Personal Details

  • Name: Tomi Tontti
  • Date of birth: 4 January 1976
  • Nationality: Citizen of Finland
  • Address: Lavakatu 8 A 50, 00240 Helsinki, Finland
  • Phone: +358 50 354 5483
  • Email: tomi.tontti@gmail.com

Professional Profile

I'm an experienced UX Designer who loves to solve problems with design.

I believe in simplicity, collaborative interdisciplinary teamwork and most importantly in user centered methods & mindset.

Having worked with internet and digital services both on client and agency sides from the early 2000's, I have gained a wide experience in the field.

I'm also an experienced team/people lead and coach. In that role I aim for a culture of mutual trust, autonomy and sharing.

Work Experience

2022 June - Present

Visma Solutions

Lead UX Designer

Working for Netvisor, the market leading financial management software in Finland.

Designing a complete revamp for Netvisor's mobile application from 6/2022 to 5/2023. Implementation delayed due to changes in strategy.

From 5/2023 onwards working as a lead designer for Netvisor's future Payroll product.

2021 January - 2022 June

Solita

Lead UX Designer

Leading and conducting design efforts (UX & UI design, prototyping, user studies and validations, workshops etc.) in projects for clients such as S Group, Ilmarinen and Fortum.

2015 January - 2021 January

Idean

1/2020 - 1/2021: Lead UX Designer & Coach
9/2017 - 12/2019: Sr. UX Designer & Team Lead
1/2015 - 8/2017: Sr. UX Designer

Lead UX Designer & Coach

UX Design and coaching at Idean.

Idean was a global design agency that worked with the world's leading companies, helping them to create long-lasting relationships with their customers, through enchanting and elegant experiences. The company was acquired by CapGemini and later it was merged with global design giant Frog.

9/2017 - 12/2019 I also was a team lead for Idean Finland's UX competence team, after that I worked as a coach for people with mixed competences.

Some clients: Elisa, Wärtsilä, Geberit, Rolls-Royce, Kesko, ABB, Elo, Vaasan Sähkö and Finnish Universities.

2013 May - 2014 December

Isobar Finland

Design Director

Doing hands on Concept and UX Design work, taking care of the overall design quality and pitching for design projects for websites, mobile applications and online services. Supervisor for the Creative Competence (Copywriters, Graphic Designers, Art Directors and UX Designers). Isobar Finland management team member.

Some clients: MTV, Sonera, RAY, Skanska, Teevee.fi and SafeAway

2010 August - 2013 May

White Sheep Isobar

UX Lead

Leading the Design Competence (Graphic and UX Designers) and doing hands on Concept and UX Design work. White Sheep Isobar was renamed to Isobar Finland in spring 2013.

Clients included MTV, TeliaSonera, Stonesoft, F-Secure, Ikea and Terveystalo.

2007 December - 2010 August

Frantic

Concept & UX Designer

Concept and User Experience design for online services, sites, apps and campaigns.

Work for clients and brands such as Nokia, MTV3, Finnair, Sanoma Magazines, Jokakoti.fi and Pirkka.

2000 September - 2007 November

Alma Media Interactive

10/2006 - 11/2007: Product Manager
01/2004 - 09/2006: Producer
11/2002 - 01/2004: Web Designer
09/2000 - 04/2002: Web Designer

Product Manager / Producer / Web Designer

Product Manager / Etuovi.com
Service design & product development team lead. UX design, concept & feature specs, communications, marketing.

Producer / Etuovi.com
Content planning, copywriting, UX design, concept & feature specs, communications, marketing.

Web Designer
UX design, visual design, html+css. Client projects such as opkk.fi and skv.fi.

2002 April - 2002 August

Aamulehti

Journalist

A short stint as a news journalist at Aamulehti, the second largest daily newspaper in Finland

Education

1996 - 2004

University of Tampere

Master of Social Sciences

Major: Information studies
Minors: Journalism, Interactive media, Computer science

Pro gradu thesis: "Information needs and information retrieval of apartment seekers" (2004)
Grade: Magna cum laude approbatur"

Completed study programs:
Journalistic work (2001-2004)
Information networks (1996-2001)

References

  • Markus Grannenfelt

    CEO & Founder, White Sheep

    I hired Tomi in 2010 to strengthen our service design capabilities but soon found him designing a more user-centric planning model for the agency. Through the years Tomi has constantly brought goodies to the table: workshop tools and methods, processes as well as heading up the User Experience gang at White Sheep. All of this whilst constantly delivering client solutions on point and on time. He fosters both collaboration and debate, in a constructive way that improves the quality of work. He is a passionate and experienced digital thinker but self-confident enough not to show it off in every meeting. I would love to have Tomi in my team again and believe he can do magic to any brand or service in the digital world.

  • Miemo Penttinen

    Design Director, Frantic

    Tomi is a truly holistic designer: he is able to ideate new concepts from scratch, fluently match business goals and user desires to strategies, plan the interaction details and see how the designs fit in the overall scenery of digital media - while also having a very keen visual eye which helps both in communicating with visual designers and also in creating beautiful deliverables. Tomi was highly regarded by Account Directors and PMs. Working together with him was great, as he was not only a true professional but an easy-going person with enthusiastic yet relaxed attitude toward work.

  • Hanne Voittonen

    Development Manager, MTV

    Tomi is an excellent UX designer. He brings in fresh ideas and his work is always well-thought and finished. The projects we've worked on have been fun and successful. Tomi contributes from pitch to final handover and creates great designs that meet both business and end-users needs. Highly recommended!

  • Markus Sandelin

    Planner, Frantic

    Tomi is what I call an office ninja. He always brings results, silently. He's a very thoughtful person, taking his time to take all the bits and pieces of information to complete his mission and then he goes for the kill. Good man, great even!

Skills & Knowledge

Design skills

Interaction Design 95%
Prototyping 95%
Responsive Webdesign 94%
Information Architecture 93%
User-Centered Design Methods 88%
Design Leadership 83%
Visual Design 80%

Awards & honours

Jury Member

Grand One 2016
Categories "Best Consumer Service" and "Best B2B Service"

Honorary Mention: Best Consumer Service

Grand One 2014
TEEVEE.FI (iOS & Android apps + website)

Honorary Mention: Best Consumer Campaign

Grand One 2011
PÄÄTÖN JONO for Tele Finland

Silver Hammer: Internet Campaigns

Golden Hammer Awards 2011
PÄÄTÖN JONO for Tele Finland

Winner / Gold Award: Digital Marcom

Vuoden Huiput (Grafia Best Of The Year) 2010
PÄÄTÖN JONO for Tele Finland


Typical tools

  • Figma
  • Post-its
  • Pen & paper
  • Miro
  • Keynote / Powerpoint
  • Sketch, Invision, Adobe XD etc.

Language Skills

Finnish
Native
English
Good
Swedish
Satisfactory
German
Basics

Hobbies & Interests

  • #Football

    Football

    Whether in the stands, on the pitch or thru the telly, football is by far the greatest of sports.

  • #Photography

    Photography

    Lately I've become an amateur photographer of streets, nature and scenery. Sometimes even portraits. I try to keep the camera with me as much as I can.

  • #Design

    Design

    I'm interested in all things design: architecture, product design, you name it. I <3 Dieter Rams.

  • #Street art

    Street art

    Street art takes a stand, has a context and is for everyone. My personal favorites include Kamp Seedorf, Paul Insect and Banksy (ofcourse). But I also like other kinds of Modern & Pop Art

  • #Music

    Music

    While not being an elitist music freak, I do enjoy music that often can't be found from the charts. Mostly indie rock & pop, sometimes hip hop & jazz too.

  • #Internet

    Internet

    The internet is changing the world. How could one not be interested about the internet?.

  • #Travel

    Travel

    Every now and then, if there's enough time and funds, it's nice to take a trip to another country.

  • #Exercise

    Exercise

    Swimming and jogging to keep myself fit. But not enough to call myself a runner or swimmer. :)

Portfolio

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    Online service for becoming S Group's co-op member

    User validations, UX & UI Design

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    K-Apuri, a mobile logistics app

    Research and UX Design

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    Vaasan Sähkö mobile app

    Research, UX and validation

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    ABB

    Research and UX

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    Elo

    Data visualisation, UX & validation

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    Kesko

    Concept, UX & validation

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    Rolls-Royce

    Research, Concept and UX

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    Elisa

    Concept & UX

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    MTV

    Portal navigation

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    Teevee.fi

    Concept & UX

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    SafeAway

    Travel Insurance UX

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    Tele Finland

    Website UX Design

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