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Harmen Laan

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Head of Engineering at Penta Infra
📍 Greater Groningen Area, Netherlands

Harmen is a technical specialist and manager with a strong background in both the Maritime and Data Center industries. As Head of Engineering at Penta Infra, he focuses on delivering technical solutions for data center projects across Europe, including new-builds, retrofits, and upgrades, ensuring they meet budget and time constraints.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Hanze and certifications in Electrical and Control Engineering.

Interesting fact: Harmen is a proponent of sustainable innovation and has recently been involved in implementing challenging, non-standard hydrocarbon chiller technology for data centers.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Groningen Area, Netherlands
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Sustainable Data Centers
He is actively involved in implementing advanced, sustainable technologies like hydrocarbon chillers to improve data center efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
Technical Project Management
His career is defined by managing the full lifecycle of complex technical projects, from design and commissioning to budget and timeline adherence in both maritime and data center sectors.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Head of Engineering
Penta Infra
2-2021 - 10-2023
Project Manager / Lead-engineer
Penta Infra
6-2019 - 2-2021
Project Manager / Technical Specialist
Elektrys
7-2017 - 6-2019
Project Manager (Marine & Offshore)
Eekels Technology B.V.
6-2016 - 7-2017
Junior projectmanager (Marine & Offshore)
Eekels Technology B.V.
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Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Hanze
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