Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands
ππ’πͺ πͺπ πππ‘ ππππ£: We can provide you or the company with any assistance in advanced composites and a wide range of training courses that come with our in-depth knowledge. We have three decades of expertise in the composite industry. We encourage you to send in a request for Onsite training at your location and ask us for info and quotation. Go to: https://www.efcomposites.com/services/onsite-world-wide-training-courses/ Earth & Flight Composites Bv (EFC) is a Training & Consultancy company with skilled instructors specializing in Advanced Composites. Fabrication and Repair courses such as: β’ Aircraft Structural Metal bond repair β’ Aircraft Advanced Radome Repair β’ Aircraft Cabin Interior Repair and Upholstery β’ Basic to Advanced fabrication of composite Tooling & Quick repair tooling β’ Aircraft Interior Carpeting Surging & binding, β’ Wind turbine Damage assessment and blade repair courses and assist β’ Superyachts parts fabrication in Basic to Advanced courses a fabrication of tooling (Light RTM) You can also contact us: β’ On-demand composite fabrication & repair training at our Amsterdam location. β’ Global Onsite fabrication and Repair Training β’ Consultancy and assist in Repair, NDI, Post-repair Inspection & Composite Tool design β’ Personal Coaching of your staff, technicians On the Job Training (OJT) β’ Assist Aviation Part lease companies in Damage assessment Repair of purchased composite parts β’ Project support assistance (Hands-on) in fabrication or repair β’ Project support (process engineering management ) assistance in composite-related projects β’ Project support assist in setting up composite repair shops onsite at customers locations https://www.efcomposites.com/ https://www.elearning.edutech.efcomposites.com Send us an email: [email protected]
Having four decades of experience in Aviation repair, I also spent seven years in the fabrication Aerospace industries at Airborne Intβan Aerospace based company in advanced composites, where I worked as a Material Process Engineer. I lead my company team in large projects like the ALMA telescope building project and the GKN A350 Tooling fabrication project providing the team with the most updated, best Basic to Advanced composite fabrication and repair training for composite technicians, certifying staff, managers and engineers in the composite industry. As a Part Part 147 Training professional in Advanced Composites Repair, I have three decades of experience in Advanced Composites and over 25 years in composite fabrication and repair Training. β’ Basic and advanced training in Advanced Composites (Aviation/ Aerospace/ Wind energy/ Marine/ Defense/Military β’ Aircraft Structural Metal bond courses β’ Aircraft Advanced Radome Repair courses β’ Quality Inspection, courses β’ Post Repair Inspection β’ On-Site Training courses β’ NDI-Damage assessment on Aircraft Composite courses β’ Repair Assistance.
S.A.E. & C.A.C.R.C. (Training) task group Co-founder and active member since 1991. Still after 34 years currently active in 2025 after our first post-COVID-2023 meeting in Cologne, Germany, as a Training Task Group Founder in 1991 and member of the International Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee (C.A.C.R.C.) sponsored by the ATA / IATA / SAE, whose purpose is to reduce the cost of maintaining Composite Structures through standardisation of Materials, Techniques, and advanced composite training. Responsible for: setting up the SAE-AIR4938 Training standard EASA and FAA approved Curriculum, writing, balloting A.I.R., Aerospace Information Reports, and Aerospace Recommended Practices (A.R.P.) for Composite Repair Technicians, Specialists, Engineers, and Non-Destructive Inspectors. A periodical 5-year review of CACRC-EASA and FAA-approved S.A.E. standard documents. The CACRC task groups aim to standardise training, repair, design inspection and damage assessment for safety, and reduce costs in commercial aviation now and into the future for safe and excellent composite repair of commercial aviation aircraft, currently 2025, containing 55% of composites in the next gen. aircraft http://www.sae.org/works/committeeHome.do?comtID=TEAMSCACRC
β’ Served as a Contracting Composite Repair Instructor for Heatcon-Abaris USA, delivering specialised training in advanced composites. β’ Conducted training sessions for 75 British Airways Maintenance Technicians and international engineers, enhancing their skills in fabrication and repair. β’ Collaborated with CAA inspectors and composite specialists from Boeing Italy and CTRM Malaysia, fostering a global exchange of knowledge.
Primary responsibility; Performing Material and Process engineering tasks for the production processes Process Development Engineering-related tasks and accountable for: β’ The most optimized solutions used in Composite Fabrication in the most cost-effective and efficient way, responsible for the continuation and daily support of 80 Composite Technicians β’ Identifying improvement opportunities for cost-effective development processes. β’ Performed R&D testing first or One-off composite parts and work instruction writing for production β’ Resolving disruptions to production Secondary tasks; Development of a total training program and career flow path for Composites Technicians. Continuous improvement of training concepts resulting in lower failure costs for the company. Ensured a significant profit through extensive training of composite technicians. Saved the company β¬ 100.000 in excellent design and complete monthly maintenance of massive composite tooling used for the ALMA Telescopes based in Chili. Development & implementation of In-House Technical training courses Basic & Advanced in: β’ Technical drawing reading β’ Technical measurement β’ Composite Fabrication and Repair β’ Composite Trimming, Taper sanding and Drilling techniques β’ Bonding Techniques β’ Use of Dual-zone Hot-Bonders β’ Composite NDI Tap Testing Techniques β’ Hot-Bonder Repair training β’ Tooling/Mould Design and fabrication for the large diam. Array, ALMA Telescopes in Chilli β’ Composite fabrication Instruction & assembly of Gulf Stream G650 empennage panels for costumer Fokker. β’ Composite fabrication Instruction & assembly of Solar Satellite Panels for customers Dutch Space.
V.T.O.C. Fokker Technical Instructor at the V.T.O.C. Fokker, a Part 147 Training school. http://www.vtoc.nl/en Conducted training in Advanced Composite & Metal-Bond Repair, Upholstery and Roto Peening. Accountable for : I'd like to assure you that the most optimised learning solutions were being used in Composite Repair, so that customer learning takes place most effectively and efficiently. Could you identify improvement opportunities for cost-effective maintenance training development processes? Fields & Achievements: Continuous improvement of current training concepts and training manuals Development & implementation of: β’ Basic/Advanced Composites & Metal Bond courses, β’ Composite and Metal Bond examination methods, Subject matter Instructor for: β’ K.L.M. Interior Repair Specialists, β’ K.L.M. Composite Repair Specialists, β’ K.L.M. Metal-Bonding Specialists, β’ Royal Dutch Air force Mechanics in E.A.S.A. Part 66 B1 & B2 Modules 6 & 7