About
My name is Matthias Mair, I am a civil engineer (HTL), software developer and open source proponent based in Innsbruck, Austria.
I work for a European (civil) engineering company in applied hydrology and IT management.
Above image is an artwork that I created together with my favorite person as part of a larger series. It is a few years old.
My Open Source and Open Data Efforts
My overarching personal focus is on furthering open data and open source in hardware, software and society. I am a strong believer that knowledge should be - where possible - free and open. To support these ideals I work on improving InvenTree, a open source inventory management / PLM system, as well as various ecosystems around it (InvenHost and personal plugins).
On a larger scale I am supporting various projects that try to improve or develop open standards for data exchange in Hard- and Software.
Private Life
I am a practicing roman catholic and was / am active in various catholic youth organizations.
I hold various first aid and emergency response certifications.
I did my compulsory military service in the Austrian Armed Forces with the 2nd Engineering Battalion in Salzburg (PiB2).
I am a member of the OeWF (Austrian Space Forum), I co-lead the Structural Engineering team for the SERENITY / AUODA space suit simulator program 2018-2021 and had been active in the team since 2012. I am currently not active in the suit team or adjacent projects.
I try to follow the hacker ethics as defined by Chaos Computer Club where applicable.
I am not currently and have never been a member of any political party.