Brian Bækdahl Damgaard

Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

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About me
Director, Blade Integration - Sub-Module Owner at Vestas
Education
- Aalborg university 2006-2009
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  B.sc mechanical engineering
- Aalborg university 2009-2011
  2009 - 2011
  Master of science (m.sc.) mechanical engineering
  Activities and Societies: Managing Studentersamfundet's Copenhagen Marathon 2010 tour for AAU students Thesis on the subject of Failure in Composite Materials in collaboration with Siemens Wind Power A/S
- University of sydney
  2010 - 2010
  Postgraduate guest student mechanical & aeronautical engineering
Experience
- Suzlon wind energy a/s
  Jul 2011 - Apr 2013
  Structural design engineer
  Integrity assessment of wind turbine blades and blade certification with EIC and GL.Assessment of Static and Fatigue Life Integrity and Stability of Laminated Composite and Metal Structures with FEA.Blade testing supporting set up of test specifications and test equipment, i.e. force actuators, strain gauge and deflection measurement equipment.Experimental Verification of Structural Behavior by means of Digital Image Correlation and Strain Gauge measurement techniques
- Siemens wind power
  May 2013 - Oct 2014
  R&d engineer, blade design
  Responsible for full scale blade test programmes:- Test simulation and planning of static and fatigue tests- Writing test specifications accordingly- Measurement techniques for obtaining 3D strains and displacements of large structures such as digital image correlation- Supervision, blade inspection, and follow-up- Communication with and reporting for certifying bodies- Development within test methods, fatigue formulation for composites, and failure criteria Show less
- Flindt-kristensen
  Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
  Design engineer
  Load assessment and structural analysis, hereunder Bladt’s 4-legged jacket foundation. Design and DNV-GL certification of secondary structures for offshore wind turbines, hereunder working platforms for blade maintenance.
- Mhi vestas offshore wind
  Oct 2015 - Mar 2020
  Leading the blade engineering team, hereunder high-performance team methodology, roles and responsibilities, task management, strategy, people management, budgets.- Technical Management of the V164 and V174 carbon fiber blades. Supporting requirement specifications for new blade designs and design review of technical risks.- Technical responsible for offshore field support, blade damages, root cause analysis, and condition monitoring systems.- Technical lead on blade technology projects and field improvement cases. DFMEA, requirement spec, 6-sigma methodology.- Responsible for technical due diligence sessions with customers on blade technology.- Technical lead in Category Management Strategy & Technology Roadmap and Cost-Out Programs for offshore blades. Show less
  - Blade Specialist, Non-competition Leave
    Sept 2019 - Mar 2020
  - Team Lead, Blade Engineering
    Apr 2018 - Sept 2019
  - Blade Specialist
    Oct 2015 - Sept 2019
- Sewpg european innovation center
  Apr 2020 - Oct 2023
  Managing the blade engineering group in Denmark with team members and stakeholders in Shanghai:- Multiple designs of +100 m offshore carbon blades for 10, 12, and 16 MW WTGs.- LEP technology development, erosion lifetime modelling, AEP impact models.- Technology roadmap creation and ownership- People management, department and project budgets.- Patented segmented blade concept, airfoil development, wind tunnel testing.- Development of blade design tools, failure criteria, design risk assessment, physics based design reliability, blade stability and aero-elastic tailoring.- Technology innovation for O&M, repair technologies, and condition monitoring solutions. Show less
  - Head of Blade Innovation
    Sept 2021 - Oct 2023
  - Senior Blade Specialist
    Apr 2020 - Sept 2021
- Kurvatur a/s
  Sept 2022 - Oct 2023
  Technical advisory
- Vestas
  Oct 2023 - now
  Director, blade integration
Licenses & Certifications
- Six sigma green belt
  Teknologisk institut