Martin Hermann - Solution Architect AI & Edge

Q: Where is Martin based?

Martin is based in Wals, Austria .

Q: What languages does Martin speak?

Martin speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Martin have?

Martin has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Martin has worked in at least 18 different roles and for 3 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year . Note that Martin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Martin's latest experience?

Martin's most recent position is Lead Product Owner at Proconion GmbH .

Q: What companies has Martin worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Martin has worked for Proconion GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Martin most experienced in?

Martin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Professional Services , and Manufacturing . Martin also has some experience in Telecommunication , Automotive , and Transportation .

Q: Which business areas is Martin most experienced in?

Martin is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Supply Chain Management . Martin also has some experience in Finance , Product Development , and Procurement .

Q: Which industries has Martin worked in recently?

Martin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Professional Services , and Automotive .

Q: Which business areas has Martin worked in recently?

Martin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Product Development .

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Wals, Austria

Experience

Jun 2025 - Jan 2026

8 months

Leipzig, Germany

Lead Product Owner

Proconion GmbH

Team leadership: Prioritization and coordination of four cross-functional teams.
Platform strategy: Development and implementation of strategies to optimize existing IT platforms.
Stakeholder management: Active management of expectations and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Program and innovation management: Prioritization and coordination of cross-department projects as well as innovation initiatives.
Product Owner consulting: Advising Product Owners with a focus on product development and continuous product improvement.
Organizational development: Improving communication and decision-making structures across all organizational levels.
Change management: Implementing best-practice change management methods to ensure continuous optimization and innovation.
Quality assurance: Ensuring high quality standards in processes, services, and deliverables.

Jan 2025 - Present

1 year 3 months

Solution Architect AI & Edge

Proconion GmbH

IT architecture & edge-cloud integration: Design of a scalable IT architecture for NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX edge devices with integration into a central cloud platform.
AI-based object detection: Development of an end-to-end pipeline for image data generation, training data preparation and model creation for retail-specific object detection on Jetson hardware.
Model deployment & distribution: Design and implementation of an automated AI model distribution pipeline (edge deployment) for Jetson devices, including versioning and monitoring.
Test-driven usage: Targeted use of Copilot to generate tests (edge interfaces, model loaders, S3/artifact handling, telemetry/monitoring) and to quickly create mocks/stubs for hardware-adjacent components (Jetson/GPU/camera/ROS2).
Agile requirements management: Alignment of technical requirements with stakeholders and iterative implementation of the solution architecture using agile methodology (Scrum).
Edge containerization & operations: Implementation of a containerized runtime environment on Jetson NX including GPU acceleration, logging mechanisms and system monitoring.
Rollout planning: Strategic planning and preparation of the rollout to production devices, including scalability and maintenance concepts.
AI pair programming with GitHub Copilot: Accelerated delivery of Python services, REST APIs, data pipeline components, Docker/K8s manifests, and Terraform modules (template generation, refactoring, boilerplate reduction).

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

1 year

Kirchheimbolanden, Germany

IT SAP Project Manager

Proconion GmbH

SAP GTS replacement / MIC introduction: End-to-end responsibility for replacing SAP GTS and implementing MIC as the new customs and foreign trade solution.
Requirements management & functional design: Structured collection, evaluation, and prioritization of business and technical requirements (e.g. customs, logistics, finance) and translation into implementable concepts and change requests.
Project planning & roadmap: Creation and maintenance of the project plan including milestones, resource and budget planning, as well as management of dependencies between SAP R/3, S/4 and MIC.
Team & stakeholder coordination: Steering of an interdisciplinary project team (IT, business, implementation partner), moderation of alignment meetings and ensuring timely, high-quality decision-making.
Integration & interface management: Coordination of the technical and process integration of MIC into the existing SAP system landscape (SAP R/3 and S/4), including alignment, review and approval of integration designs.
Test case definition & test management: Definition of end-to-end test cases, design of the overall test strategy (SIT, UAT), planning and management of test phases, defect management, troubleshooting and follow-up through to final sign-off.
Go-live & cutover management: Creation of the cutover plan, definition of fallback scenarios, operational steering of the go-live weekend and stabilization of the solution during the hypercare phase.
IT governance & steering presentations: Preparation and delivery of steering committee and management presentations, regular reporting on status, risks, issues and decision needs within the IT governance framework.
IT support setup & handover to operations: Design and establishment of IT support structures (processes, escalation paths, documentation), handover to regular operations and support of the initial operational phase.
Escalation & risk management: active management of risks and escalations between business, IT and external partners to ensure timeline, quality and budget targets are met.

May 2024 - May 2025

1 year 1 month

Munich, Germany

Senior IT Consultant

Proconion GmbH

IT infrastructure analysis: Conducted a comprehensive analysis of the existing IT infrastructure to identify optimization potential.
Confluence documentation: Set up a structured IT documentation in Confluence to ensure the traceability of IT processes and architectures.
Project setup in Jira and Confluence: Initiated the project structure in Jira and Confluence for SAP carve-out activities, including the creation of EPICs and user stories.
Global backup solution: Developed a concept for a global backup solution, including stakeholder management and consulting for contract creation with the solution provider.
Global firewall solution: Created a concept for a global firewall solution, including stakeholder management and consulting for contract creation with the solution provider.
Prototype development for logging stack: Developed a prototype for a logging stack to monitor and analyze system logs.
Prototype development for monitoring stack: Developed a monitoring stack to enable real-time monitoring of the IT infrastructure and applications.

Feb 2024 - May 2024

4 months

Leipzig, Germany

Product Owner IoT

Proconion GmbH

Project management: Coordinated timelines with stakeholders to ensure timely project completion.
Project status documentation: Created and maintained detailed documentation on project status.
Migration management: Led the migration of Kafka projects to Confluent Cloud.
EMQX to HiveMQ migration: Planned migration from EMQX to HiveMQ.
Requirements management: Gathered and documented project requirements to clearly define project goals.
Dependency management: Prioritized and managed dependencies between various project components.
Architecture coordination: Coordinated architecture alignment between HiveMQ, Confluent Cloud and various interfaces.
Documentation and JIRA structure: Established and maintained documentation structure and JIRA project structure with EPICs and user stories.

Jun 2021 - Oct 2023

2 years 5 months

Austria

Solution Architect & IT Architect

Proconion GmbH

Frontend implementation for an automotive supplier: Developed a frontend application using Angular, based on data from the client's graph database. Responsibilities included requirements management, scope definition, liaising with the development team, creation of epics and user stories, and testing the application.
Design and implementation of a Kafka cluster for a manufacturer: Designed the concept and architecture of a Kafka cluster, including sizing and evaluating on-premise vs. cloud solutions. Emphasized high availability with implementation across two sites.
Support and service app for an automotive manufacturer: Developed a support app for handling customer inquiries and tracking information about claims to products, engines, transmissions, and other components, implemented on the Azure Cloud. Responsibilities included architecture design, frontend design, business logic, creating prototypes, testing, and implementing the solution.

Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

2 months

Munich, Germany

Solution Architect Camunda & DataFlow

Proconion GmbH

Alignment and creation of requirements.
Prototype design and development with Spring application and Camunda.
Implementation of dataflow concept with Apache Nifi.
Creation of comparison view with best practice and presentation of results.
Propose solution for next project phase.

Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 9 months

Munich, Germany

Project Manager & Architecture Development

Proconion GmbH

Transformation of on-prem applications to cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Project management of involved partners, review user stories and align the content of sprint.
Technology lead for cross-functional topics with stakeholder alignment, architecture, business and others.
Technical problem solving together with the technology partners, service suppliers and business stakeholders.
Ensure deliveries according plan.
Documentation of activities in Confluence and Jira.

Apr 2020 - Nov 2020

8 months

Sweden

Solution Architecture AI Prototyping

Proconion GmbH

Workflow creation of NVIDIA TLT and Deepstream for model training.
Creation of test- and training elements with tagging and preparation for TLT training.
Analysis of different models to be used for object detection.
Model conversion for deployment on Jetson.
Architecture design and deployment concept for multiple edge devices.

Jan 2020 - Dec 2023

4 years

Munich, Germany

Solution Architect & Cloud Architect

Proconion GmbH

Requirements management: Developed detailed EPICs and user stories to clearly define project objectives and expectations.
System architecture documentation: Created UML documentation to visualize the end-to-end (E2E) system architecture.
E2E architecture solution: Designed and implemented a comprehensive E2E architecture integrating CRM, ERP, and GTS to enable an automated software delivery solution.
Global software delivery solution: Developed and implemented a DevOps-based global software delivery solution using JFrog, including export control through SAP-GTS.
Backend development: Designed and realized microservices architectures using SpringBoot, including logging and monitoring.
DevOps and Kubernetes: Engineered and implemented DevOps pipelines and Kubernetes infrastructures, optimizing CI/CD processes.
Infrastructure as code with Terraform: Implemented and managed cloud infrastructures using Terraform to ensure repeatable, scalable, and efficient deployments in multi-cloud environments.
Cloud migration: Led architecture transformation and migration to Microsoft Azure and on-premise solutions with OpenStack.
DevOps cluster integration: Integrated GitLab functionalities into DevOps clusters and Azure for enhanced CI/CD workflows.
Monitoring and logging: Implemented a global solution for monitoring and logging using Prometheus and Elastic Stack.
Project and stakeholder management: Managed all IT-related aspects, including server and infrastructure implementations, external resource management, and reporting.
Support process: Designed and executed an effective support process.
JIRA and Confluence: Established structures for reporting, tracking, and documentation.
ServiceNow integration: Implemented automatic ticket creation with ServiceNow for efficiency improvement.
Customer support and consultation: Supported and advised customer teams and end clients directly.
Project handover: Ensured a smooth handover of the project into the line organization.

Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

2 months

Munich, Germany

AI Prototype: Object Tracking

Proconion GmbH

Define requirements and design AI based solution.
Design of objects to track and to train in Tensorflow.
Development of training and test methods of tagged pictures of objects.
Prototype presentation and project management.

Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

9 months

Munich, Germany

SAP PM & Solution Architect

Proconion GmbH

SAP company code migration and ramp down SBO legacy ERP.
Define requirements for logistic and finance processes and align reporting requirements.
Enterprise architecture alignment and creation of solution concepts.
Creation and agreement on migration scope and migration plan.
Test management and project management.

Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

2 months

Munich, Germany

Data Analyst & PowerBI

Proconion GmbH

Creation of digital (SEO, SEA) and business KPIs.
Integration of Azure Blob Storage in PowerBI with data from Google Analytics, Adwords, Bing, Facebook and Sistrix.
Development of measures for KPI calculations.
Development and design of reports and dashboards.

Feb 2018 - Jun 2019

1 year 5 months

Munich, Germany

Scrum Business-Analyst | Product Owner

Proconion GmbH

Responsible as Product Owner and team lead.
Creation and alignment of business requirements with involved stakeholders.
Transformation of requirements into user stories and UML diagrams (incl. OCS).
Requirement definition and concept creation regarding DSGVO.
Controlling of backlog, planning of releases and sprints.
Creation of architecture concept to port Java monolith application to microservice architecture and separation of API workflow modules to business domains.
Creation of specification for data replication using Oracle GoldenGate from Oracle DB to Data Lake with Kafka.
API design including integration of SOA, Kafka, file shares and others.
Review and approval of implementations (JavaEE) and test support.

Nov 2015 - Feb 2018

2 years 4 months

Munich, Germany

Project Manager & Solution Architect | BI Data Analytics

Proconion GmbH

Project manager of several projects, controlling and reporting milestones.
Elaboration of requirements from purchasing via distribution centers to deliveries in drop off points and integration of additional systems from involved subcontractors.
Concept development for data comparison related to SAP-MM/SD/WM and systems.
Alignment of requirements with customs, LSP, broker and SCM responsible.
Development of web application (Angular) for data analysis from SAP and Oracle.
Development of ETL components for data transformation and data load.
Enhancement of application with integration of a BPM solution (Camunda).
Creation of reports in PowerBI and Tableau.

Apr 2006 - Oct 2008

2 years 7 months

Munich, Germany

Senior IT-Consultant

Siemens AG

Analysis of SAP Material Master attributes.
Product structure enhancements.
Creation of technical specifications related to SAP Material Master.

Sep 2005 - Mar 2006

7 months

Krems an der Donau, Austria

Key Account Manager

IS-IT-ON GmbH

Jun 2001 - Aug 2005

4 years 3 months

Vienna, Austria

UMTS Telecom-Expert, Controller

Siemens AG

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunication, Automotive, and Transportation.

Information Technology

Professional Services

Manufacturing

Telecommunication

Automotive

Transportation

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology

Project Management

Supply Chain Management

Finance

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Summary

Company: Proconion GmbH | Proconion Holding GmbH

Founded: 2011

Position: Managing Director | Senior Consultant | Solution Architect

Activity: Implementation of IT transformation projects for medium-sized companies and large corporations, including the following focuses:

Project management
IT and solution architecture
Product Owner
Digitalization
Automation
Software development
Azure
AWS
DevOps
IoT
AI
ML
Stakeholder requirements management | Project management
Strategic (further) development of architectures and central systems
Creation of project specifications and documentation
Creation of reports and dashboards
Analysis and development of prototypes and execution of proofs of concept
Aligning and shaping architecture strategies and creating IT roadmaps.

Solutions:

SAP-MM/SD/WM/GTS/PLM
Camunda
Oracle
Java
Python
Cloud
BigData
DevOps
3DS Enovia Oracle-PLM
CAD AutoCAD / Creo / Catia
Tableau/PowerBI
IoT
AI
LLM
Nvidia Deepstream

Methods:

Waterfall
Scrum / SAFe
Prototyping

Skills

Management

Scrum/agile
Prince2
Itil

Operating Systems

Windows
Unix/linux

PLM

Oracle/eigner Plm
Dassault Systems Enovia
Sap Plm

CAD

Autodesk Autocad
Inventor
Fusion360

Enterprise

Sap-mm/sd (R/3, S/4hana)
Sap-wm
Sap-gts

Development

Java/jee
Python
Angular
Spring
Js/html
Xml
Sql
Vba
Soap/rest/microservice
Postman
Scripting
Bash
Tomcat
Gitlab/git
Cicd

Testing

Hp Alm

Analytics

Powerbi
Tableau
Talend Openstudio

Architectures

Vmware
Virtualbox
Microservice
Eam
Bigdata
Iot
Ethernet
Can

Databases

Oracle
Mysql
Postgresql

Container / Cloud

Docker
Kubernetes
Azure
Aws

Open Source

Odoo
Openhab
Nextcloud
Kafka
Mqtt
Hortonworks Hdp/hdf
Elasticsearch
Logstash
Kibana
Grafana

IOT

Arduino
Raspberry Pi
Particle.io

Others

Togaf
Archimate
Uml
Compliance
Camunda Bpmn
Gdpr
Confluence
Jira

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1997 - Jun 2001

Fachhochschule für Telekommunikation und Medien

Diploma Engineer · Telecommunication and Media · Saint Pölten, Austria

Jul 1995 - Jul 1995

Francisco Josephinum

High School Diploma · Wieselburg, Austria

Certifications & licenses

GoogleAnalytics Certificate

Particle.io | Raspberry Pi

SAP MM/SD/PP/GTS | SAP S/4HANA

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 18

Experience in Information Technology 10.5 y

Avg length 1 y 4 m

Longest experience 4 y 2 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 3 (Germany, Austria, Sweden)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Lead Product Owner, Solution Architect AI & Edge, IT SAP Project Manager

Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Supply Chain Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 3

Profile

Created

March 2026

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Where is Martin based?

Martin is based in Wals, Austria.

What languages does Martin speak?

Martin speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Martin have?

Martin has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Martin has worked in at least 18 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Martin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Martin be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Martin would be well-suited for roles such as: Lead Product Owner, Solution Architect AI & Edge, IT SAP Project Manager.

What is Martin's latest experience?

Martin's most recent position is Lead Product Owner at Proconion GmbH.

What companies has Martin worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Martin has worked for Proconion GmbH.

Which industries is Martin most experienced in?

Martin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Manufacturing. Martin also has some experience in Telecommunication, Automotive, and Transportation.

Which business areas is Martin most experienced in?

Martin is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Supply Chain Management. Martin also has some experience in Finance, Product Development, and Procurement.

Which industries has Martin worked in recently?

Martin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Automotive.

Which business areas has Martin worked in recently?

Martin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

What is Martin's education?

Martin holds a Master in Telecommunication and Media from Fachhochschule für Telekommunikation und Medien.

Does Martin have any certificates?

Martin has 3 certificates. These include: GoogleAnalytics Certificate, Particle.io | Raspberry Pi, and SAP MM/SD/PP/GTS | SAP S/4HANA.

What is the availability of Martin?

Martin will be available from March 2026.

What is the rate of Martin?

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