Janne Kalliola
Born May 20th, 1974, Polvijärvi, Finland
Married, three children
Contact Information
Work |
Home | ||
E-mail |
janne.kalliola@exove.fi |
E-mail |
janne@kallio.la |
| LinkedIn: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannekalliola | ||
Professional Objective
To fully utilise my skills and passion for leading software development activities and developing company as a whole. To gain hands-on experience in a demanding working environment that provide new challenges and learning opportunities.
Work Experience
Exove
2022 - present
Chief Growth Officer, Founder
Responsible for accelerating Exove's growth by recruiting, sales, managing
customer relationships and doing high-end consulting.
Exove
2006 - 2022
Chief Executive Officer, Founder
Responsible for company strategy, execution and growth, and managing
customer relations, processes, and key projects.
Exove Design
2011 - 2021
Chairman of the Board, Partner
Growth and strategy.
Hohde Consulting
2001 - 2013
Senior Consultant, Partner
Management and technical consultation on web publishing systems,
web design and project management.
Helsinki University of Technology
1997 - 2010 Lecturer, Laboratory of
Media Technology
Responsible for Candidate seminar and thesis, resulting into
Bachelor of Science degree.
Have lectured also several years on AS-0.1110 XML Based Description Languages, AS-75.108 Publishing Technology, AS-75.105 Basics of Publication Technology 2, AS-75.146 Postgraduate Course on Media Technology, and AS-75.4700 Postgraduate Course on Intelligent Communication Systems.
Trio Network Solutions
2006 - 2006
Project Manager
Leading product development projects, being responsible for R&D
activities and product deliveries.
Continuent (former Emic Networks)
2004 - 2005
Director of Product Development
Leading engineering function, being responsible for product
development projects, and developing project management and company processes.
Member of Continuent's executive committee.
First Hop Ltd
2000 - 2004
Director, Product Development
Responsible for executing product development projects and developing
project management and company processes. Member of technical and product
steering groups.
1999 - 2000
Head Software Architect
Responsible for product and subcontracting project architectures. Participated
in project management and process development.
1998 - 1999
Senior Software Engineer
Leading subcontracting projects, designing and implementing customer specific
software systems. Lectured about Java, XML and object-oriented programming.
Sanoma
1999 - 2002 Freelance Writer
Written several articles on blogging, Internet presence, communities,
Java programming, XML and dynamic content
manipulation, and distributed computing to Tietokone and
IT-Viikko.
SSH Communications Security
1997 - 1998 Software Engineer
Designing architecture for a military application.
Education
Helsinki University of Technology
1999 - 2000 Licentiate of Science, Engineering
Major: Media Technology, minor:
Human-Computer Interaction
1993 - 1999
Master of Science, Engineering
Major: Software Systems,
minor: Media Technology
Achievements
2008 - 2011 Golf GameBook
Digital scorecard and golf community.
Responsible for the architecture and development of the server platform
and communication protocol, providing guidance on overall architecture.
2006 - 2007 Blyk Ad Engine
Mobile advertising system.
Responsible for technical steering and overall architecture, participated
also in the user interface development.
2006 - 2007 Jaiku.com
Microblogging / activity stream service.
Designed and developed the three first incarnations of Jaiku.com web
framework and application features. Participated in overall design of the
service. Integrated the system to an instant messaging backend.
2004 - 2005 Continuent m/cluster
MySQL and Apache cluster.
Responsible for project execution and productisation, participated also
in product steering group.
2001 - 2004 First Hop GPRS
Accelerator / Nokia Wireless Accelerator
A system to accelerate mobile internet usage.
Responsible for project execution and productisation, participated also
in architecture and component design. Acted as the technical product owner
and technical key account manager.
2003 - 2004 First Hop WAP Gateway
An efficient, scalable and highly customisable WAP Gateway for telecom
operators.
Responsible for project execution and productisation. Acted as the technical
product owner and technical key account manager.
Books
2025 Green IT, Purchasing Guide
Kalliola Janne
2025 Vihreä IT, ostamisen opas
Kalliola Janne
2023 Green Code, Second Extended Edition
Kalliola Janne
2023 Vihreä koodi, toinen laajennettu laitos
Kalliola Janne
Scientific Articles
2025 Challenges Related to Approximating the Energy Consumption of a Website
IEEE Access
Kalliola Janne, Vepsäläinen Juho
Patents
2018 System and method in connection with browsing of web/wap sites and services
Aaltonen Janne, Saru Sami, Kalliola Janne
2015 Processing of messages to be transmitted over communication networks
Ikonen Teemu, Koponen Juha, Kalliola Janne
2014 Method and a system for delivering messages
Kalliola Janne
2014 Systems, methods, network elements and applications in connection with browsing of web/WAP sites and services
Aaltonen Janne, Saru Sami, Kalliola Janne
2013 Secure Transfer of Information
Kalliola Janne, Kaikkonen Erno, Virta Kalle, Salo Janne, Pundamale Sundeep
2013 Message modification system and method
Aaltonen Janne, Brummer Markku, Kalliola Janne
2009 System for authentication of network usage
Aaltonen Janne, Brummer Markku, Kalliola Janne
2008 Information Gathering from Traffic Flow in a Communication Network
Kalliola Janne, Koponen Juha, Dahlblom Thomas, Aalto Markus, Lattu Tommi, Tiihonen Mikko, Wong Menghong
2007 Method and Arrangement for Integrating
an Accelerating Client into an Application
Kalliola Janne, Khashchanskiy Viktor
2007 Centralised Management for a Set of
Network Nodes
Kalliola Janne, Dahlblom Thomas, Aalto Markus, Lattu Tommi, Tiihonen
Mikko, Wong Menghong
2005 Method and Apparatus for Implementing QOS
in Data Transmissions
Kalliola Janne, Khashchanskiy Viktor
2004 Method for Optimizing Performance in
Wireless Networks
Koponen Juha, Kalliola Janne, Mallat Hannu, Kari Hannu
Public Appearances
2025, AprDrupalCamp Finland, Espoo, Finland
Measuring front-end energy consumption with Firefox Profiler
2025, FebAalto University, Espoo, Finland
Green Software at Elements of sustainable ICT course
2024, NovWebSummit, Lisbon, Portugal
There is no business to be done on a dead planet – or how software is eating the Earth alive
2024, MayLUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland
Why a Sustainable and Green IT Company Is a Good Business?
2024, AprNordic Market Dialogue Event for Green Coding & Software, Helsinki, Finland
What is green coding?
2024, AprHaaga-Helia, Helsinki, Finland
Lecture: AI & Data: Energy Consumption and Carbon Footprint
2024, MarEstonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia
Lecture AI & Data: Energy Consumption and Carbon Footprint on Data-Based Decision Making and Leadership microdegree
2023, NovSDIA Green Coding Summit, Berlin, Germany
Keynote Debate: The way forward for Green Coding in Europe, panel attendee
2023, OctAalto University Alumni Day, Espoo, Finland
Combat exploding IT emissions with green coding
2023, SepOpen UK: Open Technology for Sustainability Day, Edinburgh, Scotland
ICT Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Exploding – How OS Communities Should Engage and Contribute Their Part
2023, JunFuture Frontend, Helsinki, Finland
Green computing – Energy consumption and countermeasures in modern software
2022, NovECHA IT Days, Helsinki, Finland
Towards carbon neutral coding – and why it is important
2022, SepDrupalCon, Prague, Czech Republic
Global Drupal Business Survey: Exclusive Learnings & Insights
2022, AprBusiness Freekend, Pyhä, Finland
Towards carbon neutral coding – and why it is important
2019, OctDrupalCon, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Why Open Source Matters by Making People and Companies Better
2018, SepDrupal Europe, Darmstadt, Germany
GDPR for Open Technology Companies (training)
GDPR for Developers (training)
2017, AugFinnish Commerce Federation member training, Helsinki, Finland
EU Privacy Regulation on Field of Trade - How to Move Forward
2015, JanMonkiGras, London, the UK
Making meaning by contributing to improve the quality of your life
2008, NovFuture of Communication,
Espoo, Finland
Immediacy vs. Depth
2002, Mar JavaOne 2002, San Francisco, USA
Efficient HTML Manipulation for Accelerating Mobile Browsing (BOF-1518)
2001, Nov JavaOne 2001 Japan, Yokohama, Japan
Creating Mobile Services Using Java Programming Language, XML and HTTP
2001, June JavaOne 2001, San Francisco, USA
Creating Mobile Services Using Java Programming Language, XML and HTTP (TS-1404)
Tackling WAP Incompatibilites with Java Technology and XML (BOF-1405)
Software Development and IT Skills
Programming Languages
Java, C/C++, Objective C, JavaScript, PHP, Lisp, assemblers, Pascal, (Visual)
Basic, PL/SQL, XSLT & XSL-FO
Development Processes
Agile, Kanban, USDP (RUP), CMM, tailored productisation process
Languages
Finnish - native
English - fluent
Swedish - moderate
Estonian - moderate
Non-Profit Activities
Koodia Suomesta ry / Code From Finland
Member of the board 2015 - 2016, chairman 2016 - present.
Tieke Green ICT Projects
Chairman of the steering group 2022 - present.
Drupal Association Finland
Member of the board 2012 - 2014, chairman 2014 - 2016, member of the board 2016 - 2025
Drupal Association Estonia
Member of the board 2012 - 2023
Hobbies and Interests
Contemporary literature, modern art, digital photography, ice hockey, and biking.