Hacon
Heshan Perera is an experienced IT Consultant and Systems Engineer with a strong background in global implementation and business analysis. Heshan has held key roles such as Acting Technical Project Lead at Hacon and Global Implementation Manager at DEAR Systems, alongside positions as Senior Business Analyst/Product Owner and Business Analyst at CAMMS and other organizations. Heshan's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Curtin University, Australia, completed between 2010 and 2012, and secondary education at Wesley College Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 1996 to 2009.
Hacon
Hacon, headquartered in Hanover/Germany, is a leading provider of software solutions for transport operators and passengers. With the aim of making tomorrow's mobility more sustainable, more convenient and accessible to everyone, the company, which was founded in 1984 and has nearly 500 highly qualified employees, is constantly developing its product portfolio. The focus is on Mobility as a Service solutions, travel information and ticketing, operator business products, and timetable design and scheduling. Each day, Hacon´s apps and web-based solutions receive over 100 million requests from passengers who rely on HAFAS to empower their mobility choices; the software is considered the highest industry standard for trip planning throughout the world. Hacon´s mobile ticketing solutions can be incorporated to create an efficient and simple user experience for passengers, while the backend fleet management solutions add a new dimension of efficiency for both small and large operators. Since 2017, Hacon has been part of Siemens Mobility, where it forms the Software business unit with the companies eos.uptrade, Bytemark, Padam Mobility and Sqills.