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Personal information: Marjut Mutanen

Date and place of birth: 17th April 1973, Joensuu
Degrees: Master of Science (Sociology) from Joensuu University 1997, Department of Social Sciences.

Languages:

• Finnish (native)
• English (fluent)
• Swedish (good)
• German (satisfactory)

Contact by email: marjut dot mutanen at iki dot fi

Main competence areas

• Usability & user experience research, testing and development
• Usability methods and techniques
• User interface & interaction design and development
• User experience in social media & Web 2.0
• Documentation, content production & development, (Web) writing, content usability
• eLearning processes, environments, platforms and standards
• Web Accessibility (see Saavutettava.fi)
• New Media techniques; especially html, xhtml, css; also xml, xsl
• Project and team work, organisational skills

Summary of working history

02/2008 -
Idean Enterprises, Inc., Espoo
Senior User Experience Consultant.

01/2007 - 01/08
Idean Enterprises, Inc., Espoo
Senior User Experience Specialist.

01/04 - 12/06
Idean Research Ltd, Espoo
User Experience Specialist. Like many people who have been in new media for several years, I have heaps of knowledge on different areas of the field; all of which I aim to put to use in my current position as a usability professional. Specialized in user experience, all aspects of user research including usability testing, evaluation and ethnographic methods are within my domain. Research subjects include mobile and web concepts and applications as well as more traditional products.

03/03 - 12/03
Salpaus Further Education / International Studies, Lahti
Web Specialist. My previous job was a web specialist on an international web project between Finland and China. My main responsibility was to coordinate the whole web production including concept, e-services and eLearning design, usability and accessibility issues and content production.

11/01 - 02/03
TietoEnator Corporation, Espoo
Solution Specialist. My main responsibilities were designing and producing web services. I focused especially on designing and developing usable and user oriented web environments and e-services for the public sector. A big part of my work was developing user-oriented project and process models to meet the customer needs. Apart from designing user interfaces I was involved in implementing them by producing the necessary (X)HTML pages and layouts.

10/00 - 11/01
Talent Code Ltd (currently known as Tieturi Vision), Helsinki
Usability Specialist; Content Developer. As a Usability Specialist I focused especially on usability development and design, information architecture and user interface design in eLearning context. My other focus was on technical matters such as HTML coding, standardising, learning objects and eLearning platforms. I was also involved with product and process development and project management.

1/99 - 10/00
Palmenia Centre of Research and Education, Helsinki University
Web Designer for Apaja project, Open University and Centre of Continuing Education. I was involved in designing, developing and producing numerous web based courses and eLearning environments. I also developed techniques to maintain and produce content and coding.

99 - 00
Helsinki University Student Magazine
Web Editor of Helsinki University Student Magazine web version. My work included writing, editing, coding and photo editing. I had responsibility for the whole web magazine including developing new design and structure for it in the beginning of year 2000.

1998
Integrum Institute, Turku
Publicist Trainee: developing and producing web pages for the company, developing marketing materials.

1998
Sanomaxi Ky, Turku
Educator Assistant in an Internet Course on Turku University Centre of Continuing Education.

1996
National Board of Education
Administration Trainee.

In addition

I have also conducted usability reviews, worked in different web and computer projects (word processing, web page designing, coding and maintaining etc.) and translated papers and presentations (Finnish-English). As summer jobs I have had occupations such as a church guide, waitress, office assistant and so on.

Saavutettava.fi is a website focused on accessibility and web standards (in Finnish). I am one of the three founders and content producers.

Studies and education

University Studies: Sociology (Master), Education, Philosophy, Future research studies

Additional University studies: Psychology, New Media, Communication, Internet techniques, Media Education, Educational planning, Cognitive Sciences, Knowledge management

Courses: Service Design, Usability and User Interface Design, Accessibility in Web Design, XML Data Processing, Web Testing procedures, General computing studies, Project management & administration

Computer skills

• Expertise in (x)HTML and css coding
• Basic knowledge of XML and XSL
• Overall view of JavaScript, ASP pages, VBScript and databases
• Good knowledge of all the most common HTML editors and browsers
• Photo editing with PhotoShop & ImageReady
• Good knowledge of content management and learning management systems
• Good knowledge of email and ftp clients
• Knowledge of Lotus Notes, Vineyard Vintage and Novell GroupWise
• Knowledge of PC operating systems such as Windows 3.1*, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP; also knowledge of Mac
• Good knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet programs and other common office programs

Memberships

2006 -: Member of the departmental council of the Media Lab at the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
2002 -: Member of Käyttäjän Ystävät ry (Friends of Usability), SIGCHI Finland and ISOC Finland.
2002-05: Member of The Association of Finnish eLearning Centre.
1997-99: Member of Auran Panimo Association.
1995-97: Member of the executive committee of Joensuun Popmuusikot Association.
1992-97: Member of the Culture section of Student Union of the University of Joensuu.

Hobbies & interests

I spend my free time jogging, blogging, reading, listening to (live) music, cooking and enjoying pilates and taijiquan exercises.