About Me
First, let me welcome You to my Online Portfolio. This section of the site is where I try to summarize for You who I am.
I was born and raised In Västerås, Sweden, and my name is Joakim Eriksson. Today, I’m 42 years old and live with my wife and son in Västerås and they are both the most important aspect of my life. I love sailing, skiing, and all things creative.
Professionally, my interest lies within Strategy and Innovation Management – including corporate strategy, portfolio management and business development.
Please view the different sections below and click on buttons to enter more detailed descriptions of each section.
Education
My academic education can be divided into five levels:
- Management Training (Leadership Pipeline, Volvo Group University)
- Professional Education (Stanford, Chalmers, Strategyzer, etc.)
- Ph.D. in Innovation and Design (MDH)
- MSc program in Industrial and Management Engineering (LTU)
- Master’s Degree in Industrial Design (LTU)
2006 - 2012
Ph.D. | Mälardalen University, Innovation & Design
2002 - 2005
M.A. | Luleå University of Technology, Industrial & Management Engineering
1999 - 2003
M.A. | Luleå University of Technology, Industrial Design
Recent Positions
Business Developer
Business Developer, Global Key Account – Solution Sales, Volvo Construction Equipment
June 2018 – Present, Eskilstuna, Sweden
Currently, I am working part time (~50%) to support Solution Sales in Global Key Account in order to explore new services opportunities that could generate substantial additional revenue streams in the future for Volvo CE.
Manager Portfolio Management
Manager Portfolio Management Volvo Services at Finance & Business Development, Volvo Construction Equipment
February 2015 – Present, Eskilstuna, Sweden
In my role, I am responsible for the Global Services Initiative Portfolio at Volvo Construction Equipment. The responsibility includes leading the work of continuously updating, consolidating, and aligning the Volvo Services Plan across Volvo CE’s different Business Platforms and Sales Regions.
Portfolio Manger
Portfolio Manager Services at Customer Solutions, Volvo Construction Equipment
December 2013 – February 2015, (1 year 2 months) Eskilstuna, Sweden
I was responsible for facilitating the Global Services Planning process at Customer Solutions
Awards & Recognition
”Outstanding Paper Award”
International Conference of Engineering Design 2009 (ICED09): ”Decision-focused product development process improvements”.
”Best runner-up paper”
17th International Conference on Management of Technology 2008: ”Modeling performance in complex product development”
”Strategic research project”
A scholarship (20.000 sek) from the Stiftelsen Brita och Otto Larssons minnesfond, 2007
”Outstanding Master’s Thesis”
Luleå University of Technology, 2004
Academic Positions
2012 - 2014
Ph.d. Post Doc
Mälardalen University
2006 - 2012
Ph.D. Candidate
Mälardalen University
2006 - 2014
University Teacher
Mälardalen University
On a more personal note...
I LOVE Sail Racing
Small, medium, or large boats, it does not matter. Whenever I can, I go sailing to get as much time on the water as possible in order to practice on strategy, tactics, and boat handling. Sail racing is the perfect sport for me since it involves skills that I will never fully master (like everyone else involved in the sport).
There are four areas of skills needed to win a race:
- Maximize the boat's speed
- Strategic planning of the race
- Tactical consideration during the race
- Team work and synchronization
It has all the same basic ingredients that a well-managed Business need as well, and I use what I learn in sailing in my professional work on a daily basis. A perfect match!
I LOVE Watch Movements
A strange thing to love, I know. But for me a watch movement is an interesting combination of brilliant engineering, precision and aesthetics. A well-made watch is a piece of art.
But that is not the only reason I love these things. The business of watches and watch movements is an interesting one with several paradigm shifts that give insight into how technology and customer demands can impact strategic choices for companies over time.
Quartz technology, smart watches, Asian competitors and a wide-spread grey market issue makes the business of watches a very good source for strategic learning in other industries as well. Art and business combined!