Stefan Vallaster is an experienced professional in the field of software development and product management, currently serving in Forschung und Entwicklung at Gantner Instruments since July 2023. Prior to this role, Stefan worked as a Product Owner at OMICRON electronics from November 2019 to June 2023 and held positions as a Software-Architekt at Zumtobel Group from September 2018 to October 2019, and as a Product Owner and Softwareingenieur at Frequentis between January 2013 and July 2018. Stefan began the career as a Junior-Softwareingenieur at Plandata Datenverarbeitungsges.m.b.H. from September 2009 to January 2013. Academically, Stefan obtained a Diplom-Ingenieur in Internet Computing & Distributed Systems from Technische Universität Wien from 2009 to 2012 and a Bachelor of Science in Software & Information Engineering from the same institution between 2005 and 2009.