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Application Engineer and Project Engineer for testing and evaluating aerospace and related structures. Specialist for the following areas:- Optical 3D deformation and motion tracking analysis methods like DIC (Digital Image Correlation) for static or dynamically loaded components and structures. Visualisation (also high speed) of strain gradients, hot spots, crack growth, crack tip opening, in and out of plane displacements, tracking damage in (composite) materials- 3D Photogrammetry- 3D optical scanning- Optical deformation measurement techniques based on shadow moiré, fixed grid and projected grids- high speed camera's- Fibre optic sensing technology (Fibre Bragg Gratings FBG's)- Embedding techniques for integrating optical FBG sensors into composites- Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Applications, Systems and Techniques- Wireless sensing techniques- Strain gauge technology- Temperature measurement techniques incl. thermography, high temp pyrometry, thermocouples and thermal paints for gas turbine monitoring- Flow measurement techniques- Thermo-elastic stress analysis (TSA) for full field stress analysis- Photo-elastic stress analysis (PSA) technique for full field stress analysis- Data-acquisition systems- Software development (C, C++, Python, LabVIEW)- Control systems- Experimental mechanics- Estimation and calculation of uncertainties in measurements- Design of loading structures for strain calibration of aircrafts- Project management- Executive experience with team leadershipSpecialties: measurement & control technology

Listed skills include Sensors, Aerospace, Labview, Instrumentation, and 14 others.