Pertti Jalasvirta has twenty five years of professional experience in government affairs, resource management, and administrative management, and planning and organizational development in military medicine and hospital relations.

 

Pertti has been the Managing Director and owner of Jalasvirta Inc. Medical Croup and Suojasauma Ltd.; a Nordic based European manufactoring and medical supply and Service Company. He held various positions of increasing responsibility in the company rising to Vice President and General Manager prior to purchasing the companys in 1989 to 2011.

 

Pertti Jalasvirta specializes in manufactoring, sales, distribution, and service of medical and protection systems throughout the world. He also had a medical technology division allowing them to take existing medical equipment and expand its capabilities modifying them for greater interoperability with other medical systems. Since 1985, they have specialized in telemedicine capabilities and in the development and equipping of field hospitals for the Finnish Defence Forces. Medical division has been the only medical equipment supplier in Finland that has hold the NATO AQAP quality system certification.  Today Pertti focus for cunsultation business in covernment business segment.

 

Pertti is also a highly decorated Medical Service Corps Reserve Warrant Officer and he was responsible for the development and testing of new medical equipment and emerging technologies for the Finnish Defence Forces. Additionally, he played a major role in the Finnish Defence Forces. Development of techniques, procedures and logistical integration of procured medical equipment.

 

He has been widely recognized for his contributions to the medical industry, both nationally and internationally. Pertti has established close working relationships with major militaries worlwide and also medical equipment and component manufacturers through the Nordic region as well as Europe and the United States.

 

Pertti has two children Marissa (born 1984) and Jalmari (born 1988).

 

Education

 

Senior High School: 1978

Manager Director Degree in Business Administration from the Ministry of Trade and Industry

Further Education for Entrepeneurs,FEE

 

Working History

 

Private Enterprise 1988- Present

Suomen Straumann Oy 1982-1983 Logistic Chief

Suomen Straumann Oy 1982-1983 Sales manager

Fuchs & Co, Vice president 1985-1988; Fuchs Medical Oy President 1988-2001; 2006-2008

Fuchs Medical Oy CEO 2002-2005

Fuchs Service Oy, CEO 2001-2005

Mediring Oy CEO 2002-2005

Eskor Oy CEO 2002-2004

Sirius Oy CEO 1989-2007

Pulmer Oy, Board member 2003-2011

Finnmedica CEO 2007-2008

E! 2329 MICROSLEEP, Advanced Method for Staging Sleep from Polysomnographic Recording, CEO 2003-2006

Suojasauma board member 2008-2011

Jalasvirta croup board member 2008-2011

 

Military Career

 

Sergeant Navy 1977

Over Sergeant Navy, Reserves

Warrant Officer, Reserves

Chief Warrant Officer 2004, Reserves

 

Knighthood

 

Member of Council of the Imperial Order of Saint Constantine the Great and Saint Helen

 

Masonic Knigthood,

Knight of Temple,

Knight of Malta,

Red Cross of Constantine

ROS

 

Decorations

 

Cross of Merit of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

VmpAM silver, Merit Medal of Voluntary Defence

Medal for Military Merit

The Defence Medal

Medal of School of Medicine

Annales Medicinae Militaris Fenniae Standard

The Commendation Medal, USA VR

The Meritorious service medal, USA VR

Member Medal of AMSUS

Knight Commander, OCG

Pour Le Merit, OCG

Chevalier Grand Collar, OCG

Knight of Justice, KOJ,

 

Interest

Swimming

Climbing

Reading

Masonic MM, MMM, RA, RC,