OUR PEOPLE

People who understand the project.

Dacon is a Finnish construction management and consultancy company focused on industrial and data center projects.

Leadership

We provide project management, technical leadership and specialist expertise at different stages of project development and delivery. Our team works in international project environments and communicates in Finnish and English.

Janne Muuronen
Your first point of contact

Janne Muuronen

Managing Director

Janne leads Dacon as Managing Director and is your first point of contact for new projects and business opportunities. He has 14 years of experience in data center projects. His background combines construction engineering with end-to-end project management, including building and leading project teams.

Core expertise

  • Company leadership
  • End-to-end project management
  • PMO leadership
  • Building project teams
  • Construction engineering

Education

  • Construction Engineering, BSc
  • Industrial Engineering, MSc
Kari Jääskeläinen
Technical project discussions

Kari Jääskeläinen

Technical Project Director

Kari is Dacon’s Technical Project Director. He has 10 years of experience in data center projects. He brings an electrical engineering background and experience in high-voltage (HV) systems and substations to the delivery of complex projects. His work combines end-to-end project management with building and leading project teams. He is your contact for technical project discussions.

Core expertise

  • Technical leadership
  • Complex project delivery
  • End-to-end project management
  • Electrical engineering, HV systems and substations
  • Building project teams

Education

  • Electrical Engineering, BSc
  • Industrial Engineering, MSc

Some of our key people

Juha Kiesi

Juha Kiesi

MEP / Electrical Project Manager

Experience and education

Juha has ten years of experience in industrial power distribution and has worked on multiple data center projects. His background combines operational responsibility in the asset owner's organization, project management for an equipment supplier and technical team leadership.

Experience

At Dacon, Juha manages MEP work packages for data center projects, coordinating technical interfaces, suppliers, contractors and commissioning preparation. His scope includes power distribution, UPS systems, generators, automation and cooling equipment, as well as owner-furnished equipment delivery and integration. He tracks delivery progress and readiness for system testing and handover.

At ABB, he led complete power distribution projects from design through commissioning, with responsibility for teams, budgets, schedules and resources. He has also held operational responsibility for power distribution and automation in the asset owner's organization.

His experience covers energy facilities, electricity network company projects and heavy industry, including pulp and chemicals. He also has experience with 110 kV substations.

Core expertise
  • MEP package, power distribution project and technical team leadership
  • Owner-furnished equipment delivery, supplier coordination and commissioning preparation
  • Operational expertise in power distribution and automation; 110 kV substations
Education
  • B.Eng., Electrical and Automation Engineering
  • M.Sc. (Technology) studies in Industrial Engineering and Management, LUT University (in progress)
Working languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Jani Oja

Jani Oja

Substations | Electrical Project Manager

Experience and education

Jani has extensive experience in delivering critical electrical infrastructure projects and leading technical teams. At Dacon, he leads large high-voltage substation projects (400 kV / 110 kV / 20 kV).

Experience

Jani has four years of experience in data center projects and ten years in substation projects. At Dacon, he leads large high-voltage substation projects (400 kV / 110 kV / 20 kV) as a client-side project manager. He manages the full delivery process, from design and construction through to commissioning and handover.

Before joining Dacon, Jani worked as a project manager at ABB, Hitachi Energy and Eltel, managing both domestic and international turnkey high-voltage substation projects. His responsibilities included budget management, scheduling, procurement, HSEQ, design coordination, customer communication and leadership of the project team.

Core expertise
  • Managing electrical infrastructure projects in both client and EPC contractor roles.
  • Team management, design coordination, supplier coordination, site supervision, commissioning preparation and EHS leadership.
Education
  • M.Sc. (Technology), Electrical Engineering, Aalto University
Working languages
  • Finnish
  • Swedish
  • English
Simo VainioSimo Vainio

Simo Vainio

Senior Project Manager

Experience and education

Simo combines construction engineering expertise with strong project management skills. His engineering background is complemented by a master’s degree in project management. At Dacon, he works on data center projects, drawing on his experience of major international developments, design coordination and stakeholder management.

Experience

Simo has broad experience in construction, including projects in the data center and pharmaceutical sectors. He has worked on data center projects for eight years. His strengths include project development, aligning technical and commercial objectives, and managing projects through their different stages. He works closely with stakeholders to keep projects moving forward.

Before joining Dacon, Simo held a range of project management roles on major international projects abroad. He managed construction subcontracts and oversaw schedules, quality and safety across different construction work packages.

His background in both hands-on construction work and site supervision gives him a practical perspective that informs his approach to design management.

Core expertise
  • Project management and development of data center and major international projects
  • Construction engineering and coordination of design and construction
  • Stakeholder coordination and alignment of technical and commercial objectives
Education
  • Master’s degree (University of Applied Sciences), Professional Project Management, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, 2024–2026
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Construction Engineering, 2009–2013
Working languages
  • Finnish
  • English