Ville Saartomaa
Espoo,Uusimaa
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Start-Up Engineer
Valmet Technologies, Inc.
Vantaa, Uusimaa
06.1996 - Current
- Cooperated with cross-functional teams during project development stages.
- Led team meetings, fostering effective communication amongst the team.
- Optimised manufacturing processes, resulting in increased efficiency.
- Developed prototypes testing feasibility of new design concepts.
- Developed new mechanical systems to improve performance.
- Designed innovative engineering strategies for improved productivity.
- Coordinated with other engineers and professionals on large scale projects.
- Minimised safety risks with thorough inspections and maintenance schedules.
- Managed multiple projects, ensuring timely completion and high-quality work.
- Trained junior engineers and provided mentorship, enhancing their skill set and knowledge base.
- Resolved complex issues, applying troubleshooting and critical thinking to address numerous technical solutions.
- Oversaw installation, testing and commissioning of engineering systems to meet performance and safety requirements.
- Proposed engineering solutions to address project challenges and foster on-time completion.
- Supported management decision-making with expert-level technical guidance.
- Reported on metrics, analysing data to assess overall project performance.
- Optimised workplace procedures for safety, developing and updating processes based on latest research.
- Worked with production teams to facilitate smooth transition from design and testing to full-scale manufacturing.
Production process operator
UPM Kymmene
Rauma, Satakunta
06.1987 - 06.1996
- Managed daily shift operations, ensuring timely completion of tasks.
- Streamlined operations with proactive identification and resolution of bottlenecks in the process line.
- Operated machinery and equipment and conducted adjustments to meet safety measures.
- Monitored production equipment, notifying maintenance team of faults or inefficiencies.
- Maintained clean workstation to comply with safety guidelines and protocols.
- Independently operated production line equipment.
- Worked closely with production leads to ensure effective, efficient manufacturing and distribution processes.
- Operated various machinery to produce and store products.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Paper management in process and laboratory technology
Rauma Vocational School
Rauma 08.1985 - 06.1987
Skills
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Production process optimization
- Continuous improvement focus
- Project budgeting
- Production understanding
- Technical leadership
- Customer Service
- Equipment Maintenance
Languages
Finnish
Native
English
Fluent
Swedish
Elementary
Projects during my career in Valmet Technologies, Inc.
Project, Country, Task and Year
UPM, Tervasaari Mill, PM8 Finland Start-Up Engineer 1996
M-Real Kirkniemi Mill, PM3 Finland Start-Up Engineer 1996
Stora-Enso Kaukopää PM8 Finland Start-Up Engineer 1996
Advance Agro Co. Ltd Thailand Start-Up Engineer 1996
Guangzhou Paper Co., Ltd. China Start-Up Engineer 1996
Abitibi Bowater, Dolbeau Mill Canada Start-Up Engineer 1997
UPM-Kymmene, Kajaani PM2 Finland Start-Up Engineer 1997
Abitibi Bowater,Grand MereMill Canada Start-Up Engineer 1997
UPM-Kymmene, Kajaani PM3 Finland Start-Up Engineer 1997
Australian Newsprint PM1 Australia Start-Up Engineer 1997
Billerud Skärblacka PM8 Sweden Start-Up Engineer 1997
Stora Enso, Varkaus PM4 Finland Start-Up Engineer 1997
Kruger Wayagamack Inc. Canada Start-Up Engineer 1997
Crown Van Gelder N.V. Netherlands Start-Up Engineer 1998
Stora Enso, Fors Mill Sweden Start-Up Engineer 1998
Papierfabrik Palm, Aalen Germany Start-Up Engineer 1999
Stora Enso, Kemi Mill Finland Start-Up Engineer 1999
Guanlong Paper, PM1 China Start-Up Engineer 1999
APP Gold East Paper, OMC1 China China Start-Up Engineer 1999
Nanping Paper Mill China Start-Up Engineer 1999
UPM Kymmene, Starcel Mill France Start-Up Engineer 2000
Arjo Wiggins Graphic paper Scotland Start-Up Engineer 2000
Klingele Papierwerke GmbH & Co. KG Germany Start-Up Engineer 2000
Steinbeis Papier, Glückstadt Mill Germany Start-Up Engineer 2000
Sappi(Pty), Ltd. Ngodwana Mill South Africa Start-Up Engineer 2000
Propapier, PM1 Burg Mill Germany Start-Up Engineer 2001
UPM-Kymmene Oyj, Kaukas Mill Finland Start-Up Engineer 2001
APP Gold East Paper, OMC2 China China Start-Up engineer 2001
Mondi Swiecie S.A. Poland Start-Up engineer 2001
Kruger Inc. Trois Rivieres Mill Canada Canada Start-Up engineer 2001
UPM-Kymmene Oyj, Kymi Mill Finland Start-Up Engineer 2001
Sca Packaging S.p.A., Lucca Mill Italia Start-Up Engineer 2001
Papierfabrik Fritz Peters GmbH & Co. KG Germany Start-Up Engineer 2001
Shandong Chenming Paper, PM2 China Start-Up Engineer 2002
M-real Zanders GmbH Germany Start-Up Engineer 2002
Stora-Enso Whiting USA Start-Up Engineer 2002
UPM-Kymmene Oyj, Kymi Mill Finland Start-Up Engineer 2003
Stora Enso Langerbrugge N.V. Belgium Start-Up Engineer 2003
UPM-Kymmene (UK) Ltd, Shotton Mill UK Start-Up Engineer 2003
Kruger Wayagamack Inc. Canada Start-Up Engineer 2003
UPM-Kymmene Oyj, Jämsänkoski PM3 Finland Start-Up Engineer 2003
Tervakoski OY, Janakkala Finland Start-Up Engineer 2004
UPM-Kymmene Oyj, Miramichi Mill Finland Start-Up Engineer 2004
Sappi Saiccor, Pulp Mill South Africa Start-Up Engineer 2004
UPM-Kymmene Oyj, Changshu Mill China Start-Up Engineer 2005
Saica, El Burgo De Ebro Spain Start-Up Engineer 2006
M-Real Oyj, Simpele Mill Finland Start-Up Engineer 2006
UPM-Kymmene Oyj., Kaipola PM6 Finland Start-Up Engineer 2006
Jujo Thermal Oy Finland Start-Up Engineer 2006
UPM-Kymmene Oyj, Changshu Mill China Start-Up Engineer 2006
Sappi Tugela Mill South Africa Start-Up Manager 2007
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Japan Start-Up Engineer 2007
M-Real Kirkniemi, PM1 Finland Start-Up Engineer 2008
Sca Packaging S.p.A., Lucca PM2 Italia Start-Up Engineer 2008
Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Japan Start-Up Manager 2008
Portucel Soporcel, Setubal Mill PM4 Portugal Start-Up Manager 2009
Product Country Task Time
Portucel Soporcel, Setubal Mill PM4 Portugal Start-Up Manager 2010
Propapier, BM2, Eisenhuttenstadt Germany Start-Up Engineer 2010
Huatai Paper, Dawang PM8 China Start-Up Engineer 2011
Chenming Paper, Zhachen PM1 China Start-Up Engineer 2011
Saica, Manchester BM11 UK Start-Up Engineer 2012
Metsä Board BM1, Äänekoski Finland Start-Up Engineer 2012
Amcor, Botany PM9, Sydney Australia Start-Up Manager 2012-13
Norske Skog, Boyer Mill PM2 Australia Start-Up Manager 2013
Chenming Paper, Jilin PM1 China Start-Up Engineer 2013
Anhui Paper PM6 China Start-Up Engineer 2014
Storaenso Veitsiluoto PM2, Kemi Finland Start-Up Manager 2014
Metsä Group Kemi, Kemi Finland Start-Up Manager 2014
Storaenso Veitsiluoto PM3, Kemi Finland Start-Up Manager 2015
HamburgerHungaria PM1, Dunaujavaros Hungaria Start-Up Engineer 2015
Storaenso Tainionkoski BM5, Imatra Finland Start-Up Manager 2015
Metsä Group Husum PM8, Örnsköldvik Sweden Start-Up Engineer 2015
IP Savannah Mill, Savannah USA Start-Up Engineer 2016
Storaenso Kaukopää PE5, Imatra Finland Start-Up Engineer 2016
Domtar A1 Ashdown Mill, Ashdown USA Start-Up Manager 2016
Sappi Kirkniemi PM3 GALERIE, Lohja Finland Start-Up Engineer 2017
Kruger, Trois-Riviere AURORA 10 Canada Start-Up Engineer 2017
Saica, SEBOMC, Zaragoza Spain Start-Up Engineer 2018
Sappi Somerset Mill, Balance, Skowhegan USA Start-Up Manager 2018
Shandong Bohui Paper BM6, Zibo China Start-Up Engineer 2019
Pratt Industries inc. BM17, Wapakoneta USA Start-Up Engineer 2019
Stora Enso Skoghall BM7, Karlstad Sweden Start-Up Engineer 2019
SAPPI Kirkniemi PM3, Lohja Finland Start-Up Manager 2019
Barcelona Cartonboard BM1, Barcelona Spain Start-Up Engineer 2020
JASS Fulda BM4, Fulda Germany Start-Up Manager 2020
Mondi Swiecie BM2, Swiecie Poland Start-Up Manager 2020
Stora Enso Oulu BM7, Oulu Finland Start-Up Manager 2021
Sappi Kirkniemi PM3 Finland Start-Up Manager 2021
Metsä Board Kyro mill, BM1 Finland Start-Up Manager 2021
GPI Kalamazoo Mill, BM1 USA Start-Up Engineer 2022
Metsä Board Kemi Mill, BM1 Finland Start-Up Engineer 2022
Navigator Figuera da Foz mill Portugal Start-Up Manager 2022
Modern Karton, Corlu Mill Turkey Start-Up Manager 2023
MM Neuss Mill, BM1 Germany Start-Up Manager 2023
Metsä Board Husum Mill, BM1 Sweden Start-up Manager 2023
GB Cellulose, Alabama River mill USA Start-Up Manager 2024
WestRock Dublin Mill USA Start-Up Manager 2024
Model Sachsen Papier Mill Germany Start-Up Engineer 2024
Sappi Somerset Mill USA Start-Up Manager 2024
PCM Monterrey Mill Mexico Start-Up Manager 2025
Sappi Somerset Mill USA Start-Up Manager 2025
Timeline
Start-Up Engineer
Valmet Technologies, Inc.
06.1996 - Current
Production process operator
UPM Kymmene
06.1987 - 06.1996
Certificate of Higher Education - Paper management in process and laboratory technology
Rauma Vocational School
08.1985 - 06.1987
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