1. Curriculum Vitae Seppo Matias Viio
Seppo Matias Viio
Address: Pälsyntie 33, 90900 Kiiminki, Finland
Phone: + (358) 400 581 191 | Email: seppoviio@yahoo.com
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KEY AREAS:
• Infrastructure Projects including International Highways, Railroads & Tunnels, Canals, Airports, Bridges, Underpasses, Buildings,
On- and Offshore Marine Works, Harbours’, Coast Line Protection, Breaker Waves, Dams, Islands, Plant Areas.
• Petrochemical Plants, Central Processing Facilities, Pipelines, Flow-lines, Wellhead Tie-ins, Fabrication works and Tank Erection
including all associated Civil and Mechanical Construction, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentation Works. Oil and Gas-, LNG-,
Steel-, Paper and Power- Industry Site Preparation Internal Works. Tank Farms; Up- and Down building.
• Water Building; Water, Waste Water, Pressured and Slope lines with Bump Stations, Water Power Stations, Closed Circle
Water- and Waste Water Treatment, Intakes, Outfalls, Sea and River Submerges.
• Pipelines; Oil, Gas, IT, Lightning, Water, Waste Water, Sewage’s and Drains.
• Open- and Underground Mining; Mines, Drilling and Blasting, Tunnels, Vibration.
KEY SKILLS:
• Company & Project Lead. Technical & Financial Management. Increasing Company & Project Value. Research of new business
areas, ideas and methods. Contracts & Claims Management. Risk Management. Quality Management. HSES Management.
• Client Management; Relationship building, Negotiation, Ability to support Client, Understanding Client request, Advising, Claims,
Trouble shooting and Hand Over.
• Ability to see Projects from Company and Client side.
• Total understanding of the area which I present, from “roof to floor”.
• Capable to see far beyond.
• Senior professional with over 28 years international experience, from tender to client hand over in time and budget.
• 25 years Managing Director experience in Survey. Totally 36 years.
• 17 years Project Manager experience, 11 years Construction & Quality Manager experience, 24 years Board experience. 17
years Maintenance experience.
OPERATIONAL / MANAGERIAL SKILLS:
• Drawings - Project Planning – Scheduling - Commissioning – Tender – Start Up – Contracts - Management – Survey - Quality
Program ISO 9001:2005, 9001:2008, 9004:2009 and 19011:2012 – HSES Programs JSA, JSM, TBM, - Reports - Exploring -
Expanding – Claims management – Client negotiation – Close Down – Client hand over.
• Leading Engineering and Work Force from 10 to 120 personnel - Accustomed to, working and collaborating with people of diverse
national, linguistic and cultural backgrounds and managing remote operations with minimal supervision from head office - Ability
to support multiple simultaneous projects, working under extreme pressure in any situation and in extreme weather locations
ranging from cold parts of Finland (-42°C) to hot areas of Yemen (+43°C).
• Self-starter with ability to trouble shoot and solve technical problems. Enthusiastic, proactive and flexible approach, to work.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
• BSc, 4 year in Road-, Railroad- and Water building Technical Institute Oulu, Finland 1986.
• Main studies; Road-, Railroad- and Water building, Survey, Drawing, Planning, Iron and concrete structures, Economy,
Scheduling, Computers, Quality programs, Health, Safety, Environment.
• Languages; Fluent in English, Native in Finnish/Swedish, German Good, Arabic 6 months work speaking experience.
Seppo Matias Viio | Phone: + (358) 400 581 191 | Email: seppoviio@yahoo.com
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2. Curriculum Vitae Seppo Matias Viio
• Certification to approve personal skill tests, Lappia Vocational School Tornio, Finland 2010.
• Individual Education I and II, University Jyväskylä, Finland 2010.
• Military Education: Pioneer Sergeant Sodankylä, Finland 1986 – 1987.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Red Cross First Aid, Finnish Red Cross 2011.
• National Occupational Safety Training, The Centre For Occupational Safety 2011.
• Hot Work Licence, SPEK Finland 2011.
• Road Safety, Road Administration Finland 2012.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suit and Internet Specific Applications.
• Publications: Safety, ergonomic and maintenance. Publisher: Lappia Vocational School & EU.
• Built electrical Mining book curriculum for basic and vocational exam (Moodle).
PROFESSINAL EXPERIENCE:
Jun 2014 – Present Senior Adviser
ETHA WIND OY Finland, International Industry: Wind Power.
• Project Management, Site Engineering, Civil Engineering. Reporting to client and company.
• Looking for business partners and clients. Increasing company turnover.
Mar 2005 – Present Specialist (EG)
PÖYRY CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING International Industry: Consulting and Engineering.
• Consulting in Civil Engineering General and Work Methods and Cost Specialist. Reporting to line
manager.
Jun 2005 – Present Senior Adviser
POLAR ROCK OY, Scandinavia, Baltic’s Industry: Minerals, Mining, Engineering.
• Consulting and Cost Analyzing. Researching mineral areas to be refined. Engaging in selling and
buying of such areas as well as refining.
• Finding and developing new business areas. Reporting to company owner.
Nov 1989 – Nov 2014 Managing Director
TASOMITTAUS OY Finland Industry: Construction, Survey.
• Asked to found Survey Company by business partners, for their need.
• Directing the Survey Company. Reporting to Stockholders.
Highway-, Railway-, Water building-, Plant area and factory-, Mine- and Infra Survey.
Permitting, Quality - Survey, Design- and Plan survey. Amount Survey. For State companies and Industry.
May 2012 – Sep 2012 Project Manager
JUSSILA GROUP, Scandinavia Industry: Construction.
• Called for this project by Kaarlo Jussila, CEO of the Company
• Increased company work methods by taking care of this project. Advised Quality Program matters.
• Project Manager for 14 local roads, 3 pedestrian routes, lightning of roads, ditches and roundabouts.
Quality- and HSES management, Survey. Wind Power station internal works. Reporting to stockholders.
Feb 2010 – May 2011 Mine Industry Educator
LAPPIA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, Finland Industry: Education Mine Industry.
• Asked for this position by the School Board, by advice of Outokumpu Chrome Mine.
• Responsible for Open- and Underground mining education.
• Developed mine education program. Reporting to principal.
Open mine including internal camp, earth moving, drilling and blasting, loading, transporting, crushing and screening.
Underground mine including diamond-, preparation- and production-drilling, blasting, screen- and cable
Seppo Matias Viio | Phone: + (358) 400 581 191 | Email: seppoviio@yahoo.com
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3. Curriculum Vitae Seppo Matias Viio
bolting, washing, cement spraying, back-fill operations and methods of underground mining in theory and practice.
Acquired experience in both type of mines: HSESQQ training, survey, maintenance and laws.
Feb 2007 – Dec 2009 Drilling and Blasting Manager, Finland
T. MAIJALA OY, Finland Industry: Mining, Quarrying, Crushing and Screening.
• Asked for this position by Tapio Maijala, CEO of the Company.
• Leading expansion of the company by adding new clients, 18 % add for company profit statement.
• Carried out drilling and blasting management. Reporting to company owner.
• Responsible for vibration measurement and HSEQQ management.
Jan 2003 –Jun 2008 Managing Director
ALTAMER OY, Finland Industry: Research, minerals, mining, engineering.
• Asked by Paper industry to research Calsium Hydroxide re- use.
• Directing the Research & Mineral Company. Reporting to Stockholders.
Research and Developing Calsium Hydroxide waste from Paper Factories to Burned Calsium to Steel Factories for
smoke gas clearance. Succeed in this project.
Feb 2006 – Sep 2006 Civil Engineer
HAWK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE & CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD, Yemen Industry: Finance & Construction.
• Asked for this project by Mr. Muhammad Hizam CEO of the company.
• Yemen LNG project for Bal Haf site preparation, plant area, harbour and airstrip building.
• Responsible for all aspects of the blasted rock removal and back-fill operations.
• Reporting to CEO and line manager. Efficiently managed over 120 personnel on different level.
• Performed HSESQQ planning and monitoring of JSA and TBM. Accountable for training and testing
operators.
• Engaged in the pipeline foundation preparation, survey planning and monitoring as well as work
shop monitoring.
• Finished my part of the project.
Apr 1994 – May 2005 Construction & Quality Manager
POLAR ROCK OY, Scandinavia, Baltic Industry: Construction, Transport, Mining, Engineering.
• Asked for this position by Mr. Tapio Keskimaula CEO of the company.
• Engaged in the establishment of company in Finland. Reporting to stockholders.
• Leading company Infrastructure department.
• Purchased mineral areas for crushing and selling in Scandinavia and Baltic.
• Responsible for organising crushing, loading and transportation of materials for projects such as
roads, railroads, harbours and factories.
• Performed HSESQQ management in line with company policy.
• Carried out Construction Management for Transport Company of 124 independent truck owners of
earth, waste and long distance transport trucks.
Mar 1993 – Mar 1994 Project Manager
OMV OY, Finland Industry: Construction, Transport, Minerals, Quarrying, Mining, Engineering.
• Asked for the position by Stockholders.
• Directing Infrastructure department.
• Directed company to right economical growth from zero point.
• Botnia paper factory site preparation. Reporting to General Manager.
Seppo Matias Viio | Phone: + (358) 400 581 191 | Email: seppoviio@yahoo.com
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• Performed HSESQQ management in line with company policy.
Feb 1993 – Apr 1993 Construction Manager
BRÄNNARE OY, Finland Industry: Construction, Transport, Minerals, Quarrying, Mining, Engineering.
• Asked by Joint Company to finish the contract.
• Pahtavuoma Cold Mine Construction. Shut down. Reporting to client and joint company.
• Performed HSESQQ management in line with joint company policy.
Aug 1988 – Jan 1993 Project Manager
TAPOJÄRVI OY, Scandinavia Industry: Construction, Transport, Minerals, Mining, Maintenance, Engineering.
• Asked for this position by Mr. Markku Tapojärvi, CEO of the Company.
• Directed company to right economical growth from zero point.
• Leading Infrastucture Department, Searching new business areas and clients.
• Opening of Saattopora gold mine and Outokumpu Kemi Viianmaa chrome mine (3 mill.+ cubic m3).
• Botnia paper factory site preparation; plant area, roads, railroads, pipelines and dam works for sea.
• EU 4 Highway Oulu, 2 different projects.
• Enso paper factory site preparation; plant area, roads, railroads, pipelines and harbor works.
• Rautaruukki Raahe steel factory coal loading and transportation.
• Outokumpu Tornio stainless steel factory process.
• HSESQQ management. Reporting to client and stockholders.
May 1987 – Aug 1988 Civil Engineer
PIETARILA OY, Finland Industry: Mining, Construction.
• Rautaruukki, Partek and Outokumpu open mines.
• Gas underground store for Outokumpu Steel. Reporting to client and stockholders.
May 1984 – Nov 1985 Supervisor, Superintendent
TOWN OULU, Finland Industry: Construction, Asphalt, Infrastructure.
• Road-, water-, waste water-, gas-, phone-, electric-, IT lines, harbour and bridge building.
• Superintendent for asphalt works. Reporting to line manager.
Jun 1978 – Dec 1985 Technical Practical in Survey and Railroads Work
FINNISH RAILROADS Industry: Railways, Construction, Maintenance.
• Survey and planning Oulu eastern railroad.
• Railroad works in Oulu northern-, eastern-, southern- railroads.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Juha Kangas Infrastructure Technician – Underground Maintenance Kemi Mine.
Mob: +358 407122335 Email: juha.kangas@outokumpu.com , www.outokumpu.com
Staffan Asplund Company CEO, Owner.
Mob: +358443809237 Email: staffan.asplund@ethawind.fi , www.ethawind.com
Jari Lassila Department Manager.
Mob: +358505429312 Email: jari.lassila@poyry.com , Pöyry | international consulting and engineering
Tapio Keskimaula Company CEO, Owner.
Mob: +358400292386 Email: tapio.keskimaula@gmail.com
Seppo Matias Viio | Phone: + (358) 400 581 191 | Email: seppoviio@yahoo.com
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