Samu Hautala

Samu Hautala has extensive experience in the technology and gaming industries. Samu served as the Head of Engineering at Wondershop, where they were responsible for building social equity through games and tech. Prior to that, they held the same position at Me-säätiö.

Samu also worked at Blok, first as a Technical Advisor and later as a Co-founder & Lead Developer. At Blok, they played a key role in the company's development and implementation of various projects.

Before joining Blok, Samu worked at Slush, where they served as the Lead Developer. During their tenure, they were responsible for designing and developing multiple services for the Slush Helsinki event.

Samu also worked as a Developer/Designer at ADA Drive Oy, where they were responsible for programming and designing various client applications, including an Android barcode reader application.

Samu began their career at Frozenbyte Oy as a full-stack developer, where they designed and developed internal web applications for the company. Prior to that, they worked in Quality Assurance at Frozenbyte.

Samu's work experience also includes serving as a 3D Modeler and VBS2-expert at the Simulator Sector of the Armoured Brigade's Training Facility in the Finnish Defence Forces.

Samu Hautala completed their education at Aalto University. Samu obtained a Bachelor of Science (Tech.) degree in Computer Science from 2012 to 2017. Following this, they pursued further education and achieved a Master of Science (Tech.) degree in Computer Science from 2017 to 2020. Both of their degree programs were undertaken at Aalto University.