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Curriculum Vitae
1. Family name:
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Määttä |
2. First names:
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Sami Pekka
Ilmari |
3. Year of birth:
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1953 |
4. Nationality:
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Finnish |
5. Present position:
Special planner at Helsinki Region Environmental Services
Authority (HSY); Information management expert at Helsinki
Metropolitan Area Council (YTV), since 1991
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6. Education:
Institution
Date from - Date to |
Degree(s) or Diploma(s)
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University of Helsinki, Department of Geography
1978-84 |
M. Sc. (Geography /regional planning, Economics,
Social Policy, Theoretical Philosophy)
Pro Gradu Thesis: On The Relationship between Man and
Nature in Regional Planning in Finland |
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7. Language skills:
Finnish, English, Swedish
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8. Experience, skills:
Web-services design and maintenance at YTV and HSY:
defining information needs of participants, project
coordination, database management, shell and php scripting,
html/xhtml coding, Web site management, rapid Web applications
building to meet with new and changing needs; participating in
creating a new Web portal for YTV and an Air quality portal of
Finland, also developing and maintaining waste benchmarking Web service
for companies
Understanding and know-how of information architectures and
technologies: several self-guided study periods and tours
both in Finland and abroad (Bergen, Oslo, Stockholm, Vienna,
Lyon, Rhodes, Tallinn, Kathmandu)
Experience on software: MS Windows and GNU/Linux;
Oracle and MySQL databases; Lotus Domino platform and Notes;
Zope content management system and Web services platform;
information search tools (Web applications), Amaya xhtml
editor/validator, Emacs and NoteTab Professional editors; GIMP
image processing tool, MS Office and OpenOffice.org suites;
Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, lynx and
other Web-browsers, discussion forum and blog tools (Web
applications), different wikiwiki tools as MediaWiki and
Wikidpad; SyncAir (for air quality data acquisition and
reporting by Syncron Tech, Finland), AirWare (air quality
assessment and management software by ESS GmbH, Austria),
MapInfo (geographical information system tool)
Strong willingness and motivation to study and to
implement the latest proven technology in a wide information
society perspective; study on possibilities of
existing Web architecture (as recommended by WWW Consortium and
Opean Geospatial Consortium) and on emerging tehcnologies to
restructure the very basis of hypertext linking; experience in
ensuring service usability and accessibility; studies on
metadata recommendations and techniques, as well as on systems
integration (from the standpoint of data exchange transactions
between partners)
Preparing and coordination of several software defining and
system plan projects (during the work at the Association
of Finnish Cities); information system for housing sector of
municipalities, information system for environmental sector of
municipalities etc.
System plan for waste management information for YTV
Working for three years as a secretary of the Helsinki City
Committee on Democracy at City District and Neigbourhood
Levels; in this context also participating in creation and
implementing of means to financially back local citizen
organizations and informal groups
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9. Positions held:
Date from - to |
Location |
Company |
Position |
Description |
04/1991 - |
Helsinki |
Former YTV, now HSY |
Special planner |
Coordinating the reporting on environmental
responsibility of HSY
Developing and maintaining waste benchmarking service for companies
Maintaining and developing The Regional Base Register
of Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Design, development and maintenance of Web services
Organizing the overall renewal of air quality
management system (several tenderers from EU countries
participated to compete)
Participating in YTV's information technology, Web
management and data security expert groups
Participating in Web portal projects
Heading the work to establish and strengthen
sustainable development policies in YTV
A pilot project "Lighthouse" to establish information
services and cooperation platform for Finnish
environmental authorities |
07/1988 - 12/1991 |
Helsinki |
The Association of Finnish Cities |
Project Manager |
Several software system planning projects |
01/1985 - 06/1988 |
Helsinki |
City of Helsinki Urban Facts |
Project researcher |
Helsinki City Environmental Statistics created for
the first time (work on concepts, definitions and
classifications in English, in Finnish and in
Swedish)
Study on waste water treatment in Helsinki |
06/1983 - 12/1984 |
Helsinki |
My own company (not existing any more) |
Researcher |
Research for Helsinki City Planning Department |
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10. Publications (a selection):
Määttä, Sami (2001). Hypertext and Critical Discussion. [http://www.kaapeli.fi/~smaatta/hypertextandcriticaldiscussion.html]
Forsman, Ulf et Sami Määttä (1992). Quality and Usability of
Environmental Information in Helsinki Urban Area. 15th European
Urban Data Management Symposium. Lyon, 16-20/11/1992. Urban
Data Mangement Society. (pp. 297-304)
Määttä, Sami (1991). Information Management Schema for Leading
Officers Working in the Field of Technical Infrastructure in
Finnish Municipalities. The Association of Finnish Cities
publication (in Finnish)
Määttä, Sami (1988). A Study on the Possibilities in
Environmental Monitoring and Reporting at the Regional Level in
Finland. Ministry of the Environment report (in Finnish)
Määttä, Sami (1987). The Principal Solution of Waste Water
Treatment in Helsinki -- Historical Background and
Possibilities in Impact Assessment. City of Helsinki Urban
Facts publications 1988, 6 (in Finnish)
Määttä, Sami (1983). Innovative Technology in Finnish Cities -
a Report for OECD. Ministry of the Environment
Määttä, Sami (1982). Experiences in European Cities during the
Urban Renewal Campaign. Ministry of the Environment (supplement
in the publication series, in Finnish) |
14th of July 2012
Sami Määttä
samipekkailmari [at] me.com
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