CTO, ESTEYCO

Biography

Mr. José Serna is MSc Civil Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and he is currently the Chief Technology Officer and a Board Member at Esteyco. He has worked in the design and construction of multiple bridges and special structures. In the last 15 years, he has been involved in wind projects and has provided engineering consultancy services, mainly structural engineering, to over 300 wind farms in 30 different countries. He has led different R+D national and international projects in advanced structures and, especially, in innovative sub-structures for onshore and offshore wind turbines. They have resulted in pioneer and patented precast towers or foundations for wind turbines of which over 500 are built and in operation today on an industrial scale. He has published different articles and given several conferences on this subject at different international congresses and postgraduate courses