Raul Kanter is a Sourcing Engineer at Elematic since June 2023, bringing extensive experience in research and development from previous roles at Tampere University as a Researcher, where responsibilities included project management and quality assurance using Lean and Six Sigma frameworks. Prior to this, Raul Kanter was a Research Trainee at UPM, focusing on method development and technical support, and a Product Development Trainee at UPM Raflatac, where improvements in quality control were achieved. Early career experience includes summer traineeships at Valmet and various roles in the City of Tampere, alongside a strong academic background with a Master's in Materials Science from Tampere University of Technology and a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from Uppsala University.