Martin Wimmer-Senior AI Solution Architect
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Senior AI & DevOps Architect
DATEV
Azure AI Foundry, GitHub Copilot (Agent Mode), Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, CloudFoundry, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Langfuse, Python, Grafana
Objective: Accelerate enterprise-wide developer enablement and migration from GitLab/Jenkins to GitHub through secure CI/CD standards and automated, agentic developer support.
- Architected & deployed an enterprise-grade AI Support Agent integrated into GitHub Copilot via MCP, enabling developers to query legacy Confluence docs and Git repositories contextually.
- Designed & standardized secure, reusable GitHub Actions "Golden Path" templates, accelerating onboarding and ensuring compliance-by-design for delivery teams.
- Built and engineered robust data pipelines to establish a DevOps Maturity Model, monitoring platform adoption and migration KPIs via Grafana and Azure Monitor.
- Established LLM observability and evaluation frameworks utilizing Langfuse and Azure Monitor to optimize agent responses and control token costs.
Cloud & Security Architect (Internal Hackathon Project)
Cloud Nation (Zero-Trust Password Manager)
Azure Functions, Static Web Apps, Azure SQL, Terraform, Client-Side Cryptography, Managed Identities
Objective: Development of a serverless, end-to-end encrypted password manager without centralized secret storage.
- Designed a zero-knowledge architecture where all cryptographic operations, including private key generation and decryption, are performed exclusively within the user's browser.
- Built a highly cost-efficient serverless platform using Azure Functions as the backend, Azure Static Web Apps for the frontend, and Azure SQL for data persistence.
- Provisioned the complete cloud environment securely using Terraform and Azure Managed Identities, eliminating the need for embedded credentials.
AI & Cloud Architect (Internal Lead)
Cloud Nation (ZIM-Funded Research Project)
Azure App Service, Azure AI Foundry, Neo4j, Langfuse, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Managed Identities
Objective: Design and implementation of a secure, highly available GenAI infrastructure with a strong focus on zero-secret authentication
- Designed a scalable web application architecture, including the migration from a local K3s environment to a fully managed Azure platform.
- Implemented a strict Identity and Access Management (IAM) model using Azure Managed Identities to enable passwordless authentication between App Service, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, and Azure AI Foundry.
- Automated the complete infrastructure lifecycle using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and GitHub Actions, including isolated state management.
Lead AI & Data Architect
Mercedes
Azure (Databricks, AKS, App Service, AI Search), Neo4j, Python, Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs), GitHub Actions
Objective: Design of an enterprise-grade AI-powered matching platform ("Pandora") to reconcile discordant engineering Bill of Materials (BOM) with supplier data (SRM) to ensure compliance, liability mitigation, and critical component tracking.
- Architected a semantic data reconciliation framework utilizing Databricks, Graph Databases (Neo4j), and LLM-powered Vector Embeddings to resolve structural inconsistencies between complex PDM and SRM datasets.
- Designed and implemented secure CI/CD and deployment lifecycles for Databricks environments using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) and GitHub Actions, bridging enterprise-provided cloud infrastructure with scalable data applications.
- Engineered high-performance data pipelines (Medallion Architecture) in Databricks to systematically ingest, clean, and map supply chain data, identifying critical component risks (e.g., semiconductors, rare earths).
- Delivered end-to-end integration of processed graph data and AI outputs into an interactive React-based downstream web application hosted on Azure App Services for procurement and engineering decision-makers.
Cloud & Data Platform Architect
Vorwerk
Azure (Databricks, Data Factory, Functions, SQL), Terraform, Azure DevOps (GitOps), SAP Emarsys
Objective: Design and provisioning of a scalable Cloud and DevOps foundation to enable automated customer segmentation and integration into enterprise CRM systems.
- Architected and provisioned the foundational Azure Data platform via Terraform and GitOps, establishing a secure and standardized development environment for a 12-person engineering team.
- Designed an enterprise integration layer bridging Databricks analytics with SAP Emarsys via Azure Data Factory and event-driven Azure Functions for automated campaign synchronization.
- Established CI/CD pipelines and operational monitoring within Azure DevOps, ensuring resilient data delivery and fault-tolerant infrastructure deployments.
AI Solution Architect
Link Intelligence GmbH
Python, GenAI, GraphRAG, Neo4j, LLMs, Databricks Apps, React, GitHub Actions
Objective: End-to-end architecture and implementation of an advanced Knowledge Graph & GenAI showcase (GraphRAG) to demonstrate automated scientific literature extraction for B2B client acquisition.
- Architected a multi-stage NLP pipeline processing 38M+ PubMed abstracts, utilizing specialized NER models and LLMs to extract and normalize complex relationships (e.g., genes/proteins).
- Designed a GraphRAG architecture utilizing Neo4j, enabling a conversational AI agent to autonomously generate and execute dynamic Cypher queries against the knowledge graph in real-time.
- Delivered a full-stack interactive application via Databricks Apps (React), providing both AI-driven Q&A and a visual power-user mode for deep-dive graph analysis.
- Owned technical evangelism, actively presenting the system architecture and its business value to stakeholders and potential clients.
AI Strategy Consultant
VIG RE
Enterprise AI Strategy, AI Governance, C-Level Advisory, Use-Case Prioritization
Objective: Translation and operationalization of the corporate group's AI strategy into a tailored, actionable roadmap for the reinsurance subsidiary.
- Authored the subsidiary's official AI Strategy, effectively adapting parent-group directives into specific, high-value AI initiatives for the reinsurance sector.
- Led stakeholder workshops and C-level alignment to identify, evaluate, and prioritize ROI-driven AI and GenAI use cases based on business impact.
- Established an AI Governance and Responsible AI framework, defining guidelines for secure, compliant, and risk-mitigated model adoption.
Lead AI Engineer (GenAI)
VIG RE
Databricks, Python, LLMs, Hugging Face, QLoRA, MLflow, LangChain, Document AI
Objective: Design and validation of an automated GenAI extraction engine to systematically transform complex, unstructured reinsurance contracts into structured data.
- Architected a robust LLMOps evaluation framework on Databricks to quantitatively measure and ensure the accuracy of the LLM-based extraction agent.
- Executed domain-specific model optimization via Hugging Face and QLoRA fine-tuning, significantly increasing extraction accuracy for highly specialized legal terminology.
- Operationalized model tracking and stakeholder visibility using MLflow and interactive Databricks Dashboards to establish a data-driven continuous improvement loop.
Lead AI Engineer
Agenda-Software GmbH & Co. KG
End-to-end architectural responsibility for the company's transition to AI-driven products, leading the technical roadmap from PoC to production-grade Kubernetes deployments.
Project 1: GenAI Chatbot & Search Optimization
Azure AI Foundry, LangGraph, Next.js, Hybrid Search
Objective: Modernize customer support via an AI-driven, scalable search and chat ecosystem.
- Architected an intelligent support assistant utilizing Azure AI Foundry and LangGraph for reliable, context-aware query resolution.
- Engineered a full-stack Next.js frontend with streaming responses, seamlessly integrated with a newly implemented relevance-based hybrid search (Azure AI Search).
Project 2: Legal AI Automation (Production System)
AKS, Argo Workflows, GitOps, Terraform, Multi-Agent LLMs
Objective: Automate high-cost legal advisory services via the company's first production AI product.
- Designed a multi-agent validation architecture (LangGraph) featuring a supervisor LLM to guarantee high accuracy and mitigate hallucinations in tax/payroll contexts.
- Built a fully automated, cloud-native document ingestion pipeline using Argo Workflows, deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via Terraform and GitOps.
Project 3: Cloud-Native ETL Architecture Evaluation
Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Medallion Architecture
Objective: Strategic evaluation of data ingestion frameworks for GenAI systems.
- Prototyped a Medallion-based data pipeline utilizing Azure Data Factory and Synapse Notebooks for unstructured document processing.
- Delivered a conclusive cost-benefit analysis that strategically pivoted the company away from ADF towards a more cost-efficient Kubernetes/Argo architecture for the final product.
Project 4: Predictive Maintenance PoC
Deep Learning, LSTMs, Grafana, Time-Series Analysis
Objective: Proactive prediction of server anomalies to enhance infrastructure reliability.
- Engineered LSTM/GRU-based deep learning models to analyze multivariate time-series telemetry in real-time, achieving 90% predictive accuracy.
- Provided the technical feasibility baseline used for executive decision-making regarding cloud migration vs. on-premise infrastructure.
Data Scientist / Project Lead
Fogra Forschungsinstitut für Medientechnologien e. V.
Python, PyTorch, GANs, CNNs, CUDA, GPU Optimization, Flask, Git
Objective: Lead applied AI research projects in collaboration with RWTH Aachen and industry partners, pioneering automated image retouching via custom deep learning architectures.
- Engineered and trained custom deep learning models (GANs, CNNs) from scratch in PyTorch for automated, high-fidelity image segmentation and enhancement.
- Managed extensive training pipelines on raw hardware, leveraging CUDA, VRAM optimization, and GPU cluster profiling to maximize compute efficiency.
- Bridged academic research and enterprise application by curating highly specialized training datasets and deploying models as accessible Flask APIs for industry partners.
Data Scientist
DIGED (ZIM Project)
Python, TensorFlow/Keras, XGBoost, LightGBM, 3D Calibration
Objective: Enhancement of 3D scanner color fidelity via machine learning regression models.
- Engineered and tuned gradient boosting ensembles (XGBoost, LightGBM) alongside neural networks to predict and correct color anomalies in 3D scan data.
- Executed physical hardware calibration to establish high-quality ground-truth datasets for model training.
Data Scientist / Researcher
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Python, HPC Clusters, LightGBM, XGBoost, Deep Learning, Feature Engineering
Objective: To leverage machine learning to classify and predict the fundamental origin of theoretical physics models from a vast and complex dataset.
- Master's Thesis: Machine Learning in the Heterotic Landscape
- Publication: Predicting the Orbifold Origin of the MSSM (Progress of Physics)
- Objective: Predict the fundamental origin of string theory models utilizing high-dimensional, heavily imbalanced datasets.
- Engineered and scaled predictive ML pipelines (Ensembles, Neural Networks) on HPC clusters to classify over 126,000 complex theoretical models.
- Conducted in-depth feature importance analysis to extract core phenomenological properties, successfully translating black-box ML outputs into interpretable scientific insights.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Research and Development, Project Management, Product Development, Customer Service, and Procurement.
Summary
- End-to-End AI Architecture: Designing scalable solutions from data pipelines to modern frontends (React/Next.js).
- GenAI & LLM Operationalization: Building production-grade RAG architectures and agentic systems.
- Cloud Data Platforms & MLOps: Leveraging Azure and Databricks for reliable, automated AI delivery.
Skills
- Genai & Llms: Generative Ai, Llms, Rag, Vector Search, Prompt Engineering, Llm-Finetuning (Lora), Agents, Langchain, Transformers, Openai/Azure Openai
- Ai Orchestration & Genai: Multi-Agent Systems, Rag/Graphrag, Langchain, Langgraph, Llm Observability (Langfuse), Azure Ai Foundry, Openai
- Cloud Infrastructure: Azure (Fabric, Aks, App Service, Functions), Databricks (Unity Catalog, Asset Bundles), Kubernetes, Terraform
- Data Architecture: Medallion Architecture, Spark, Neo4j (Knowledge Graphs), Azure Ai Search (Vector), Cosmosdb, Ms Fabric
- Devops & Mlops: Github Actions, Gitops, Argo Workflows, Mlflow, Ci/Cd, Grafana, Azure Monitor
- Development: Python, Typescript, React, Next.Js, Api Design
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Education
Technical University of Munich
Master of Science · Nuclear, Particle, and Astrophysics · Munich, Germany
Technical University of Munich
Bachelor of Science · Physics · Munich, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified GitHub Actions Professional
Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate
Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate
MS Fabric Data Engineering Associate
Neo4j Certified Professional
Neo4j Graph Data Science Certification
Rasa Developer Certification
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