Senior Consultant
Kai Ruske
Kai Ruske joined cruh21 in September 2023. Kai Ruske manages and coordinates the BMBF-funded LNG2Hydrogen project, bringing his many years of experience from various funding projects and funding consultancy.
In this role Kai Ruske supports the current funding projects and is involved in the application process for new projects. In addition, he provides expert advice to clients on the acquisition of funding and on funding administration.
Most recently, Kai Ruske was involved in projects at the Logistics Initiative Hamburg in various roles. There, he worked on projects in the areas of intelligent transport systems, urban logistics solutions and was the contact person for digitalisation topics.
Main focus
- Project coordination and project management of complex funding projects
- Project development and project acquisition
- Development of funding strategies for innovation projects
Qualification
2000 - 2007
Diploma in Geography: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Career
seit 2023
Senior Consultant, cruh21 GmbH
10/2021 - 08/2023
Projectmanager, Logistik-Initiative Hamburg Management GmbH, Hamburg
07/2020– 09/2021
Head of Operations, Softwareallianz Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg
07/2017 – 06/2020
Research Project Consultant, Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. Aachen
09/2017 - 06/2019
Consultant, Nationale und Internationale Drittmittel Fachhochschule Aachen, Aachen
02/2015 - 08/2017
Innovation and Technology Project Manager, Logistik-Initiative Hamburg e. V., Hamburg
2013 - 2015
Office Manager, Dental Practice P. Tils and Dr. H. G. Wergen, Düren
2012-2013
Employee recruitment betrained, Leipzig
2012
Project manager GEWI GmbH & Co. KG, Erkrath
2009-2012
Project employee, Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH, Leipzig
2007-2009
Research assistant, Fraunhofer-Zentrum für Mittel- und Osteuropa, Leipzig
Relevant studies and projects
Seit 09/2023
Project manager: LNG2Hydrogen
Seit 10/2023
Funding advice: HH Win
12/2022 – 08/2023
Work package management and collaboration in the EU project E-BOOST - ElectromoBility for the recOvery and internatiOnalisation of Small enTerprises
04/2022 – 06/2023
Collaboration in the BMDV project medifly Hamburg - medical airfreight service Hamburg
10/2021 – 08/2022
Management of the BMDV project VevoTras - Networking of Transport Systems
01/2021 – 12/2025
Funding advice and application: European Consortium of VPI and UIP member companies retrofitting brakes for noise reduction
05/2016 – 08/2017
Cooperation in the Interreg BSR project GO LNG
2016 - 2020
Funding advice and application: Retrofitting brakes of VTG Rail Europe rail cars to LL brake blocks
2016 - 2020
Funding advice and application: Transwaggon LL Brake Blocks
Contact
Kai Ruske
cruh21 GmbH
Tel: +49 (40) 3346553-85
ruske@cruh21.com