Bryant N.

Experience

• Chief Engineer | Wind Turbine Blades, Composites & Structural Integrity VERMATIQ GmbH · Self-employed Aug 2025 – Present 1 yrs 1 mos Bremen, HB, Germany Technical leadership for structural concepts and assessment strategies for wind turbine blades and composite structures.
  Development and review of structural designs, calculation approaches, design changes, retrofits and repair solutions.
  Technical assessment of blade manufacturing, manufacturing deviations and supplier solutions.
  Lead responsibility for blade damage assessments and root cause analyses.
  Development of proprietary engineering methods and software tools for structural assessment and certification support.
• Senior Consulting Engineer | Wind Turbine Blades & Composite Structures Independent Consulting Engineer · Self-employed Dec 2023 – Jul 2025 1 yrs 7 mos Bremen, HB, Germany Consulting on structural questions involving wind turbine blades, FRP structures and bolted joints.
  
  Work included structural and FEA reviews, blade and sub-component development, retrofits, damage and repair assessments, and certification support. For difficult cases, I assessed the structural risk and defined the calculation, test or additional evidence needed for the technical decision.
  
  I also developed proprietary engineering tools to automate recurring structural calculations and assessments.
• Structural Engineer | Wind Turbine Blades & FRP Composites DNV Renewables Certification SE · Full-time Oct 2014 – Nov 2023 9 yrs 1 mos Hamburg, HH, Germany Technical assessment and certification of wind turbine blades and other structural components for international wind turbine OEMs.
  
  My work covered structural calculations and FE models, strength, fatigue and failure assessment, composite structures, bolted joints, design changes, manufacturing inspections and damage assessments.
  
  During my time at DNV, I worked on the certification of more than 200 wind turbine components and over 50 rotor blades. I also developed calculation and automation tools for recurring certification assessments and worked with Fraunhofer IWES on R&D for trailing-edge and spar-cap sub-components.
  
  I additionally supported and mentored engineers in blade assessment and FEA.
• Structural Engineer | Wind Turbine Blades Senvion SE · Full-time May 2011 – Jun 2014 3 yrs 1 mos Rendsburg, SH, Germany Structural development and assessment of wind turbine blades, including design, FEA, strength and fatigue evaluation, certification support and manufacturing follow-up.
  
  Key work included the structural design and certification of the RE41.5 rotor blade and R&D on sub-components for the RE74.4 blade.
  
  I also developed an engineering tool linking CAD and FEA workflows to automate recurring calculations.
• Structural Engineer | Wind Turbine Blades BARD Engineering GmbH · Full-time Jul 2009 – Mar 2011 1 yrs 8 mos Emden, NDS, Germany Structural redesign and optimization of large wind turbine blades, covering FEA, composite structures, structural detailing and manufacturing support.
  
  A major project was the redesign of the BARD59.4 rotor blade for the BARD VM and BARD 6.5 turbines.
  
  I also developed engineering tools to automate structural calculations and improve the link between design, analysis and manufacturing.