Martin finished university as a mechanical engineer in 1997. Directly after that he joined SAP as a developer for order BOMs. Over the time he has been part of several other organizations inside SAP AG (PLM Field Services, Automotive Industry), but always dedicated towards the topic of PLM. With the beginning of the PLM 7 roadmap Martin moved to the Solution Management Team for SAP PLM in Walldorf and is now the Solution Architect for SAP PLM.