Sören Heß

since 09/2023Senior Product Manager Computer Vision & AI and Site Owner Frankfurt
LUIS Technology GmbH
– Roadmaps for CV & AI based camera and monitor portfolio
– Internal and external representation of products
– Site Management
10/2020 – 08/2023CTO and Site Owner Frankfurt
PLC2 Design GmbH
– High-Speed Data Acquisition for Automotive Data Logging
– FPGA SoC based Developments
– Robotics Roadmap and ROS integration
– AI Roadmap integration and Smart Triggering
– Talks around CV, AI, FPGA Architecture and ROS
– Agile Transformation from small to mid size company
– Technical Due-Diligence Leadership for ETAS partnership
– Site Management
10/2015 – 09/2020Senior FPGA Logic Design Engineer later Team Lead Software Engineering & Site Owner Frankfurt
Autonomos GmbH, now TomTom Location Technology Germany GmbH
– Data Acquisition Systems for CV based Mapping
– Camera Systems for Autonomous Driving Car Development
– HLS based Systemgeneration
– Various Intrapreneur Prices within Hackathons
– Shaping FPGA based Acceleration for Robotics and Autonomous Driving
– Embedded Stereo-Camera Development for Special Purpose Vehicles
– Automatisation Projects within ROS based Systems
– Lectures at TU Darmstadt around CV on FPGAs incl. a FPGA based Lab
04/2015 – 09/2015Senior FPGA Logic Design Engineer
Völker Video- und Datentechnik GmbH
– Medical Camera and Video Systems based on FPGA Technology
10/2012 – 03/2015FPGA Logic Design Engineer
Motec GmbH
– FPGA based Cameras and Systems for Heavy Duty Trucks and Special Purpose Vehicles incl. Farming, etc.
07/2009 – 09/2012Assistant at University
TU Darmstadt
– Administration
– Assistant for Lectures e.g. Foundations of Computing 3 and Computer Microsystems
02/2008 – 06/2009Working Student
Zimmermann Electronic GmbH
– Consulting and Selling of Electronics and PC equipment
12/2006 – 01/2008Working Student
Deutsche Bildung GmbH
– Systemadministration
10/2005 – 07/2006Civilian Service
August-Stunz-Zentrum
– Elder-Care
– Maintenance
09/2004 – 09/2005Security Employee
WISAG Sicherheitsdienste GmbH
– Security in Objects and at Sports-Events
01/2004 – 08/2004Assistant
Frankfurt Marriott Hotel
– HR and Systems
– General Management
10/2006 – 03/2013Computer Science
TU Darmstadt
08/2004 – 07/2005Fachabitur (Secondary-School)
Franz-Böhm-Schule
08/2001 – 01/2004Professional Education to “Kaufmann für Bürokommunikation”
Frankfurt Marriott Hotel
08/1990 – 05/2001School
Elementary-School and Secondary-School

Agile leader with strong background in FPGA based design and architecture. Shaping designs and teams around edge based robotics systems, data processing incl. high-speed data acquisition, edge based AI inference and ROS methodologies using FPGA based technology. Proven lecturer for acceleration architecture, AI and Robotics in national and international context. Skilled advisor for leadership and stressmanagement (incl. Shinrin Yoku).