# Jere Manni

> Scientific AI Engineer in Helsinki, Finland. I build agentic AI workflows (custom agents and skills) and make Cursor-powered development work in real production environments. Behind that are 8 years of materials research: electron microscopy, XPS and 3 peer-reviewed papers. I bring AI to where the lab data lives.

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- [Experience](https://jeremanni.com/#experience): Roles, field notes, and the papers attached to those roles
- [Education](https://jeremanni.com/#education): Degrees, theses, and selected coursework
- [Skills](https://jeremanni.com/#skills): AI, laboratory, and software skills listed on the site
- [Contact](https://jeremanni.com/#contact): Location and public social links

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# Jere Manni

> Scientific AI Engineer. M.Sc. Physics • BBA Software Engineering

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# Jere Manni
**Scientific AI Engineer**
I build agentic AI workflows (custom agents and skills) and make Cursor-powered development work in real production environments. Behind that are 8 years of materials research: electron microscopy, XPS and 3 peer-reviewed papers. I bring AI to where the lab data lives.
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#intro
## Current role
Software Designer, Software Point Oy (Sep 2022 - Present), Helsinki, Finland.
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience
## Location
Helsinki, Finland
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#contact
## Links
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Jefishub)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/jeremanni)
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## Subtitle
M.Sc. Physics • BBA Software Engineering
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## About
Software Engineer (4+ years) with a multidisciplinary background in materials science, laboratory research, and technology R&D (8 years). Keen interest in modern technologies, AI, and web development.
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I am a thoughtful, warm, and approachable engineer with strong interpersonal skills. I value transparency, curiosity, and creating a psychologically safe atmosphere where teams can learn and do their best work. I gain the most energy from mentoring and helping others, and from crafting good user experiences with a clear purpose behind the work.
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My path into software is an unusual one: I spent eight years in materials science and laboratory R&D — electron microscopy, surface characterisation, and later team leadership — before an inspiring stint around HoloLens technology pushed me to start building things myself. That scientific background still shapes how I work: experimental thinking, critical evaluation, and caring about what is actually achieved, not just whether something was implemented.
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When facing an unclear problem, I first work independently to find the main issues and ask the right questions, then look for answers methodically. I'm introverted but empathetic and warm in one-to-one and team settings, with a disciplined, direct side shaped by years of competitive hockey. Long term, I want to grow into a hybrid technical and leadership role — and eventually build a company of my own.
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## Highlights
- **Modern Development.** Enhanced tech stack with Next.JS latest versions and OpenAI API integration
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- **LIMS Expert.** Expert in Laboratory Information Management Systems and Relational Databases
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- **R&D Background.** Extensive laboratory research experience with technology R&D expertise
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## Languages
- Finnish · Native (https://jeremanni.com/#about)
- English · Excellent (https://jeremanni.com/#about)
- Swedish · Adequate (https://jeremanni.com/#about)

# experience
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

## Software Designer · Software Point Oy
Sep 2022 - Present · Helsinki, Finland

Design, implementation, configuration and support of LabVantage LIMS solutions for industrial service and maintenance laboratories, spanning Java business rules, JavaScript customizations, SQL, Jaspersoft reporting and system integration.

Skills:
- Java
- JavaScript
- Python
- SQL
- Jaspersoft
- BarTender
- Apache HTTP
- Entra ID SSO

Field notes:
- Delivered a customer-specific Portal application as a go-live project — an external interface where the customer's clients submit request orders and track samples, results and reports.
- Acted as the primary developer on the Portal: application development, backend server configuration, and coordination with the customer's IT teams.
- Configured Apache HTTP Server and Shibboleth-based SSO via Microsoft Entra ID, including a separate login flow for internal users and resolving Portal/LIMS identity conflicts on a shared database.
- Working on an ongoing data-migration project onboarding a new country/laboratory into a customer's LIMS, using custom Python scripts and Java import functions for historical Excel data.
- Work directly with customers to gather requirements and specifications, and to deliver demonstrations and training.
- Investigate support cases through log analysis; resolved performance and data-quality issues including identifying and correcting SQL query problems.
- Member of the internal AI development team, exploring workflow automation, reusable skills and agents, and adoption of Cursor as a primary development tool.
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

## IT Consultant · CGI / LTC-OTSO
Aug 2021 - Aug 2022 · Helsinki, Finland

Worked in an agile team across two parallel projects: client-facing mobile app development for an insurance company, and an accessibility improvement project for an existing messaging system.

Skills:
- Flutter
- Dart
- Java
- XML
- Confluence API
- Figma

Field notes:
- Implemented UI features for a full-service insurance management app (policy purchase, insurance data access, documentation) in Flutter/Dart, matching the designer's Figma specs.
- Integrated the Confluence API to retrieve app text content managed jointly by the development team and the client.
- Tested implementations across virtual Android and iOS device models throughout development.
- Accessibility project: updated an existing messaging system to meet accessibility requirements, and introduced VS Code to replace the team's outdated IDE.
- Worked in agile sprints — a formative introduction to professional software development practices and cross-platform mobile development.
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

## Junior Full-Stack Developer · Inbot Oy
Jan 2021 - Oct 2021 · Helsinki, Finland

First professional IT role in a 3-person startup building a web app that used scraped LinkedIn data and an algorithmic scoring system to surface the most relevant connection path between two people.

Skills:
- React
- TypeScript
- Python
- SQL
- Neo4J
- Elasticsearch
- Redux

Field notes:
- Built frontend pages, components and layouts in React/TypeScript based on Figma designs provided by the team lead.
- Contributed to backend algorithms and database queries; more complex logic was handled by the senior developer.
- Neo4J modelled and queried the graph of LinkedIn connections; Elasticsearch supported data search and retrieval.
- First exposure to state management (Redux) and full-stack web architecture.
- Steep learning curve in a fast-paced, loosely structured startup — practical exposure to agile development and early-stage product realities.
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

## Laboratory Engineer · Microsoft
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 · Espoo, Finland

Part of the HoloLens R&D team in a clean-room process laboratory producing reference waveguide models used to calibrate and validate the main manufacturing line, where deviations would propagate directly into products.

Skills:
- Electron Microscopy
- Optical Metrology
- Clean Room
- Quality Assurance
- R&D

Field notes:
- Performed electron microscopy measurements to verify waveguide (glass) dimensions at the micron level, confirming designs were within specification across the component.
- Conducted laser-based optical metrology as a second measurement method for waveguide QA.
- Handled precision sample preparation, manually cutting fragile glass waveguides along precise cutting lines.
- Analysed measurement data and reported findings into the iterative R&D optimisation loop (measure → refine model → update process → re-measure).
- Gained hands-on experience with clean room protocols and was introduced to the broader process line including lithography and optical coating methods.
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

## Researcher & Team Leader · Top Analytica Oy
May 2011 - Aug 2019 · Turku, Finland

Seven-year progression from summer assistant to senior researcher and de facto team leader at a specialist materials analysis laboratory. Built and led the asbestos analysis service from scratch after the 2016 Finnish legislative change, and contributed to three peer-reviewed publications on Hot Dip Galvanized Steel.

Skills:
- Team Leadership
- Business Development
- SEM-EDS
- XPS-ESCA
- TOF-SIMS
- FTIR
- Broad Ion Beam

Field notes:
- Designed and implemented the full asbestos analysis workflow from the ground up following the 2016 Finnish law requiring asbestos surveys of renovation targets: intake → sample prep and light microscopy → SEM-EDS fibre analysis → reporting → invoicing.
- Built and managed a team of asbestos analysts, scaling from two to multiple analysts as demand grew, then transitioned into management and quality oversight.
- Developed an analyst onboarding programme with study materials, practice samples, and a readiness check before analysts handled customer samples.
- Introduced periodic performance checks and an internal blind-testing system, and participated in the nationwide Finnish inter-laboratory testing programme.
- Handled customer relations, marketing and lab management for the asbestos service.
- Performed surface characterisation and microanalysis for clients across medicine, paper, steel, semiconductor, and gas & oil industries using SEM-EDS, XPS-ESCA, TOF-SIMS and FTIR.
- Sample-preparation specialisms: Broad Ion Beam (BIB) cross-sectioning, light microscopy, grinding and polishing.
- Outreach: hosted visiting student groups, delivered a university lecture, and presented at a national microscopy event on BIB technology and applications.

Publications:
- Tailoring of Versatile Surface Morphologies on Hot Dip Galvanized Steel in Wet CO2: Aspects on Formation, Barrier Properties, and Utilization as a Substrate for Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.8b05034
- Effect of Hot Dip Galvanized Steel Surface Chemistry and Morphology on Titanium Hexafluoride Pretreatment. SCIRP. https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=74041
- Cross-sectional high-resolution microscopy of thin pretreatment layers on hot dip galvanized steel. Surface and Interface Analysis (Wiley). https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/sia.5626
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

# education
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#education

## Bachelor of Business Administration · Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Business Information Technology · 2020 - 2024 · 210 ECTS · Bachelor's Degree (EQF 6)
Career-change degree into software engineering, combining full-stack development with business and ICT foundations.

Thesis: Building a Search Service for Dance Events Using Next.js
Designed and built a full-stack MVP web app for publishing and searching dance events and courses — Next.js App Router, PostgreSQL, Clerk auth, and interactive Leaflet maps — to replace fragmented social-media event marketing with a single mobile-friendly service.

Coursework:
- Programming 1 & 2
- Databases & Data Management
- Back End Programming
- Mobile Programming
- Introduction to Cross-Reality
- Software Engineering
- ICT Contracts
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#education

## Vocational Qualification in ICT · Taitotalo
2020 - 2021 · 150 competence points · Vocational Qualification (EQF 4) · Software Development
Intensive vocational retraining focused on software design, implementation and deployment, with Python as the primary language. Practical workplace learning (työssäoppiminen) was completed at Inbot Oy, which led into my first professional developer role there.

Coursework:
- Python (48-part series)
- JavaScript & Node.js
- SQL
- Linux / Unix
- Cloud Services & DevOps
- Git
- Information Security & GDPR
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#education

## Master of Science · University of Turku
Physical Sciences — Materials Science · 2012 · 120 ECTS · Master's Degree
Advanced physics and materials science with a focus on electron microanalytics and sample preparation.

Thesis: Use of a Broad Ion Beam in Microanalytical Sample Preparation
Evaluated the routine use and sputtering behaviour of a broad ion beam (BIB) cross-sectioner for producing high-quality cross-sections of industrial materials for SEM analysis, using FE-SEM, EDS/EBSD, and TRIM Monte Carlo simulations across materials from silicon to carbon-fibre composites.

Coursework:
- Physics Laboratory Work II & III
- Molecular Symmetry & Spectroscopy
- Solid-State Physics
- Surface Science
- AFM & ESCA measurements
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#education

## Bachelor of Science · University of Turku
Physical Sciences — Materials Science · 2011 · 181 ECTS · Bachelor's Degree
Foundational degree in materials science, physics, mathematics and chemistry.

Thesis: Atomic and Molecular Clusters
Bachelor's thesis and seminar on the physics of atomic and molecular clusters.

Coursework:
- Materials Science
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#education

# skills
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#skills

## AI & Agents
- Cursor
- Agentic development workflows
- Custom agents & skills
- AI-assisted development
- AI tool evaluation
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#skills

## Lab & Science
- Electron microscopy SEM
- Photoelectron spectroscopy XPS/ESCA
- Ion-beam sample preparation
- Optical metrology
- Accredited QA processes
- LIMS / LabVantage
- Laboratory data
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#skills

## Software
- Java
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- React
- Next.js
- Python
- SQL
- REST APIs
- Tailwind
- Vercel
- Git
- Apache/Shibboleth/Entra SSO
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#skills

# publications
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

## Tailoring of Versatile Surface Morphologies on Hot Dip Galvanized Steel in Wet CO2: Aspects on Formation, Barrier Properties, and Utilization as a Substrate for Coatings
Venue: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.8b05034
Listed under: Researcher & Team Leader · Top Analytica Oy
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

## Effect of Hot Dip Galvanized Steel Surface Chemistry and Morphology on Titanium Hexafluoride Pretreatment
Venue: SCIRP
URL: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=74041
Listed under: Researcher & Team Leader · Top Analytica Oy
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

## Cross-sectional high-resolution microscopy of thin pretreatment layers on hot dip galvanized steel
Venue: Surface and Interface Analysis (Wiley)
URL: https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/sia.5626
Listed under: Researcher & Team Leader · Top Analytica Oy
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#experience

# contact
Source: https://jeremanni.com/#contact

## Public channels
Helsinki, Finland
GitHub: https://github.com/Jefishub
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jeremanni

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