CV

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Hello kids

Basics

Name Miia Merja Marjukka Ranta

Education graduate of spring 1999 at Valkeakoski High School, two and a half years of studying mediatechnology at Häme Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences. Two years of studies in computer sciences in Tampere Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences.

Age: born 1980

Marital Status: In a relationship

Place of residence: Tampere

Drivers licence: No

Smokes: No

Language skills

Finnish: native

English: excellent

Swedish: good

German: primers

French: primers

Italian: primers

Latin: primers

Computer skills

I’m accustomed user of Windows and I use Linux as my operating system on my computer and home file server. I know the basics of Java, PHP, LaTeXe2 and SQL, and can set up an Apache2 webserver with virtualhosts and SSL; and can set up Web publishing systems built on LAMP stack. I can do webpages using (X)HTML and CSS standards and both update and maintain suitable graphics for the site from both photographs and clean slate. I can debug Linux applications and translate them using GNU/Gettext. I can set up a small LAN. I can install components to a desktop computer if necessary.

I’ve been online in the Internet since 1994, have used IRC since 1996, written to newsgroups since 1996, have had my own homepages since 1997, owned a computer since 1998, mobile phone since 1999 and used Linux since 2000.

Me in FLOSS

I’ve been Ubuntu user since February 2005 and quickly became active in Ubuntu Suomi (Finnish LoCo team) being the first moderator of the discussion board and the main contact person between Finnish Linux User Group, Finnish Centre for Open Source Solutions (”LUG for companies”, my former employer) and Ubuntu Suomi. I currently work from home in a Finnish open source company Nomovok.

My participation has varied from triggering the involvement of FLUG and Ubuntu Suomi in Assembly’07 (a Finnish demoscene/LAN party), to being an operator on the main IRC channels of the Ubuntu community. My participation in making Ubuntu rock was acknowledged in June 2008 when I became Ubuntu member.

I am interested in the audio player Exaile, terminal emulator Terminator and task manager Do, and have partially translated them into Finnish. I am also fighting a feature request battle with the developer of Gwibber to add Gettext support so that localisation would be possible. I am also interested in Maemo Internet Tablets, microblogging platforms, women in ICT & open source and open solutions in education.

I’m intrested in open content and have been an active participant in the Finnish Wikipedia, was an adminis trator for a year and am currently member of the Finnish Arbitration Committee.

Work Experience

1st November 2007 – Nomovok Ltd, Software Developer; software translation, CMS system administration, documentation, LaTeX, bash line scripting, project planning, marketing and PR
1st February 2006 – 31st October 2007 Technology Centre Hermia Ltd – Centre for Open Source Solutions Finland – internee; Windows-to-Linux desktop migration, management of Summercode Finland, community communications, marketing and PR
…office cleaning, elderly care, teacher substitutions…

Positions of trust

2001: Student union of Häme Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences, executive committee member responsible for social politic issues

2006 —: founding member and member of the board, financial issues of “Kestävien kuukautissuojien tiedotus – KESTIS”; promotion of reusable menstrual protection products non-profit association.

2007 —: Member of the board of “Finnish Linux User Group – FLUG ry”.

Miscellaneous

  • Moderator/admin of discussion board MuroBBS of Muropaketti.com – probably one of the biggest Finnish newssites of computer hardware and overclocking
  • Content moderator of Assembly 2005 demoparty/LANparty photographic collection
  • Proofreader, maintener of link hints of Bittivuoto.net – hobbybased Finnish ICT and OSS news site – and admin of the discussion board
  • Webmaster and graphics designer of Kuukuppikunta – a Finnish non-profit site that promotes and informs of the use of menstrual cups – admin of the discussion board
  • Moderator of the Ubuntu Suomi discussion board

Member of

  • Greenpeace Finland
  • Naisasialiitto Unioni ry
  • Tampereen vihreät nuoret ja opiskelijat – Virnu ry
  • Kapsi Internet-käyttäjät ry
  • Kestävien kuukautissuojien tiedotus – KESTIS ry
  • Member #785 of Finnish Linux User Group, FLUG ry

Showcase

Häme University of Applied Sciences, Riihimäki campus student portal, graphic design, October 1999 – February 2000. (redesigned since)

Häme University of Applied Sciences, Evo-jamboree 2000, webmaster March – September. (redesigned since)

HAMK Riihimäki main portal (redesigned since), html-monkey March – April 2001

Sorrila school webpage (redesigned since), graphic design, html-monkey, texts, translator; December 2003 – April 2004

Kuukuppikunta, graphic design, html-monkey, webmaster, forum admin; December 2004 -

Ubuntu Suomi, designer of the Finnish LoCoTeam logo (redesigned since)

other smaller homepage projects

Presentations:

2008-05-12, Tampere City Library, Vastedes ry – Ai voiko siitä saada palkkaakin. Brief introduction to open source and it’s future

My presence elsewhere:

Other methods of contact:

XMPP: myrtti(MEAOW)jabber.org
XMPP: myrtti(MEAOW)gmail.com
MSN: myrtti(MEAOW)gmail.com
ICQ: 55221130
IRC: Myrtti @ IRCnet
IRC: Myrtti @ freenode
Ekiga: myrtti(MEAOW)ekiga.net
Skype: miiaranta
Jaiku: http://myrtti.jaiku.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/myrtti
Identi.ca: http://identi.ca/myrtti/

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