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Mirva has extensive experience from the data and technology industry. Before joining OpenOcean, she worked as a Product Lead at Wolt, managing the development of customer support tooling and internal MarTech products. Prior to that, Mirva held various roles at the Norwegian software company Visma, culminating in her position as a Data Scientist, focusing on setting up practices for product data analytics for ERP products. Mirva holds an M.Sc. in Economics from Aalto University and is currently pursuing another M.Sc. in Engineering Physics and Applied Mathematics at the same university. During her economics studies Mirva worked at Startuplifers, an organisation originating from Aaltoes, sending Nordic talent to work at startups in San Francisco. Additionally, Mirva has gained international experience in China, where she studied both during her university and high school years.

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