Aino-Kaisa

I am a 34-year-old Oulu City council, a member of Committee of Urban Services, member of Council of Oulu region and deputy member in the Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia. I have graduated with M.Sc. (Tech) in Industrial Engineering and Management and M.H.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering.

CV

Work Experience
Research Assistant/Project Researcher, University of Oulu, October 2021 – February 2022, January 2023 – September 2023
Operations Manager, Valossa, December 2018 – December 2019
Secretary General, Student Union of the University of Oulu (OYY), May 2016 – November 2018
Advisor in Student Affairs, Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland (TEK),  Jan 2016 – June 2016
Research Assistant, University of Oulu, May 2014 – Nov 2014
Purchasing trainee, Neste Oil, summers in 2010, in 2011 and in 2012

Education
Master of Health Science, Biomedical Engineering, 2019 – 2021
M.Sc. (Tech.) with Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu, 2008 – 2014

Master’s Thesis: Energy Supply and Demand Balancing Business Models in District Heating
B.Sc. (Tech), Industrial Engineering and Managemen, University of Oulu, 2008 – 2012
Specialist Qualification in Leadership and Management, Organizational Leadership, AEL (formerly Ammatinedistämislaitos), 2017 – 2019
Exchange Student, National University of Singapore, spring 2011
Matriculation Examination, Linnankosken lukio (high school), 2008

Positions of Trust
Member of the City Council, City of Oulu, 2021 –
Member of the Committee of Urban Services, City of Oulu, 2021 –
Member of Council, Council of Oulu Region, 12/2023 –
Deputy Member of the County Council, Pohjois-Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue, 2022 –
Deputy Council Member, Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland (TEK), 2017 –
Member of Administrative Board, Pohjolan Osuuspankki (former: Oulun Osuuspankki Bank), 2020 –
Vice Chair, Section for Public Transportation in Oulu area, 2017 – 2021
Member, Building Committee of City of Oulu, 4/2021 – 8/2021
Council Member, Student Union of the University of Oulu (OYY), 2019 – 2021
Deputy Board Member, Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland (TEK), 2017 – 2020
Council Member, Oulun Osuuspankki Bank, 2017 – 2020
Board Member, Amnesty International Finnish Section, 2014 – 2018
Board Member, National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL), 2013
Vice President and Board Member (Academic Affairs), Student Union of the University of Oulu (OYY), 2012
Member of Education Council, University of Oulu, 2012
Board Member, Optiem ry (student guild) from Sep 2009 to Dec 2010 and from Sep 2011 to Dec 2011

Positions of Trust in Greens
Chair, Oulun Vihreä Kunnallisjärjestö, 2020 – 2023
Candidate in the Municipal Elections in Oulu, Greens, 2021

Campaign Manager, Election Campaign of Member of Parliament candidate Jenni Pitko, 2019
Candidate in the Municipal Elections in Oulu, Greens, 2017
Campaign Manager, Election Campaign of Member of Parliament candidate Jenni Pitko, 2015
Vice President, Oulun vihreät nuoret (Green Youth in Oulu), 2015
Member of working group for educational affairs, Greens, 2014