Neil Smith Email & Phone Number

Santa Fe Spirings, California

Carpinteria, CA

• Mechanical Design Engineer for Liberty 2.5MW machine. Lead engineer responsible for composite Nacelle, Spinner and steel substructures.
• Awarded Clipper WindPower innovation of the year, 2011 as lead inventor for "game changing" method of exchaning wind blades by lowering and raising blades from hub casting without use of crane. Approximate savings $70K.
• Lead engineer acquiring certification with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) Industrial Services based in Hamburg, Germany for the composite Nacelle cover and Spinner structures for C89 and C9X 2.5MW Liberty Wind Turbine.
• Extensive field experience during multiple field retrofit activities developing improved methods for in-situ composite repair of wind blades.

Annapolis, MD

• Fully developed resin infusion process for large scale hull and deck composites manufactuing integrating the process into production vastly improving product quality, composites shop workplace environment and factory.
• Lead efforts for the in-house development of reusable closed molding tooling including silicone, latex and urethane reusable vacuum bags and LRTM tooling.
• Worked with lead desiger in development of revolutionary patented mast raising system and trimaran outrigger folding system.
• Successful two man transatlantic crossing in new design of production 34' catamaran experiencing all ocean conditions greatly enhancing product marketing exposure and thoroughly testing all aspects of design/structure.
• Managed 28' trimaran production line successfully achieving one boat per week throughput.