Management team

Jerker is the founder of HHCS Handheld AB and is a seasoned veteran with close to 20 years in the handheld industry. Prior to founding Handheld Jerker worked for Husky Computers Ltd as Manager for Scandinavia Markets. Before joining Husky Computers Ltd he held a position as Product Manager with Dataloggers AB. Jerker´s educational background is in Engineering and Computer Science.

Mike joined Handheld in 2010 and brings a broad experience from worldwide organizations and different Marketing & Business Development positions to the company. Most recently Mike was employed by Merix Corporation, a global leader in the manufacturing of printed circuit boards, as Vice President of Marketing. Mike has also direct industry experience from his previous role as Director of Sales & Marketing at Tripod Data Systems. Mike holds a Masters degree from Penn State and a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from John Hopkins University.

Thomas has a broad experience from international business and joined Handheld in 2003. Prior to joining Handheld, Thomas has held key management and marketing positions in international growth companies. Thomas holds an MBA from Northern Arizona University and has Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania.

Patrick is the Managing Director of Handheld Scandinavia AB and has several years of exeprience from both the Finance and IT branch in Sweden. Prior to joining Handheld, Patrick worked for Nordea at both national level as Concept Manager for Small Enterprises in Sweden and local level as Key Account Manager. Before joining Nordea he worked with marketing in the IT sector, as a Market Developer for PostGirot Bank AB and with market research at EuroTime AB. Patrick holds a degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics from Karlstads University in Sweden.

Juhani is the Managing Director of HHCS Handheld Finland Oy. Prior to coming to Handheld, Juhani spent 17 years with rugged computer business in Finland as a Product Manager and a Sales Director. Juhani's long history gave him a lot of experience in the rugged computer business in Finland. Juhani's educational background is in Computer Science/programming and Business School.

Dale is the President and CEO of HHCS Handheld USA, Inc. Prior to coming to Handheld, Dale spent 5 years with Tripod Data Systems as the Marketing Product Manager for the entire line of the TDS rugged handhelds. Dale's position at TDS gave him a lot of experience in the market and applications for rugged handhelds. Prior to TDS, Dale has worked for 15 years in the field of GPS at several firms including Glenayre Electronics, Thales Navigation, Magellan, and Ashtech.

Leonardo is the Managing Director of Handheld Italia Srl. He explored the rugged solutions market since 2003 with his previous company Tecnoservizi. Leonardo worked for more than 20 years in test and measurement solutions in telecommunications and safety market before joining Wandel & Goltermann and then Acterna . He was responsible for geographic areas of the market and from 2001 he brought his experience in a growing company, Tecnoservizi. Leonardo's educational background is scientific and physics.

Peter is the Managing Director of Handheld Benelux B.V. Prior to coming to the Handheld Group, Peter co-founded eMpoly B.V., a Dutch company specialized in rugged hardware and mobile software for field services. Peter started his career with Carema Hardware. Peter has been a Sales Manager with this Dutch distributor of rugged handhelds for 3 years. Peter has got a bachelor degree in Technical Business Science and shares a great passion for the mobile industry together with the other Handheld Group members.