Martin holds a Ph.D in oceanography, but has continuously focused on developing tools for data analysis work. Programming experience was C/C++ before switching to Java in 1997. He has been developing geospatial libraries for more than 25 years, as a contributor to Apache SIS since 2013. He follows Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) meetings since 2002. Martin works in a small IT services company (Geomatys) specialized in development of geoportals, which uses Apache SIS as a foundation.