Principal Engineering Specialist · Offshore Wind & Structural FEA
20+ years turning complex offshore foundation problems into certified, cost-optimised designs — with AI/ML tooling that cuts concept evaluation from weeks to minutes.
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Methodology for advanced fatigue analysis of pile/sleeve grouted connections developed and approved by Inge Lotsberg (DNV) — applied across Vattenfall offshore-wind foundation projects.
— Inge Lotsberg (DNV) · joint publication: Procedia Structural Integrity 57 (2024) 772–784
Principal engineering specialist with more than two decades of experience in offshore structural design, advanced simulation, and technology development for offshore wind and energy infrastructure. Proven track record at Ørsted, Vattenfall, and Rambøll delivering foundation design, fatigue assessment, and structural integrity solutions for large-scale offshore assets.
Recognised for combining deep FEA expertise with digital innovation, including AI-driven engineering tools that improve concept evaluation, cost estimation, and design optimisation. A focused, analytical, and highly organised professional who naturally assumes the role of quality assurer in complex projects. Known for identifying critical technical nuances, structuring complex problems, and delivering robust solutions while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary and international teams.
Work demo
An end-to-end concept-engineering toolchain for offshore wind foundations — from AI/ML mass & cost prediction across a whole farm to integrated time-domain load analysis and structural checks. The same methods I apply on live projects, packaged for fast what-if studies — weeks of work compressed into minutes.
AI/ML · monopile foundations
Sizes monopile mass, geometry and cost across a whole wind-farm layout from site inputs — pairing an ML estimate with a transparent bottom-up cost model and auto-generating a stakeholder one-pager for concept-stage decisions.
DNV / API / NORSOK
Estimates mass, geometry, and cost of jacket-type foundations. Exports HAWC2 geometry for aeroelastic simulation and ANSYS input for global / local strength checks.
AI/ML · offshore substations
Predicts mass, geometry, and cost of offshore substations using the same ML backbone and design norms as the jacket calculator.
Python · ANSYS / LS-DYNA
Computes fatigue damage from a stress time-history. Reads element output directly from ANSYS and LS-DYNA simulations.
Physics-informed ML · OpenFAST
Integrated aero-hydro-servo-elastic time-domain analysis of a turbine on a monopile (IEA 15 & 22 MW) with p–y soil springs, fatigue (DEL), seabed stress and natural-frequency checks. Physics-informed ML sizes a whole park and auto-built OpenFAST decks verify it — here catching a 22 MW 1P resonance the sizing alone missed, then quantifying the steel needed to clear it.
2024Procedia Structural Integrity paper — Fatigue calculation at hotspot in cope-hole welded details using FEA. DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.03.083.
2023MIT xPRO Capstone — Structural Health Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing Using AI.
2019–22DNV-endorsed fatigue methodology — pile/sleeve grouted-connection approach approved by Inge Lotsberg, DNV.
2017ASME OMAE2017 paper — Assessment of fatigue strength of welded connections in thick plates, OMAE2017–61143.
2003MSc Oil and Gas Technology, Aalborg University Esbjerg — thesis Design of Drilling Jar.
How I work
Hard skills describe what I can do — soft skills describe how I do it. Praice (May 2026) maps soft skills as perceived by self and network across six behavioural types; mine is dominated by three.
29%
Drive to specialise and vouch for the work — the one who flags the nuances others miss.
27%
Analytical, solution-oriented, independent — weighs pros and cons before committing.
24%
Systematic, persistent, reliable — keeps overview and works step-by-step.
What I bring to a team: a quality-assurer who works well with colleagues who also value accuracy. I enjoy research and depth, and share what I build with the rest of the team.
Beyond engineering
Engineering instincts applied to other problems — and the activities that keep them sharp.
A couple of self-renovated rentals built over two decades. Business case to the bank, negotiated entry, controlled cost. ~17% annual ROI; rental-property target hit ten years ahead of plan.
A practical guide to financial literacy and real wealth (2026), drawn from the property journey — turning a salaried income into durable cash flow, one disciplined step at a time.
Strength training and steady mileage — the part that makes long engineering days actually sustainable.
Apartment renovations and household / garden-equipment repair — planning, budgeting, and hands-on work. Same engineering instinct, different scale.
Sunny-day rides through summer — the cleanest way to defragment a head full of stress-concentration factors.
Open to senior specialist & consulting roles in offshore wind, structural FEA, and AI-driven engineering tooling.
Or email kktoor@gmail.com directly.