Curriculum Vitae
Name:
Mikael Syrjälä
Address:
Isonvillasaarentie 8 K 295, 00960 Helsinki
Telephone:
+358 44 588 6417
Date and place of birth:
6.6.1982 Vantaa
Work places:
City of Helsinki: Designer and assistant Culture Producer, 2023
DMS (own commercial name): Product- and graphic designer since 2014
Wannado Oy: Graphic designer, winter 2019 - 2020
Ark-Byroo Oy: Graphic designer, january 2018
Aekraes kodex Oy: Illustrator, autumn 2017
Finnay Oy: Designer, 2013 - 2014
Kaltio Design: Designer, 2011 - 2013
City of Helsinki / Uusix-workshop: Designer, 9 month in 2010 - 2011
Summer and evening work as delivery van driver at Schenker Express, Posti and Lähettiässät in 2003 - 2008.
Referees:
Maria Junno: Culture producer, City of Helsinki, +358 40 508 6022, maria.junno@hel.fi
Mirna Soininen: Linguist, web page orderer, +358 44 242 7148, mirna@liitucreative.com
Ella Kaila: Designer, illustration work orderer: +358 50 349 4496, ella@realityclick.io
Kristo Ristimäki: Advocate, photography work orderer: +358 20 7205 605, kristo.ristimaki@fondia.com
Antti Ignatius: Advocate, illustration work orderer: +358 41 539 9320, antti.ignatius@live.com
Education:
Helsingin evankelinen opisto: Animation and comic course in autumn 2019 - spring 2020.
Arcada University: Digital design course, autumn 2018 - spring 2019.
Master of Art degree in Aalto University, spring 2010.
E310 product development course with Aalto University's Technical School, Marketing School and Stanford University's Engineering school, from autumn 2008 to summer 2009.
Konstfack Stockholm: Department of Industrial Design, from autumn 2007 to summer 2008: First year in the Master of Art studies, as a part of MEDes (Master of European Design) student exchange program.
Bachelor of Art degree in University of Art and Design Helsinki, autumn 2007.
Glasgow School of Art (GSA): Department of Product Design, autumn 2006 - summer 2007 as a part of MEDes student exchange program.
Start of Industrial Design studies in University of Art and Design Helsinki in 2004.
Language skills:
Finnish: Native speaker
English: Fluent
Swedish: Passable
Computer skills:
Adobe Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator
Adobe After Effects and Premier
Affinity Designer and Photo
Rhinoceros 3D Modeling
Wix website editor
First aid:
Finnish Red Cross EA1 course, spring 2023
Military service:
Helsinki, Isosaari in 2002 - 2003
