Germán Ramos

MSc in Civil Engineering (Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos)

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

I have studied at four different universities during my degree in Civil Engineering and my MSc Civil Engineering (Máster de Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos). Thanks to those opportunities, I have learnt how to deal with many different situations in different countries and how to overcome challenges in a fast, efficient and proper way. After I had finished my degree (June 2016) I traveled for a year in South America making volunteering jobs and helping people that needed, literally, a hand. That experience filled me enormously with all the knowledge I acquired, the places I saw and the people I met. When I returned to Spain, I decided to get enrolled in the Master of Civil Engineering, making an Erasmus at the ULB, ameliorating my French and learning how work in central Europe was definitely an enriching experience. When I finished my master, I got the opportunity to work with Vuentica, a small start-up consultancy company based in Belgium, which gave me the chance start in a worldwide project, to grow as a person and to be flexible while working at the same time. Nowadays, I am working as a Project Engineer for the Offshore Windfarm of Le Tréport at DEME, the pioneer enterprise for Offshore Engineering. I am at the moment offshore where the real job happens. I feel comfortable being in the field and where action takes place.

Experience

  • Ingeniero de proyecto at DEME Group
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Project engineer for the Transport and Installation scope of 62 4-legged jackets and 248 pin-piles for Le Tréport Offshore Wind Farm. Preparation and exectuion of the pre-piling scope of the project with a focus on the: - Pre-Piling Template Design, Metrology & Hydraulics. Tender, Preparation, Outfitting of Equipment in the Piling Template. [08/22-05/24] - Soil Removal inside the piles - Vessel positioning - Lifting Engineering - Execution of the offshore works expected 6 months [06/24-12/24] - Soil Plug Removal Mobilisation Team Leader of Skandi Hera @ Dieppe, FR [02/25] - Preparation & Execution Lead of the Pile Cutting Scope [03/25-05/25] - Piling Template Demob Lead @ Flusing, NL[06/25] - Jacket Pile Gripper Installation Site Coordinator Engineer at Navantia Fene, SP [06/25 - Now]

  • Tender Engineer at Vuentica
    May 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

    - Value Engineering lead at a consortium of 8 companies and 200+ people. Coordination, idea generation, enhancement of workforce and preparation of efficient collaboration tools for the group. Document control team and comanagement of the independent checker. - Development of PIANC international guidelines WG194: Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) in the Infrastructure sector. - Cocreation of the company's startup towards new ways of collaboration.

  • Estudiante del Máster de Ingenieria de Caminos, Canales y Puertos - Msc in Civil Engineering at Universidad de Sevilla
    Sep 2018 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Master en Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos During this period I had the great opportunity to spend an academic year (2019/20) at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) where I made a Master Thesis together with the company "BC Materials" about 'the use of recycled aggregates in earthen constructions'. I understood, by doing this research, that Sustainability, Innovation and Recycling need to be enhanced if we want to live a better future. That Belgian Erasmus experience gave me a different view on how to confront challenges that may arise.

  • Technical Leader at International Workcamps at Concordia
    Mar 2018 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Service civique Français 2018 de Mars à Octobre. Eco-construcción, restauración del patrimonio cultural. Coordinador técnico de International Workcamps realizando obras de bajo impacto ambiental en diversas zonas de Francia durante tres años consecutivos 2018-2020. Coordinación de equipos, Liderazgo y Organización fueron necesarias a diario para conseguir los objetivos marcados. Estos fueron realizados por voluntarios internacionales adultos.

  • Sustainable Research & Development Internship at BC materials
    Oct 2019 - Jun 2020 · 9 mos

    Master Thesis combined with an internship at BC Materials during my Erasmus scolarship at the ULB. I conducted the study of the use of recycled materials from construction debris in earthen constructions. Laboratory tests and research on the use of the recycled materials were carried out. The results obtained were positive, giving a boost to these type of materials for their use in both earth constructions and more conventional ones.