Andreas Schmitz

Senior Specialist, Performance Engineer & Functional Lead at Vestas

Porto, Porto, Portugal

About

Passionate, resilient and accountable Engineer in Renewables Energies, with 14 years of wind turbine manufacturing experience from hands-on data analysis up to leadership. Loves to be challenged with complex problems and to collaborate in multidisciplinary and diverse teams.

Experience

  • Vestas (8 yrs 3 mos)
    • Power Curve Warranty Subject Matter Expert
      Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

      - definition of the power curve warranties guidelines (customer commitments) - training of technical bid manager in power curve warranties - revision and approval of high risk power curve warranty contracts - support of full power curve life cycle strategies (design, sales, warranties, verification, operation)

    • Senior Specialist, Performance Engineer
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

      • Prioritization and planning of team activities, maximizing teams’ efficiency (adapted Agile/SCRUM) • Collaboration with turbine R&D to improve turbines performance • Internal and external stakeholder management • IEC delegate for 61400-12-1 • Application of nacelle based lidars in complex terrain for power curve and performance verification

    • Functional Lead
      Jul 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • Project Engineer at Enercon GmbH
    Jul 2008 - May 2018 · 9 yrs 11 mos

    Energy Production Warranties/Compensation: Management and process audit of the Whole Wind Farm Warranty processes Methodology and patent development for assessment of lost production during nonproductive/under productive periods of wind energy converters Training of compensation working group Power Performance Measurements: Power curve measurement under the scope of the IEC 61400-12-1 Management, monitoring and audit of Site Calibration processes performed by external consultants Support and audit of wind measurement campaigns in simple and complex terrain Cooperation with ENERCON R&D department for turbine operation and parameter optimization Contractual support related to production warranty and power curve measurement LiDAR measurement campaigns: Commissioning of LiDAR systems, monitoring of measurement campaigns and data analysis Evaluation of site wind conditions based on LiDAR data Site Assessment: Site suitability studies (including CFD analysis) under the scope of the IEC standard 61400-1 ed.2 and ed.3 Development of software, procedures and analysis techniques for site wind conditions assessment, including 1Hz data analysis capable tools and procedures Meteorological 1 Hz Data Analysis: Analysis of 1Hz site specific conditions under the scope of the IEC 61400-1 standard Specialization in analysis of complex sites associated with extreme wind conditions

  • Mecanical Engineer at INEGI - Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial
    Sep 2007 - Jun 2008 · 10 mos

    Site Assessment - Energy yield estimation Whole Wind Farm Warranty