Kait Kaarel Puss
Tartu,Tartumaa
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Lignin Sales Engineer
Fibenol Imavere OÜ
Tallinn, Harjumaa
07.2019 - Current
- Analyzed data related to projects in order to identify areas for improvement or optimization opportunities.
- Developed and tested prototypes for new products in the research and development laboratory.
- Analyzed customer feedback to identify areas of improvement for existing products.
- Designed new processes and procedures to improve product efficiency.
- Provided technical support to production teams during manufacturing process.
- Built relationships with vendors and suppliers to source components needed for research projects.
- Developed strategies to increase sales and market share.
- Conducted research on competitive products and services.
- Identified customer needs and developed customized solutions.
- Analyzed customer feedback to improve product offerings.
Junior Researcher
University of Tartu
Tartu, Tartumaa
02.2022 - 08.2025
- Developed a hypothesis and created an experiment to test it.
- Collected, analyzed and interpreted data from laboratory tests.
- Maintained accurate records of experimental results in laboratory notebooks.
- Designed protocols for new experiments and implemented them in the lab setting.
- Reviewed literature related to scientific research topics and presented summaries at meetings.
- Managed laboratory personnel and monitored team performance and work quality.
- Collaborated with undergraduate and graduate students to provide research guidance and supervision.
- Developed scientific content for manuscripts, posters and presentations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biology
University of Tartu
Tartu04-2025
Master of Science - Molecular Biology
University of Tartu
Tartu07-2019
Ph.D. - Lignin Valorization
University of Tartu
TartuSkills
- Account Servicing
- Consultative Sales Techniques
- Application engineering
- Strong technical acumen
- Customer Support
- Presentation Skills
- Product Development
- Performance Tracking
- Sales process engineering
- Technical Documentation
- Technical consulting
- Market Trends
Affiliations
- Rowing the Atlantic in 2025
- Snowboarding
- Off-road motorcycling
- Comabt sports
Languages
Estonian
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Russian
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Junior Researcher
University of Tartu
02.2022 - 08.2025
Lignin Sales Engineer
Fibenol Imavere OÜ
07.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biology
University of Tartu
Master of Science - Molecular Biology
University of Tartu
Ph.D. - Lignin Valorization
University of Tartu