Operations Manager & Cable Expert, Freelancer

Root cause analysis of damage to offshore cable bend protection systems.

Managed cable repairs before commissioning.

Development of operations management for the HAIXIA (Taiwan) and SAIKAI (Japan) offshore wind farms

• Engineering company for offshore wind farm projects and subsidiary of Lahmeyer International, Tractebel / Engie
• 2.5 years as cable package manager at LEMS in Paris.
• Technical support for French export cable projects.
• 1 year as marine cable installation package manager at Vattenfall in Hamburg / Amsterdam, NL.
• Offshore wind farm support in O&M, construction, development, logistics
• Inspector for cable factories
• Supported the Le Tréport and Noirmoutier French offshore wind projects during the tender phase (CAPEX €190M)
• Identified damage causes in cable bend protection elements and export cables.
• Helped Vattenfall win the Hollandse Kust Zuid projects 3 & 4.
• Audited cable suppliers in South Korea and Japan for the Yunlin offshore wind farm, Taiwan.
• Developed wind farm layouts and cable topologies.
• Qualified jack-up barges for BARD Offshore 1
• Cable technical support for WindMW Service GmbH

• Construction of the Meerwind Süd/Ost offshore wind farm
• Direct reporting to management (CAPEX €88M, 2 staff)
• Project management for marine cable installation for the Meerwind Süd/Ost offshore wind farm
• Coordination of subcontractors, insurance experts, and certifiers
• HSEQ management, defect reporting, and certification
• Cost estimation, cost tracking, and claim management
• Planning, coordination, and approval of offshore operations
• Offshore leadership of cable termination and commissioning works
• Terminated a supplier through DAB proceedings
• Halved the cable installation time
• Completed within quality targets and budget

• Subsea cable manufacturing and installation
• Telecom and power subsea cables (budgets €6–50 million)
• New build and mobilization of a cable laying vessel in Croatia
• International project management for subsea cable installation in the oil & gas industry in the Norwegian Sea and the Caspian Sea
• Power cable installation for OWP Alpha Ventus and BARD Offshore 1
• Development of redundant offshore wind farm topologies, cable bend protection systems, cable accessories, floating wind cable connections, and installation methods
• Received BP Award for cable installation in the Caspian Sea

• Automotive supplier of chassis systems
• Relocated for 3 years on an L-1 visa
• Responsible for developing chassis components using FEM simulations
• Saved ongoing development and production orders
• Secured series production orders for new chassis development

• Student assistant during my studies at an aircraft supplier