René Surma - Project Management

Schiffdorf, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present

1 year

Hamburg, Germany

Project Lead

Freelancer

New construction of a filling plant, two silos, and the connecting pipelines to production for an international food industry corporation

May 2024 - Dec 2024

8 months

Nordenham, Germany

Subproject Lead for Mechanics and Steel Construction

Freelancer

Replacement construction of a fluidized bed furnace for one of the largest international corporations in the metal/mineral sector

Sep 2023 - Apr 2024

8 months

Berlin, Germany

Member of the Project Management Office

Freelancer

Supported project management for the new construction of a control center for a major European energy provider

Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

8 months

Lingen, Germany

Site Manager for Non-Destructive Material Testing

Freelancer

Allocation of testing services across different projects
Administrative organization of the construction site (quality, health, safety, environmental protection)
Restructuring of workflows

Apr 2019 - Oct 2022

3 years 7 months

Nordenham, Germany

Manager Technical Testing/QA/SFI

Steelwind Nordenham GmbH

Production of foundation structures (monopiles) for offshore wind power

Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

7 months

Hildesheim, Germany

Project Manager Special Projects

GEA Diessel GmbH

Design and manufacture of production equipment for the pharmaceutical industry (Liquid Pharma & Bio-Pharma)

Oct 2017 - Aug 2018

11 months

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Sabbatical and Professional Development

Aug 2016 - Sep 2017

1 year 2 months

Szczecin, Poland

Senior Sales & Business Development Manager for Western Europe and Scandinavia

Stettin Steel Structures sp. z o. o.

Manufacture of foundation structures (Jackets, Transition Pieces) for offshore wind farms
Joint venture between a Polish state fund and a German private equity firm; approx. 1,000 employees

May 2014 - Jul 2016

2 years 3 months

Nordenham, Germany

Project Manager

Steelwind Nordenham GmbH

Manufacture of foundation structures (Monopiles, Transition Pieces) for offshore wind farms; subsidiary of a large German steel group; approx. 250 employees

Nov 2010 - Apr 2014

3 years 6 months

Georgsmarienhütte, Germany

Head of Sales

WeserWind GmbH Offshore Construction

Manufacture of foundation structures (Jackets, Tripods) and substations for offshore wind farms; subsidiary of a large German steel group; approx. 950 employees

Jun 2007 - Oct 2010

3 years 5 months

Georgsmarienhütte, Germany

Head of Research & Development

WeserWind GmbH Offshore Construction

Manufacture of foundation structures (jackets, tripods) and substations for offshore wind farms; subsidiary of a large German steel group; approx. 950 employees

Mar 2006 - May 2007

1 year 3 months

Boizenburg, Germany

R&D Project Manager

SteamLab.Systems GmbH

Development and implementation of process control for vacuum steam sterilization systems for the food industry
Execution of contract sterilization on our own systems; approx. 25 employees

Jun 2001 - Feb 2006

4 years 9 months

Bremerhaven, Germany

Technical Director of the Environmental Institute

Technologie-Transfer-Zentrum (ttz) Bremerhaven

Private research and technology transfer center with five independent institutes; pan-European research service provider; operator of a sensory lab for the food industry; approx. 120 employees

Feb 1998 - May 2001

3 years 4 months

Bremerhaven, Germany

Project Manager

Technologie-Transfer-Zentrum (ttz) Bremerhaven

Private research and technology transfer center with five independent institutes; pan-European research service provider; operator of a sensory lab for the food industry; approx. 120 employees

Aug 1997 - Jan 1998

6 months

Leverkusen, Germany