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Yahya Hautamaki

Founder

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114 Muscat
Oman

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Personal information

Wants

Networking, collaboration, new business, lead generation, Islamic venture capital, musharaka, mudaraba, investment, financing, opportunities
Haves

Website, intranet, extranet, social network, online advertising, product launch, market entry, content management, internet marketing, consulting, strategy, digital communication, design, production management, mobile applications, digital publishing, user interface, usability
Interests

Futurism, architecture, natural remedies, Islamic spirituality
Organizations

Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals (CAMP), MENA Adlogy – Online and Social Media Marketing Professionals, Islamic Futurists Organization, MENA Sustainability
Groups

Professional experience (22 years, 9 months)

Jun 2008 - present
(4 years)

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Jun 2008 - present
(4 years)

Chief Creative

Al Haqq Agency, http://alhaqqagency.com

Industry: Online Media, Internet, Design, Publishing, Media Production,
Oct 2007 - Jul 2008
(10 months)

Head of New Media, TBWA\ Media Arts Leader

TBWA\ZEENAH, http://www.tbwazeenah.com

Industry: Online Media, Internet, Marketing & Advertising,
Feb 2007 - Oct 2007
(9 months)

Associate Creative Director

TBWA\ZEENAH, http://www.tbwazeenah.com

Industry: Marketing & Advertising, Print Media,
Jan 2004 - Jan 2007
(3 years, 1 month)

Creative Director (On Assignment)

W3JCH

Industry: Design, Consulting, Online Media, Internet,
Dec 2002 - Dec 2003
(1 year, 1 month)

Art Director

TBWA/PHSi, http://www.phs.fi

Industry: Online Media, Media Production, Marketing & Advertising,
Jun 2002 - Nov 2002
(6 months)

Lead Designer

Nettiporttil Ltd., http://www.dna.fi/en

Industry: Information Technology & Services, Online Media, Design,
Apr 2001 - May 2002
(1 year, 2 months)

Creative Director

OpenMobile Corporation

Industry: Telecommunication, Online Media, Internet, Information Technology & Services, Print Media,
Nov 2000 - Apr 2001
(6 months)

Senior Art Director

Grey Interactive, http://sek.fi

Industry: Online Media, Marketing & Advertising, Internet,
Jun 2000 - Oct 2000
(5 months)

Creative Director

Sarajärvi & Hellèn DDB, http://www.doneinformation.com/en

Industry: Marketing & Advertising, Online Media, Internet, Broadcast Media,
Apr 1999 - May 2000
(1 year, 2 months)

Creative Director

Iobox Group, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iobox

Industry: Telecommunication, Online Media, Information Technology & Services, Internet, Print Media,
Sep 1989 - May 1999
(9 years, 9 months)

Junior Printer

Keski-Lapin Paino Ltd.

Industry: Printing, Print Media,
Mar 1997 - Mar 1999
(2 years, 1 month)

Art Director

Grey Interactive, http://sek.fi

Industry: Online Media, Marketing & Advertising, Internet,
Sep 1996 - Feb 1997
(6 months)

Graphic Designer

Grey Pro, http://sek.fi

Industry: Marketing & Advertising, Print Media,
May 1995 - Aug 1996
(1 year, 4 months)

Designer, Production Team Leader

To The Point, http://www.trainershouse.fi/en.aspx

Industry: Design, Multimedia
Jul 1991 - Aug 1993
(2 years, 2 months)

Graphic Designer

Advertising Agency Grafu, http://www.grafu.fi

Industry: Marketing & Advertising, Print Media, Design,

Employment status

Entrepreneur

Educational background

1988 - 1991

Lapland’s Travel and Industrial Business Institute
Economics and Marketing, Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English (Fluent), Finnish (First language), Swedish (Good knowledge), Arabic (Basic knowledge)

About me

Senior design professional focused on digital communications – Online work since 1995.

“To combine aesthetics, technology, usability, effectiveness and ethics in to a single solution.”

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Main interests: Digital communication in all forms, design & production management, mobile applications, content management, on-line publishing.

LinkedIn:

http://om.linkedin.com/in/yahyahautamaki
InTheLoop:

http://intheloop.me/pg/profile/Yahya
Econsultancy:

http://econsultancy.com/directories/members/yahya-hautamaki

Intelius:

http://search.intelius.com/Yahya-Hautamaki-wR6EQ1o9

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Yahya Hautamäki is one of the topmost talented and experienced multimedia creatives in the business. He started as a printer’s trainee in the late 80’s in Finnish Lapland only later to achieve the first ever executive level position in new media industry in the country.

He has gained reputation as a very skillful team player/leader who can handle pressure and still deliver. Hautamäki has been seasoned on both sides of the table, as a demanding client and as a creative professional presenting solutions.

His work has been described as being technically on the cutting edge, in the same time holding simplicity over core messages and managing subtle design in interactions.

During his 20 years as a professional Hautamäki has worked with a broad range of key accounts ranging from automobiles, airline carriers, beverages, jewelry and fast food into telecom, insurance, government offices and several publications.

After embracing Islam Yahya migrated to the Sultanate of Oman in 2007 and joined TBWA\ZEENAH where he brought the company numerous new business wins and first awards in the agency history, namely nine category wins from OmanWebAwards and first ever award for the Sultanate from the Dubai Lynx, which is the de facto event in marketing communications sector in the Middle-East and North Africa.

Today he is the founder of Al Haqq Network and works as a Chief Creative Officer at Al Haqq Agency, an award winning digital design agency focused on the Arab World and global Islamic markets.

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Keywords: websites, intranets and extranets, social networks, online publishing and campaigns, product launches, market entry, content management, internet marketing and consulting.

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Contacts

Louati Abderrazak, Prof. Iftikhar A. Durraniius, Ashraf Rahman, Nasir Iqbal

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