Andreas Hafner
Profile
Technology enthusiast with a career path from logistics and process discovery through BI, reporting and planning solutions to AI-supported automation and app solutions. Broad experience at the intersection of business, processes and IT.
A particular strength is combining process understanding, technical design, UX-oriented implementation and pragmatic development of existing solutions. Experienced in agile project work and in leading teams and initiatives.
Technology enthusiast focused on building production AI solutions for enterprise use.
A particular strength is combining process understanding, AI technology and UX-oriented implementation. The solutions reflect real business processes, leave decisions to people and are popular with their users. Add to that leading an internal AI team and enablement in development with AI coding agents, built on more than ten years of experience in BI, processes and project management.
Selected projects
Selected AI projects
Developing Ready2Run SAP Analytics Cloud products
Project management and development of several reusable Ready2Run products for SAP Analytics Cloud: business content, custom CDS views, data models and user-friendly applications and stories, including for the SAP modules SD, PP, PS, FI and CO.
Bottom-up financial planning and top-down P&L planning in SAC for hospitals
Project management for the design and implementation of integrated planning and reporting solutions in healthcare: analysis of existing financial planning, model and report prototypes, and planning and reporting in SAP Analytics Cloud.
Replacing classic SAP reports with SAP Datasphere and SAC
Datasphere data models replacing classic reporting structures: semantic models, master data views and currency conversion for the live connection to SAP Analytics Cloud. Plus coaching and enablement of the customer teams.
Taking over and replacing SAP reporting with SAC
Review of existing SAP reports in a technology and electrical engineering company, replaced by custom CDS views, new stories and analytic applications. The goal was modern, maintainable standard reporting.
Project management for SAP Analytics Cloud rollouts
Introducing SAP Analytics Cloud in manufacturing and the automotive supplier industry: requirements, data models and data sources in SAP S/4HANA and R/3, and reports based on SAP SD and PP.
Mobile reporting application based on SAC and CDS views
Preparing SAP data with CDS views, integration into SAP Analytics Cloud and a mobile reporting application with a strong focus on usability.
Developing SAC custom widgets
Custom widgets for every chart and widget the SAC standard does not offer, so that stories and planning applications match requirements and corporate design exactly.
All solutions listed here are in production and are continuously being developed further.
AI agent framework for business process automation
Robust framework for company-wide AI agents: defined declaratively (instructions, typed tools, skills, subagents), run as long-lived, resumable workflows with persistent execution, isolated sandboxes, human-in-the-loop approvals, Microsoft SSO and central observability.
Helpdesk Agent App: AI first-level support in MS Teams
AI-supported first-level support with a self-learning knowledge base. Tickets are captured in a structured way, routed automatically to the right support team and handed over to the helpdesk in the same chat.
Meeting Minutes App: AI minutes as process context
Automatic transcripts and AI summaries, shareable via meeting chat, email or Confluence. Keeps decisions and tasks and serves as a context source for the other agents.
Tasks Agent App: AI-supported Jira maintenance
The AI suggests Jira updates based on meeting context and current tasks, plus quick tasks for follow-ups. Meeting results become trackable tasks.
Project Status Board: daily AI status reporting
Daily AI-generated status reports across teams and projects. The overview shows on-track, at-risk and blocked topics without anyone having to ask for status manually.
Corporate Knowledge Chat
Chat access to internal documentation and knowledge sources, every answer with its source.
AWS Kubernetes platform & GitHub DevOps
AWS-based Kubernetes platform as the runtime for the AI modules: containerized deployments, CI/CD workflows and reproducible environments for fast, reliable releases.
Leading an internal AI team & AI coding enablement
Leading an internal AI team and establishing ways of working, standards and best practices for AI-supported software development, from prototype to production.
Work experience
Vertical Consulting
My own consultancy based in Freiburg im Breisgau. Design and implementation of BI, planning and AI-driven automation solutions, from process discovery to the finished solution.
Orise Digital GmbH
Responsible for designing, implementing and evolving BI, planning, integration and automation solutions in a range of customer and internal contexts. Working at the intersection of business, IT, development and management with a focus on solutions that are usable, robust and close to the business. Additional team lead responsibility for SAP Analytics Cloud as well as building and evolving innovative solutions in AI and automation.
- Project management in SAP, BI and digitalization projects
- Design and implementation of stories, analytic applications, data models and planning applications in SAP Analytics Cloud
- Design and development of custom CDS views and data models in SAP Datasphere
- Process consulting, process design and process modeling
- Translating business requirements into robust technical concepts
- Leadership and coaching within the team
- Development of internal products and automation solutions involving AI and workflows
- Modernizing development processes with container management and GitHub-based DevOps
Responsible for designing, developing and operating AI, automation and app solutions as well as BI and planning solutions in customer and internal contexts. Built a modular MS Teams app platform with AI agents, an AI agent framework for business process automation and the related cloud infrastructure. Leading an internal AI team and team lead responsibility for SAP Analytics Cloud with a focus on integrated planning processes.
- Design and development of a modular MS Teams app platform with AI agents for helpdesk, meeting minutes, tasks, project status and corporate knowledge (Microsoft Graph, Jira, Confluence)
- Implementation of a robust, scalable AI agent framework secured with Microsoft SSO for automating business processes
- Building and operating an AWS Kubernetes platform including GitHub version control, CI/CD and container management
- Leading an internal AI team and enablement in development with AI coding agents
- Project management in SAP, BI and digitalization projects
- Process consulting, process design and translating business requirements into robust technical concepts
Hans Geis GmbH + Co KG
Central IT and project roles focused on process discovery, harmonization, tool development and BI. Involved in migrating new branches and integrating processes into existing business logic. Redesign of an existing BI solution including a style guide based on the corporate identity.
- Documenting internal processes
- Adapting and integrating new processes into existing business logic
- Training and supporting employees during rollout
- Adapting and developing transport management systems
- Redesign of an existing Jedox BI solution
- Developing a user-centered visual concept / style guide
Hans Geis GmbH + Co KG
Supporting key account management in export, including daily analyses and proactive reports for customer care.
More projects delivered
29 more projects from healthcare, pharma, automotive, manufacturing, trade, logistics and consulting.
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| IT Services / Helpdesk | 2024 – 2025 | AI agent workflow for automating a Confluence helpdesk knowledge base (n8n) |
| Internal innovation | since 2025 | Leading an initiative to develop innovative solutions in AI and VR |
| Healthcare | 06/2025 – 09/2025 | Hospital: P&L planning and reporting in SAP Analytics Cloud |
| Automotive | 03/2023 – 06/2023 | Replacing SAP ABAP reports with SAP Datasphere |
| Consulting | 2022 – 2023 | Developing a Ready2Run SAP Analytics Cloud product |
| Technology & electrical engineering | 10/2022 – 02/2023 | Taking over / replacing SAP reporting with SAC |
| Defence & Security | 04/2022 – 10/2022 | HR planning in Jedox |
| Pharma | 04/2022 – 02/2023 | HR planning |
| Healthcare | 12/2021 – 09/2023 | Financial planning in SAP Analytics Cloud |
| Transport infrastructure | 11/2020 – 09/2021 | Developing a mobile reporting application for filling stations in SAC |
| Consulting | 11/2020 | Redesign of the internal Jedox products |
| Automotive supplier | 07/2020 – 09/2020 | Project management for the SAP Analytics Cloud rollout |
| Manufacturing | 06/2020 – 09/2020 | Project management for the SAP Analytics Cloud rollout |
| Food | 06/2020 – 01/2021 | Sub-project lead for integrating machine data into Jedox |
| Consulting / process automation | 06/2020 | Building a prototype to compare two systems |
| Special machinery | 06/2020 – 09/2020 | Comparing machine and staff times (unmanned hours) |
| Food | 04/2020 | Building plant manager reporting |
| Technical trade | 02/2020 – 04/2020 | Redesign and extension of the hose management portal |
| Technical trade | 02/2020 – 04/2020 | Order backlog reporting |
| Consulting | 08/2019 – 04/2020 | Building an SAP SD Ready to Run in SAP Analytics Cloud |
| Agriculture | 07/2019 – 12/2019 | Building a balance sheet report |
| Agriculture | 07/2019 – 12/2019 | Building a purchase order reconciliation |
| Pharma | 06/2019 – 04/2020 | Integration and extension of sales and cost center planning |
| Pharma | 06/2019 – 08/2019 | Building reporting for a medical care center |
| Paper | 04/2019 | Integrating a supervision server |
| Special machinery | 03/2019 | Extending Jedox project reporting |
| Textiles | 03/2019 – 09/2019 | Extending Jedox sales reporting and planning |
| Logistics (internal) | 08/2011 – 07/2017 | Redesign of an existing Jedox BI solution |
| Logistics (internal) | 08/2011 – 07/2017 | Migrating new branches |
Education
Computer science studies (started)
Apprenticeship as IT business specialist
Apprenticeship in freight forwarding and logistics services
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