Craig Millar has over 15 years of experience in wind turbine blade manufacturing, service, maintenance, and quality control. He has held various roles including process engineer, engineering technician supervisor, group trainer, and composite consultant. Millar has extensive knowledge of composite engineering and manufacturing processes related to wind turbine blades.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Craig Millar
Process Engineer / Engineering Technician Supervisor
414 E 23rd St N,
Newton,
Iowa,
50208.
US mobile: +1 530 329 3364
UK mobile: +44 7873 705 306 (Scotland)
Email: millar69rfc@hotmail.com
Greencard Holder, Authorised for legal employment in United States
since April 2010
PERSONAL PROFILE
I regard myself as a very hard working, smart and versatile individual who can work efficiently
either alone or in a team. With around 15 years of experience in Wind Turbine Blade
manufacture, Service/Maintenance and Quality Control, I regard myself as a highly trained
composite expert in my field. I have a wide spectrum of knowledge in the rotor blade building
process - from shell lay-up/infusion all the way through to final finishing and field repair. I was
previously Director/Head Consultant of my own composite consultancy firm (MWES Scotland
Ltd).
RELEVANT SKILLS
* 15 years of hands-on experience and extensive knowledge of composite engineering and
manufacture (primarily rotor blades).
* 11+ years of experience in staff management and training in the composite industry.
* A full Safety Checklist Certificate** (equivalent of VCA** VOL in Holland) at highest possible
level. (Safety for Managers – valid until 23 April 2017)
* Crane and forklift licenses.
*Heart Saver AED training / CPR certified
*OSHA 10 certified
* Self Rescue certified
* Technical Safety Line card holder
* Suspended Platform certified
* Great computer skills including - Spreadsheets, Publisher, Powerpoint, information handling,
Microsoft Office, AutoCad, Solidworks etc.
*Conversational in Dutch and German, Spanish and French.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
Process Engineer/Engineering Technician Manager TPI Composites, Inc., Newton, Iowa
April 2014 – Present
After completion of Global Travel Support projects, I transferred to our sister company in Iowa on
a full-time basis. Upon arrival in Iowa, I was given the Engineering lead for the Finishing bay
including: trim, wet reinforcement application, cosmetic profiling and painting etc. Shortly
afterwards, I also inherited back-up Process Engineer for the Molding bay, as well as a team of
Engineering Technicians. Main projects and responsibilities in TPI Iowa were:
 Complete Engineering ownership of all finishing and repair processes
 Back-up ownership of all Molding and infusion processes
 Manager of 8 Engineering Technicians over 3 shifts (24/5 coverage)
 Special projects owner i.e major repairs, retrofits, serrations, vortex generators etc.
 SDR system participation to ensure compliance to customer specifications/drawings.
Process Engineer/Group Trainer/’Special Projects TPI Composites Inc, Warren, Rhode Island
March 2012 – April 2014
After the prototype project in Fall River, I was assigned to various special projects for TPI. The
main ones included:
 Complete installation and set-up of four 48.7m molds in our sister facility in Iowa. These
included main molds plus all components. Typical tasks included mold alignment and
leveling, hinge, jack and clamp installation as well as gantry manufacturing for prefab
composite inserts.
 Assisted start-up in a new TPI facility in Izmir, Turkey. Responsibilities included setting
up a training program for new employees, compilation and auditing of work instructions
as well as mold modifications and refurbishment.
 Latest project was leading a team of repair technicians to complete a sizeable blade
remediation effort in our Iowa facility. The main focuses here were intricate internal
repairs to blades/shearwebs as well as various other complex blade repairs.
Process Engineer/Group Trainer TPI Composites Inc, Fall River, Massachussets
February 2011 – March 2012
During this project, we successfully completed prototype manufacturing of a new series of rotor
blades in the wind energy market. This involved initial R and D work, material testing, prototype
blade build, compiling work instructions etc. Thereafter, we started up a simulated production of
these new blades by building a small series of 7 blades. This enabled an insight into how
production of this blade would run on a full scale level in a purpose built manufacturing facility.

3. We provided in depth training to engineers and operators respectively of the complete
manufacturing process - start to finish.
Composite consultant / trainer LM Windpower
August 2010 – February 2011
My first project as a Greencard holder in the United States was with LM Windpower. I was hired
as an epoxy systems expert to train a fairly inexperienced team of around 30 technicians the
basics in blade repair (primarily epoxy based repairs). As well as training the team how to carry
out epoxy based blade repairs, my responsibilities included - drawing up various work
instructions, data sheets, procedure reviews and quoting repair duration/cost etc. During my
relatively short stint at LM, I successfully trained a core team of technicians the basics in epoxy
blade maintenance, who in turn will train the next chain of new employees in LM’s expanding
Global Service Team.
Composites consultant MWES Scotland Ltd
2006 – 2011
In my breaks in employment and often during projects, I provide a composite consultancy
service to new or existing blade production companies. This mainly consists of part time
composite advising and troubleshooting along with some on site consulting. Projects are often
small enough to complete quickly whilst giving these relatively inexperienced newcomers to the
wind power industry a good insight of practices and hurdles typically associated with blade
manufacturing and maintenance.
Composite consultant / Trainer / Process Engineer TPI Composites, Iowa.
October 2008 – August 2009
I was contacted by TPI Iowa after my stint in China. Basically all responsibilities were the same
as in TPI China, but on a grander scale. We manufactured blades again for General Electric,
both 37 meters and 40 meters in length repectively. The plant was twice as big as the one in
China and the workforce threefold. I also had a team of 3 consultants hand-picked by myself to
assist with the project start up. This job also involved various engineering tasks along including
work instruction development and Quality Controlling of processes.
Mould Manufacturer / Technical Advisor Polymarin Composites, Eemshaven, Holland.
August 2008 – October 2008
On my return to Polymarin in Holland, I was involved with many different projects – but primarily
mould manufacturing. We did all plug preparation and female mould making in factory – with 3
different mould sizes ranging from 27m – 51m. In this short period, we manufactured all moulds
required for production start up i.e. sparcap, shearweb, bonding caps and prefab root moulds.

4. Composite consultant / Trainer / Process Engineer TPI Composites, China.
March 2008 – August 2008
During this project, I assisted with a start up project for blade manufacturing and provided
information and composite solutions to a fairly new competitor in the Wind Industry. A lot of this
was providing engineering based composite solutions and developing work instructions. This
also included training a team of around 50 guys on blade production. Basic functions were
prototype blade manufacture, official production start up for GE 34 and 37 metre wind turbine
blades and delivering composite solutions with my previous experience of these blades while
working with GE Wind Energy.
Quality Control / Composites consultant / Trainer Clipper Wind Power Systems
January 2008 – March 2008
My basic function in this stint of employment was to initiate and control a major blade
remediation effort. I carried out four major internal repairs on a 48 metre blade then relayed the
process to a team of wind energy repair technicians. This was then followed by administering all
Quality Control of repair work on over 200 turbines over 10 sites. Responsibilities included
prototype repair completion, Quality Control and finally validating a suitable post cure method.
Repair and service technician Tejona Windfarm, Costa Rica
March 2007 – January 2008
In this contract, I was hired by Vestas Wind Systems as a service and maintenance technician.
My basic function was to repair 30 turbines on site in Costa Rica. Activities were carried out in a
man basket and Skyclimber at 60m in the air. I received basic abseil technique training, training
on crane signalling and learned how to operate a Skyclimber. My basic activities involved
general structural repairs on 13m long blades. Repairs included lightning strikes, serious erosion
on Leading Edges, large cracks and replacement of lightning protection systems in all 90 blades.
I was in charge of this project from start to finish.
Blade Technician / Trainer/ Mould manufacturer Polymarin Composites, Hoorn, Holland.
January 2003 – March 2007
Work involved a more in depth side to Wind Turbine Blade manufacture, leading to blade
servicing and maintenance for 3 years. Responsibilities in this job include various methods of
blade production including wet lay up with Polyester resins but on a greater scale, Resin Infusion
with epoxy based resins. On the service side of this job, work requirements were the inspection
and repair of all types of turbine blades from our own blades to on site service work for some of

5. the biggest names in wind technology. Finally, the last 2 years included the training of new staff
in these aspects of composites, and ending up as a supervising foreman on the work floor along
with running on site Blade Service Teams on various maintenance projects. All projects included
professional Composite training at Engineer level. Along with this, I was introduced into mould
manufacturing and was involved in the production of three ultra modern blade moulds for GE
Wind Energy, inclusive of vacuum systems, pneumatic bonding equipment and field heating
systems among other things.
Blade Manufacturer GE Wind Energy, Almelo, Holland.
September 2001 - December 2002.
Initially tasks included the manufacture of various types of Wind Turbine Blades by epoxy resin
infusion and all corresponding activities i.e. the layered wrapping of blade roots, leading and
trailing edge laminations and an introduction to service and maintenance work on various types
of blades. Techniques were more modern in GE than NOI, with electric field heating systems
and pneumatic bonding equipment incorporated on all moulds.
Blade Manufacturer NOI Scotland, Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
June 2000 – September 2001
My introduction to all aspects of blade production came in the shape of NOI. I was introduced to
the basics of composite manufacture and repair. Work involved the manufacture of 24 meter
blades using epoxy resin infusion. General other topics covered were the manufacture of shear
webs (stiffeners) for blades, basic root wrapping techniques and taking my first steps in blade
repairs. As part of this first composite stint, I was subcontracted to NOI Germany for a period of
9 weeks where I encountered my first taste of wet lay up techniques on 25 meter blades.

6. OTHER SKILLS
As indicated in my education section, I have a keen eye for Graphic Communication including
reading technical drawings etc. I am skilled in the handling of power tools involved in composite
work, and can adapt very quickly to new and unfamiliar composite processes. Apart from
composites, my other interests include travelling, sports and reading. I am also a keen fitness
fanatic.
EDUCATION
* 8 Standard Grades (GCSE) including Math, English, Graphic Communication, Physics and Craft
and Design Technology
* 5 Higher Grades (A Level) in the subjects Math, English, Physics, Graphic Communication, Physics
and Craft and Design Technology.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.