Through thick and thin

My name is Saara Huomolin. I was born in Lappeenranta, a small city on the beautiful shore of Lake Saimaa. I still enjoy spending time there, but school and work have taken me from one place to another. Nine years ago, I moved to a small country­side village approximately one hour’s drive from Helsinki. I live here with my two dogs, Jax (9) and Routa (1). Sometimes I miss my home town, as my parents and younger brother still live there.

I really like Finland a lot because it is a good and safe place. I especially enjoy each of our four seasons, be­cause there are always different things to do. Last winter I taught myself to knit and was proud to have made an entire Icelandic sweater – with the help of a knitwear book and Google. You can learn anything when you try hard enough.

I am precise and system­atic by nature, and like to get things done on time. Maybe that’s why I be­came an engineer specializing in automation technology. I graduated in2010 and initially worked for a pulp mill. Later I moved as sales coordinator to Endress+Hauser Metso, which at the time was a joint venture between Endress+Hauser and Metso Oyj,a Finnish industrial machinery company. When Endress+Hauser set up its own sales center in 2015 I became a technical sales engineer, then a project engineer and today a key account manager. I also support my colleagues as Salesforce administrator.

I enjoy interacting with customers and solving problems. I write project offers and communicate frequently with them to deepen the cooperation. My main goal is to be worthy of the customer’s trust in any situation, by providing the best possible service. It’s important to listen to the customer, keep in touch and be both polite and effective.