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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. Civil status:
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Married |
6. Present position:
Information management expert at Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Council (YTV) [ www.ytv.fi/eng
], since 1991
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7. Education:
Institution
Date from - Date to |
Degree(s) or Diploma(s)
obtained: |
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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8. Language skills:
Finnish, English, Swedish
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9. Experience, skills:
Web-services design and maintenance at YTV: 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 coordinating waste benchmarking
information system 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, 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; the ongoing 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 system 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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10. Positions held:
| Date from - to |
Location |
Company |
Position |
Description |
| 04/1991 - |
Helsinki |
YTV |
Information management expert |
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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11. Publications (a selection):
Määttä, Sami (2001). Hypertext and Critical Discussion. (last
modified in 2006) [ 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) |
1st of April 2008
Sami Määttä
maatta.sami[at]kolumbus.fi
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