Ron Surma was a Starfleet officer in the 24th century. He was from the non-Federation planet Taurus I.
In 2369, he was a lieutenant commander aboard the USS Enterprise-D. His proteins were tested by Doctor Beverly Crusher for a possible configuration match with the fragments of a 4 billion-year old genetic program. The results came back negative.
The test results for him were listed on the chart USS Enterprise Personnel Database, which was displayed on a PADD used by Captain Jean-Luc Picard on aboard the Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Chase", production art)
In 2371, he was listed on the USS Voyager's crew manifest. (VOY: "Projections", production art)