Evan Gaertner
Senior Systems Engineer - Blade Aerodynamic Design at Siemens Gamesa
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEvan Gaertner is a Senior Systems Engineer specializing in blade aerodynamic design with eight years of experience applying research-grade modeling and software tools to wind energy systems. Based in Boulder, he combines a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with hands-on industry work at Siemens Gamesa and a prior postdoc at NREL to bridge aerodynamic theory, systems engineering, and practical design optimization. He has a track record of developing analysis and optimization tools that translate academic insight into manufacturable turbine blades and improved performance in offshore and utility-scale contexts. Known for blending rigorous research with product-focused engineering, he often surfaces subtle trade-offs between aerodynamic efficiency and system-level constraints that guide real-world design choices.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts AmherstBachelor of Science - BS, Integrated Science and Technology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University
Github Skills (48)
turbine10
modeling-tool10
power-systems10
renewable-energy10
energy-system10
snl-applications10
electrical-engineering10
fuel10
modelica10
openmdao10
assembly9
convergence9
iot9
momentum8
simulation8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
evan-gaertner/NREL-15MW-Offshore-Reference-Turbine
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Repository for the distribution of the NREL 15MW reference turbine models
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
turbinedistributionnrel
WISDEM/RotorSE
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
RotorSE is a Systems engineering model for wind turbines rotors implemented as an OpenMDAO assembly.
Contributions:138 commits, 187 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
power-systemsopenmdaosnl-applicationswind-turbineswind
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