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Max Salmi (27 yrs.)
Helsinki, Finland
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Max Salmi
Front End Developer & Ad tech specialist
Summary
I have a big passion for software development, marketing, online advertising and UX. I have good social skills and I've been working in a big variety of fields as well as in demanding customer services. Innovative ideas and a strong learning-by-doing attitude are the main things that I'm known for. I can complete different kind of projects even with an intensive schedule.
Buzzwords:
Ads
Appnexus
Automotive
Bootstrap
CMS
CSS3
Customer Service
Drupal
Git
Headerbidding
HTML5
Java
JavaScript
Jira
Photography
Photoshop
Prebid.js
React
Redux
Sales
Scrum
SEO
Social Media
UI/UX
WordPress
Work Experience
Ad tech specialist / Software Developer
Tori.fi / Schibsted Media Group
February 2017 - Present
I'm an software developer on the biggest online marketplace in Finland. As an ad tech specialist I do everything that has to do with advertising on Tori.fi. My main responsibilities are: planning and developing new (and better performing) ad solutions, programmatic, data, UX, performance analysis, GDPR, Scrum master, troubleshooting, client/agency/sales meetings, documentation, integrations and keeping the banners running smoothly.
Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
Madisson Beauty
November 2015 - November 2017
Making Facebook, Instagram, Google and print adverts (with AI and PS) to company target market. Made company websites (with Drupal) and I'm also in charge of all company IT. Increased Google ranking (SEO) from page 7 to the first result with the most important keywords.
Car Sales Assistant
Audi Center Airport / VV-Auto
June 2011 - May 2016
High-class customer service. Promoting, selling and trading quality cars. In charge of photographing the cars (over 10.000 pictures taken) for adverts.
Software Developer Internship
Agoedu
January 2015 - June 2015
Developed and designed an internal web service (with Ruby on Rails, HTML5, CSS3, JS and jQuery). Made company websites (with Drupal). Video editing (with After Effects) for company commercial.
Car Promoter
Dezoo
December 2011
June 2012
Travelling around Finland with SEAT cars and promoting and selling their new models.
Office Assistant
SEAT Finland / VV-Auto Group
June 2010 - August 2010
June 2009 - August 2009
June 2008 - August 2008
June 2007 - August 2007
Worked every summer from ages 14 - 18 yrs. as an office assistant for SEAT. I worked with SEAT's bookkeeping, organizing and archiving papers and other IT stuff.
Portfolio
Advertisement
- Tori.fi - I have built and planned most of the advertisement solutions on Tori.fi. Including banners, integraions, data and tracking.
- Carousel banner - This product is built to fetch product data from customer feeds and the products are matched to the content of the page. Targeting and distribution is made with AppNexus. Developed with JS, PHP, Redis, HTML and CSS.
- Desktop native & Mobile site native - This product is desinged and built according to IAB native standars. Made using Appnexus native creative and HTML, CSS and JS.
- Banner - Banner ad with data that changes automatically every month, made with JS and mustache.js.
Webpages
- Salmi.pro
- Housepipe Oy
- Webshop template
- JEB Nordic
- Akupunktio & Energia - (Screenshots: desktop/mobile)
- Madisson Beauty - (Screenshots: desktop/mobile)
Involved in
- Agoedu - Agoedu Ltd. provides education-twisted applications for phone and tablet.
- Galaxy of Words - Educational mobile game by Agoedu (download app).
- Tunn.us - We make many projects together with my brother Kim.
Other stuff
- Todo app - Todo list with React and Foundation.
- Timer app - Countdown and timer with React and Foundation.
- Weather app - Testing out React and implementing a weather API.
- Random page - Smooth scroll, 3d buttons, 3d text, fast-click (eliminating the 300ms delay on mobile).
- Alarm Center - for fall detector (also for mobile and smartwatch)
- Commercial - for Galaxy of Words prototype.
- Travel Map - Testing out Google Maps (+ countries I have visited).
- Unicorn lovers - A site made in two 15 minute sprints at a Scrum course (PSF) (Warning: contains lots of bugs and bad code).
Education
Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) / Information technology
2013 - 2017
Gymnasiet Svenska normallyceum
Finnish Matriculation Examination
2008 - 2012
Knowledge & Skills
Front-end
Design
IT
Sales
Personal
Languages
Awards
Tori.fi / Schibsted 2019
Schibsted Sales Awards nomination 2019
I planned and built a new type of advertising solution to support Tori, Tori users and Tori advertisers. The product was nominated for "Performance of the year" and presented to the whole Schibsted.
Ultrahack 2017
#3 - Third place in Hack the Construction Industry Productivity
We made an app that digitally signs documents with the help of a QR-code reader and SignSpace.
The track was organized by SignSpace, KIRA-digi and Tilaajavastuu. More info about Ultrahack.
Slush 2016
#1 - First place in Qvik speed coding challenge
An algorithm based puzzle where you had to use JS-commands to solve a maze.
Ultrahack 2016
Top 3 - Open track
We developed further the fall detector (which won the Wellbeing Hackathon) and made an Alarm Center for the browser, phone and smartwatch.
More info about Ultrahack.
Bonus prize - Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)
A bonus prize from PRH to help us get a patent for our fall detector.
#1 - First place in Qvik speed coding challenge
An algorithm based puzzle where you had to use JS-commands to solve a maze.
Wellbeing Hackathon 2016
#1 - First place
We made a Raspberry Pi + webcam solution that detects if an elderly person falls on the floor.
Check out the solution and more info about the Wellbeing Hackathon.
My family since 2014
#1 - Best Daddy in the World
Judges: Alex (5 yr.), Victoria (4 yr.) and Cecilia (0 yr.).
Refrences
Marko Leivo
Sales Manager, Audi Center Airport / VV-Auto
marko.leivo(ä)volkswagencenter.fi
+358 50 529 3730
Jaakko Kuukka
CEO, Agoedu
jaakko.kuukka(ä)agoedu.com
+358 40 571 0881