Barry Gilbert

Experience

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  Royal Air Force

  Nov 2000 - Nov 2014

  •Carrying out Major, Minor and Primary servicing paint restoration to aircraft and associated aircraft components focusing predominantly on Typhoon carbon fibre GRP and lightweight metal alloy components. Carrying out the spraying application of Erosion Resistant Coating, Abrasion Resistant Coating, Specialist Radome & Fin cap coatings and specialist air intake tile repairs.•Removal of surface finish coatings from substrates such as Steel, Aluminium and Titanium using Plastic and Dry grit blasting processes also Chemical paint removers, Mechanical and manual abrasion. The removal of surface finish from composite components using specialist techniques.•The daily running of the section paint store and consumables store accounting for all materials, Material Safety Data Sheets, COSHH and Risk assessments and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) records. Show less

  • Logistics Supplier

    Sept 2009 - Nov 2014

  • Aircraft Paint Sprayer

    Nov 2000 - Nov 2009
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  Safecontrol

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Data Communications Engineer
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  Offshore Painting Services

  Mar 2015 - May 2015

  Painter & Blaster

  • Assisting writing and collating of all Transition Piece coating repairs➢ Safety Method Statements➢ Risk Assessments➢ Rope Access Rescue➢ COSHH Assessments➢ Project Quality Plans➢ Coating Method Statements➢ Inspection & Test Plans➢ Coating Reports• Planning daily activities liaising with site and project management• Creating permit requests, acceptance & closing of permits• Fresh water cleaning of fabrications prior to abrasive blasting following requirement of SSPC-SP-1 / ISO 12944 / ISO 8501-3• Abrasive blasting below airtight deck of 62 TP’s to all H frames, upper fixing plates and Circumferential weld using IBIX unit and Garnet media to achieve surface cleanliness of Sa2.5 according to ISO 8501-1• Surface recoating of all blasted fabrications using 3 coat process Epoxy 2 pack coating Jotamastic 87 including stripe coating requirements• Assisting NACE 3 coating inspector inspecting HOLD points IAW NORSOK M-501 Edition 6 standards and Coating procedure: ➢ Cleanliness to Sa2.5 - ISO 8501-1➢ Salt testing - ISO 8502-6 / ISO 8502-9➢ Dust particle tests - ISO 8502-3➢ 90v Holiday detecting - ISO 29601➢ Surface roughness (Replica tape) - ISO 8503 – 2➢ Climactic condition testing (Ambient/Surface temp, Dew point and relative humidity➢ Coating adhesion pull off testing - ISO 4624➢ Wet film & dry film thickness testing - ISO 19840 Show less

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  GEV Group

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Rope Access Coatings Supervisor

  Planning daily activities liaising with site management➢ Budget control and allocation of manpower➢ Creating permit requests, acceptance & closing of permits➢ Fresh water cleaning of fabrications prior to preparation following requirement of SSPC-SP-1 / ISO 12944 / ISO 8501-3➢ Bristle blasting below of 73 external Transition Pieces to St3 according to ISO 8501-1➢ Surface recoating of all blasted fabrications using 3 coat process involving Interzone and Interthane coating process including stripe coating requirements  ➢Acting as coating inspector inspecting HOLD points IAW NORSOK M-501 Edition 6 standards and Coating procedure: • Cleanliness to Sa2.5 - ISO 8501-1 • Salt testing - ISO 8502-6 / ISO 8502-9 • Dust particle tests - ISO 8502-3 • 90v Holiday detecting - ISO 29601 • Surface roughness - ISO 8503 – 2 • Climactic condition testing (Ambient/Surface temp, Dew point and relative humidity • Coating adhesion pull off testing - ISO 4624 • WFT & DFT - ISO 19840 Show less

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  GEV Windpower

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2016

  Rope Access Blade Technician

  ➢ Inspection of wind turbine Blades, Hub, Nacelle and Towers, recording and reporting any damage including NCR procedures and completing blade reports ➢ Raising and completing of blade repair related documentation ➢ Composite fibre repair of wind turbine blades and hubs including: • Leading edge composite fibre repairs and full rebuilds. • Trailing edge composite fibre repairs and full rebuilds. • Structural repairs to internal webbing. • Basic to Advanced composite fibre repairs. • Internal and External inspections. • Surface coating repairs to spot filler, Gel coat and Top coat. • Blade Polishing and Cleaning. • Nose cone and nacelle fibre inspections and repairs Show less

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  Siemens Wind Power

  Apr 2016 - Jan 2017

  Production operative

   Full 6 weeks training from Siemens factory in Aalborg Denmark and 6 weeks UK bladeschool UK Full Siemens advanced blade repair experience equivalent to blade D repair classificationincluding Structural repairs to internal webbing. Full core material repairs and replacements Trailing edge fibre and foam repairs Tip repairs and replacements Large repairs to blade knuckles measuring 15m and through multiple laminates Large structural root repairs Full documentation, NCR, Corrective action reporting experience Technical authority to blade technicians QA/QC to onsite blade repairs advising on damage classification and repair procedure Siemens competent repair technician allowing mentorship to junior technicians andinstruction in advanced structural repairs BASF, Mankiewicz and 3M tape leading edge protection application Show less

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  GEV Windpower

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

  Project Support Manager
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  ABS motorsport

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Liminator
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  BLADE WIND SERVICES LIMITED

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2022

  Blade Repair Technician

  • Multi skilled lead blade repair technician. • Inspection of wind turbine Blades, Hub, Nacelle and Towers, recording and reporting any damage including NCR procedures and completing blade reports• Raising and completing of blade repair related documentation• Composite fibre repair of wind turbine blades and hubs including:• Leading edge composite fibre repairs and full rebuilds.• Trailing edge composite fibre repairs and full rebuilds.• Structural repairs to internal webbing.• Basic to Advanced composite fibre repairs.• Internal and External inspections.• Surface coating repairs to spot filler, Gel coat and Top coat.• Blade Polishing and Cleaning.• Nose cone and nacelle fibre inspections and repairs • Installing vortex generators• Applications of LEP including Belzona and 3M tape. • LPS continuity testing• Assisting with planning and quoting of works. Site audits, Final reports, customer liaising. • Working across the UK and USA• Working from truck Mounted platforms Show less

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  Rotos 360

  Aug 2021 - now

  Stores manager