This curriculum vitae is for Jarkko Ahonen, born on February 25, 1971. He has over 18 years of experience as a senior system architect at Nokia, where he has focused on user security, usability of web and command line interfaces, and technical documentation. He holds a PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from the University of Helsinki and has skills in programming languages like Java, C, and C++.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Jarkko Ahonen
Birth date: 25.02.1971
Address:Teininpellontie 12, 13210 H辰meenlinna
Phone: 040-7204094
Email: zeikman@gmail.com (jarkko.ahonen@nokia.com works until 20.7.2016).
(link to LinkedIn profile: https://fi.linkedin.com/in/jarkko-ahonen-60581a114)
PROFILE
A senior system architect especially for user security and in usability (WebUI and CLI) in a
wide variety of Nokia products. For the recent years, I have worked as a senior system
architect mostly for user security and usability (WebUI and CLI), and my work results are
currently used in a wide variety of Nokia products and documentation.
Especially strong in security related issues (see Work experience for more information)
As a PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, I have a strong capability to understand
physical and mathematical formulas, numbers, logical connections and environmental
effects. I can calculate and study items in both theoretical and empirical level for various
systems.
Also a full professional in designing and coding in C, C++ and java.
A dedicated worker who can solve very difficult problems - and get things done: excellent
problem solving and analytical skills.
A professional with a long career in an international, multi-cultural, and multi-site
environment. Team leading, mentoring and guiding skills to facilitate teamwork with people
from different cultural backgrounds.
Solid technical background with Linux based products.
In addition to normal senior architect and design work, I have handled customer
documentation as well (very fluent in written technical English).
Preferring to work in the Capital area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa), Tampere or H辰meenlinna.
WORK EXPERIENCE
10.08.1998 present Nokia (telecommunications)/Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)
In the first ~13 years, designed and coded many security and WebUI related
subsystems (services, libraries, interfaces) to the Nokia/NSN telecommunication
products as a part of a platform team. First a normal designer, then a senior
designer and then as a software architect.
In the latest ~4 years, I have been a senior specialist (system architect) in
Nokia/NSN telecommunication products as a part of a platform team responsible
for
CLI and WebUI usability (specifying/writing requirements on how interfaces
to a human operator need to look like and behave)
Tomcat and httpd configuration (specifying/writing requirements on what a
network element needs to support and what must be disabled as a security
risk)
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SNMP interface (specifying/writing requirements on how a network
management system can control a network element)
user security (specifying/writing requirements for securing network elements
from malicious users and attackers via a variety of hardening steps done to
the used external services/interfaces and code). This includes specifying
authentication, authorisation (=RBAC, role based access control) and
accounting (=audit logs).
user management (specifying/writing requirements for how user
management in a network element is to work)
keeping the network element related Security Hardening Specification (SHS)
documentation up-to-date and inventing new security hardening steps
keeping the network element up-to-date with Nokia security requirements
and protected against vulnerabilities
analysing Nokia internal and third party security audits together with
penetration test results, and dividing the results to false positives and real
vulnerabilities
accepting and writing technical documentation for operators in my
responsibility areas
advising and helping multiple stakeholders around the world to quickly solve
a problem in my responsibility area: a big network of known associates
around Nokia network products.
checking on how code from other Nokia internal sources could be utilised in
my areas (software re-use)
EDUCATION
PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Start date: 01.09.1990
End date: 02.06.1998,
Institution: University of Helsinki
Thesis name: On electromagnetic fields in the early universe
Side degree (on the M.Sc. level; within the PhD degree) in Stochastic
Mathematics
Nokia courses in the years 1998 to 2016 in the attachment (including a
purple belt in Security).
CISSP certification from ISC^2 (2010)
High School
Start date: 15.08.1987
End date: 02.06.1990
School: Tampereen Lyseon lukio
Elementary School
Start date: 15.08.1978
End date: 02.06.1987
School: Amurin koulu, Tampere
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SKILLS
System architecture/specification
User security
User management
Usability specification for CLI and WebUI
Analytical problem solving (including various testing styles)
Programming languages: java, C and C++
Linux system
SNMP and NE3S/WS
Tomcat configuration
Httpd configuration
Technical writing (in Finnish and English)
Jira/Atlassian and DOORS tools
Windows
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Finnish Native tongue
English Excellent
Swedish Fair
German Basics
Russian Basics
ACHIEVEMENTS
Multiple Nokia-internal recognitions from other Nokia colleagues around the world
(see the attachment). See also my linked-in profile.
REFERENCES
See my linked-in profile.
LEISURE
Outdoors, pets and reading, electronics. As a hobby I have, e.g., configured a home-
automation and surveillance system to my house with additional electronics done and
designed by me.