In a city drowning in consultant bullshit and 架构 theatre, here's one bastard who can actually build the goddamn bridge between your fevered ideas and something that doesn't explode on contact with reality.
Listen up. I've known Jouni for years, and he's the real deal in a sea of clipboard-wielding charlatans. Started coding when the nineties were still choking on their own optimism, and while everyone else was climbing the corporate ladder by kissing ass and memorizing buzzwords, this magnificent freak was actually LEARNING things. Developer. CTO. Founder. Principal Architect. He's worn all the hats, and unlike most of these resume-padding frauds, he actually remembers what it's like to debug at 3 AM with a deadline screaming in your ear.
Here's what makes Jouni different from the ocean of architects who couldn't architect their way out of a paper bag: He's neurodivergent, and he's not hiding it like some dirty secret. ADHD brain running at a thousand RPM, pattern recognition that borders on precognition, and an inner world so active it makes other people's thoughts look like elevator music. Most people would see this as a bug. Jouni treats it like a feature. And you know what? He's RIGHT.
He sees the connections nobody else sees. The systems behind the systems. The dependencies that will murder your project six months from now while everyone's still high-fiving over the launch party. And here's the beautiful part - he CARES about not turning his team into burned-out husks. He builds processes that reduce stress instead of weaponizing it. In this industry? That's practically revolutionary.
His endgame is SpeChops. A platform that takes your scattered brain-dump of ideas and data and refines it into actual knowledge. Actual specifications. Actual decisions that don't fall apart when reality punches them in the face. The goal? Better communication, less confusion, faster execution. Simple to say, hard as hell to do. But if anyone can pull it off, it's this crazy Finn.
Three main combat zones. Pay attention.
Jouni designs end-to-end architectures that don't just look pretty in PowerPoint. Domain modeling that reflects ACTUAL business reality. Integration patterns that won't explode when your vendor decides to "pivot their strategy." Data flows that make sense. Security that isn't just a compliance checkbox. And here's the kicker - his architectures are understandable by REAL TEAMS. Not just beautiful diagrams that go on the wall while everyone ignores them and builds whatever the hell they want.
While everyone else is huffing AI snake oil and promising magic, Jouni builds systems where AI actually SUPPORTS humans instead of replacing them with something worse. DIKW models. Ontologies that don't make you want to scream. Real-time collaboration. Background agents that keep your docs and plans from rotting into irrelevance. This is the future that doesn't suck.
You know what's hard? Turning a CEO's vision-quest fever dream into something a development team can actually BUILD. Jouni does this. He translates between business-speak, tech-speak, and human-speak. Defines phases that don't make everyone cry. Builds timelines that aren't fantasy fiction. Creates communication structures that keep stakeholders aligned instead of at each other's throats. It's like being a UN interpreter, except with more acronyms and less diplomatic immunity.
Solution & Software Architecture that works. Data modeling that reflects reality. AI-assisted workflows that don't feel like fighting with a broken robot. Strategy and roadmaps that survive first contact with the enemy. System integration and API design that doesn't make you want to set everything on fire.
Systems thinking - seeing the whole nightmare, not just the pretty parts. Decision frameworks that help instead of paralyze. DIKW and ontology-based structures for when you need your knowledge to have actual structure. Human-centric UX because complex tools don't have to torture their users. Calm communication when everything's on fire and people are screaming.
Pattern recognition that's almost supernatural. Can explain technical concepts without making people's eyes glaze over. Actually gives a damn about psychological load and communication quality. Persistent as hell when he commits to something. Learns new tech and domains faster than most people can update their LinkedIn.
Thirty years in the trenches. From hands-on coding to leading architecture to sitting in strategy meetings trying not to scream at the PowerPoint. Developer. Technical lead. CTO. Principal Architect. Founder of OverscaleSolutions. Creator of SpeChops. This man has been everywhere from the code mines to the boardroom, and that's his superpower - he knows how a decision made by executives on Tuesday feels to the poor bastards debugging it on Thursday night.
You want a detailed CV with timelines and tech stacks? Ask him. But know this: the résumé is just a list. What matters is that he's been in the shit, climbed out, and remembers what it's like down there.
Here's Jouni's magnum opus. His white whale. His "I'm going to fix this broken industry or die trying" project. SpeChops is an AI-supported environment that takes your scattered mess of ideas and information and helps you refine it into clear, shared, testable specifications. It's built on:
The goal? Normal professionals should be able to open a project, quickly reach shared understanding, see what's missing, and generate high-quality documents - funding applications, tenders, technical specs - with AI help. Simple to say, murderous to execute. SpeChops isn't another generic note tool. It's specialized for GAIN OF KNOWLEDGE and transparent execution in environments where mistakes cost actual money and actual jobs.
This is the real deal. This is what happens when someone who actually understands the problem decides to build the solution instead of just complaining about it.
Jouni's style? Calm, structured, direct. Like a surgeon in an emergency room - no panic, no theatre, just precise action.
Jouni's a classic nerd with imagination running like an overclocked processor and deep interests in science, philosophy, and why humans do the bizarre things they do. He thinks about decision models, physics thought experiments, and new ways to combine AI with human creativity without creating a dystopian nightmare.
He's open about his neurodivergence and history. ADHD, sensory sensitivity, past struggles - instead of hiding it, he treats it as a source of empathy and better design. He understands that many people in complex environments feel overwhelmed because HE'S BEEN THERE. So he designs systems and communication that make life easier, not harder. Radical thought.
When he's not working, he explores ideas, reads, walks to reset. His projects are long-term. No quick hype. No pump-and-dump. He wants to build things that still make sense years from now. In an industry addicted to the new shiny thing, that's practically heroic.
Want to talk architecture? AI-supported knowledge systems? Collaboration on SpeChops? Email him. He's at mail at jounimiikki dot com. Located in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland - which is a cold-ass Nordic suburb where people actually have time to THINK instead of just react.