic Design, The cable-stayed bridge with backwards inclined tower will be a landmark bridge in the city centre of Danang. The total length of the bridge is about 730 m and width of the deck 34,5 m. The spans of the bridge are 45,0+50,0+50,0+50,0+230,0+45,0+50,0+50,0+50,0+50,0+28,8+27,2m. The bridge is a concrete bridge. The approach bridge has a cross section of two main boxes connected to each other by transversal cross beam above the supports. The main span cross section is a single box system with diagonal struts inside the box. The distance of the cable, located in the centre line of the bridge is 6 metres, The back cables are anchored outside the deck to the fixed counterweight abutment. The viewing platform is designed to the top of the tower. The tower will have also an elevator., 2001, 2004, Neva Bridge, St. Petersburg, Russia, Institute Giprostroymost Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Bridge specialist, The project is the first fixed bridge over River Neva being the most important crossing on the St. Petersburg Ring Road. The twin pylon structure has a cable span of 382 meters with back stay spans of 174 m. Both the deck and pylons are made of steel. The pylons are built of welded steel segments and bolted together to full height of 124m. The deck is orthotropic steel deck-total width of 25 m. The bridge has 112 cables. Span arrangement 2 x 66 + 174 + 382 + 174 + 2 x 66 m, sub structure and foundation type: cast in situ piles., 2000, 2001, Airisto Bridge, Finland, Finnish Transport Agency, Bridge specialist, Feasibility study and conceptual design for cable stayed bridge with 440 m main span, 1998, 1998, Swietokrzyski Bridge, Poland, Trasa Swietokrzyski Spolka z.o.o, Warsaw, Bridge Engineer, Single Pylon Cable Stayed Bridge with the total length of 448 m. The total effective width of the deck 29,8 m. Lanes 4 plus bicycle and pedestrian lanes. Cable supported span 180+140m. Composite deck. Foundations: cast is situ piles., 1997, 1999, Raippaluoto Bridge, Mustasaari, Finland, Finnish National Road Administration, Bridge Engineer, Construction design (pylon and deck slab). Main span 250 m., 1997, 2001, Binh Bridge, Vietnam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Finland/ Haiphongs People’s Committee, Bridge Engineer, The cable-stayed bridge with two pylons over the Cam River in Haiphong City in Vietnam was the bridge solution developed during the feasibility study of the project. The cable stayed bridge provides a beautiful new landmark for the city. The pylons are standing 101 m above the water level, the main span is 260 meters and the total length of the bridge is 1347 m. The bridge is provided with four lanes for motor vehicles and two lanes for pedestrians. The superstructure of the bridge is a composite steel girder with concrete deck slab. The erection of the main span was carried out by cantilever method. The concrete deck slab was built using prefabricated elements. The side spans were erected by lifting. The bridge was founded on cast in situ piles.
Yearswithfirm
32 years
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/18/1967
- Nationality: Finnish
Languages
Finnish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Finnish
Proficient
C2
Publications
- Parametric Detailed Design Modelling and Integration of FEM Analysis and Construction Geometry Management, WSP NEXTBridges, 07/2023, Presentation
- Integration of FEM analysis and construction geometry management on the example of the Thu Thiem 2 cable stayed bridge, 31th Dresden Bridge Building Symposium, 2022, Paper and presentation
- International Bridge consultancy business, Finland Asean Trade symposium, 2021, Presentation
- WSP Finland’s experience in Vietnam, WSP Global Bridges Team conference, 2019, Presentation
- Let's wake up - Limited thinking for BIM, InfraBIM Conference, 2019, Paper and presentation
- Landmark bridges in new metropolis, case Vietnam, Nordic countries bridge conference, 2018, Paper and presentation
- WSP Finland’s experience in Vietnam, International business - conference, University of Oulu, 2019, Presentation
- Open data transfer for bridge information modelling, IABSE Conference, 08/2014, Paper and presentation
- Potential for Extradosed Bridges in Finland, Future Crossings Conference, 2014, Presentation
- Creating and developing image of the city with bridges, SKTY Annual Conference (Suomen Kuntatekniikan Yhdistys so. Association of the Finnish Cities), Oulu, Finland, 2014, Paper and presentation (in Finnish)
- Information modelling for bridges and civil sector, Innovation Partnership Program, IPP Seminar, Hanoi, 2013, Presentation
- Future with BIM in bridge engineering, IABSE Conference, Seoul, Korea, 2012, Presentation
- Open data exchange for civil information modelling, Infra FINBIM Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2012, Presentation (in Finnish)
- Requirements for civil information modelling development, Infra FINBIM Conference 2011, Chairman, Helsinki, Finland, 2011, Presentation
- Timber Bridges, Lecturer in University of Oulu, Bridge engineering lectures, 2010
- Bridge information modelling and advanced measuring methods; Laser scanning technology supporting engineering design, Lecturer in University of Oulu, Bridge engineering lectures, 2010
- Information modelling and laser scanning in renovation design, ICTB International Conference of Timber Bridges, Lillehammer, Norway, 2010, Paper and presentation
- Cable Stayed Bridges in City Centres, IBC International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, US, 2009, Paper and presentation
- Bridge Information Modeling BIM and Advanced measurement methods, IBC International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, US, 2009, Paper and presentation
- Development of BIM for Bridge Engineering, IABSE Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2008, Paper and presentation
- Development of open data transfer for bridge information modelling (Avoimen tiedonsiirron kehittäminen siltojen tietomallintamiseen), Master thesis, 2013
- Open data transfer for bridge information modelling, IABSE 2013, Madrid, 2013
- Information modelling and laser scanning in renovation design, International Conference of Timber Bridges ICTB 2010, Lillehammer, Norway, 2010
- Bridge Information Modeling BIM and Advanced measurement methods, International Bridge Conference IBC 2009, Pittsburgh, US, 2009
- Development of BIM for Bridge Engineering, IABSE 2008, Helsinki, 2008
Software
BIM, CAD, MS Office, Adobe,
Certification
Certified [Job Title], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
Interests
Bridge design, photographing, travelling
Timeline
Export Director, Bridges
WSP Finland Oy
04.2023 - 08.2024
Director, Bridge & Technology Export
WSP
01.2014 - 04.2023
Master of Science - Structural Engineering And Construction Technology
Oulu University
08.2008 - 05.2014
Business Unit Manager, Bridges
WSP Finland Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2014
Project Manager, Bridges
WSP Finland Ltd
01.2000 - 01.2008
Bridge Engineer
WSP Finland Ltd
01.1994 - 01.2000
Resident Engineer
Finnish Road Administration (FRA)
01.1992 - 01.1993
Bachelor of Science - Bridges And Geotechnics
University of Applied Science
08.1989 - 05.1993
Deputy Director
Anycon Project Consulting Ltd.
8 2024
Certified [Job Title], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
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