Samuel Flah

FAA Unmanned Aircraft Pilot / Travel Site Supervisor / Composite Technician · SGRE

Dec 2023 – Present · Remote

• Lead and supervise daily operations at wind turbine project sites, coordinating technicians, subcontractors, and support personnel.
• Ensure work is completed safely, on time, and within budget while enforcing company safety policies and industry regulations.
• Conduct toolbox talks, safety briefings, and risk assessments; monitor compliance with OSHA and site-specific safety requirements.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions; plan work schedules and allocate manpower efficiently.
• Coordinate with project managers, clients, and site representatives; monitor project progress and resolve operational issues.
• Mentor and train technicians; conduct performance evaluations and provide coaching.

Lead Advanced Specialist / FAA Drone Pilot Specialist · Siemens

May 2023 – Present · Orlando, FL

• Lead and perform commercial UAS/drone inspections of wind turbine blades, towers, nacelles, and associated components.
• Plan and execute detailed blade inspection missions based on turbine type, blade configuration, weather, site conditions, and customer requirements.
• Operate advanced UAS platforms equipped with high-resolution cameras, optical zoom, thermal/infrared sensors, and specialized inspection payloads.
• Capture high-quality imagery and video to identify cracks, erosion, delamination, lightning damage, contamination, and surface defects.
• Conduct close-proximity drone operations around wind turbines while maintaining safe separation from structures, personnel, and equipment.
• Perform pre-flight risk assessments, site surveys, equipment inspections, weather assessments, and flight planning.

Lead Travel Composite Technician I, II, III · RENEW Energy, Inc.

Nov 2021 – Nov 2023 · Sioux Falls, SD

• Traveled to wind farms throughout the United States and internationally to perform advanced wind-turbine blade inspections, composite repairs, maintenance, and restoration.
• Provided field leadership for blade-service crews while ensuring projects were completed safely, efficiently, and to customer and manufacturer specifications.
• Led and performed advanced composite repairs including structural laminate repairs, leading-edge and trailing-edge repairs, lightning-damage repairs, and surface restoration.
• Inspected turbine blades to identify cracks, delamination, erosion, lightning strikes, impact damage, bonding issues, and other structural or cosmetic defects.
• Performed composite preparation and repair processes including grinding, sanding, cleaning, bonding, laminating, vacuum bagging, curing, filling, fairing, and finishing.
• Worked with fiberglass, epoxy, polyester, carbon fiber, adhesives, resins, fillers, and coatings.

Blade Travel Tech II (Composite Tech) · BHI Energy

May 2019 – Dec 2021

• Complied with safety policies and procedures while working in and around wind turbines in all weather conditions.
• Used man baskets and boom trucks for the repairs of blades.
• Applied knowledge of composite repair materials including resins (amprex30), harder, biax 600-900, 600-900 UD and triax fiberglass, core remover and replacement, tag lines, blade swipe out, 6/12 months services, LPS 2 upgrade, Blade Basaltic, mesh infusion repairs, and lightning flash over damages.
• Identified composite damages and rotor blade location terminology for reporting purposes.
• Maintained wind turbine components and provided technical support to troubleshoot and repair basic and complex wind turbine malfunctions.
• Worked with multiple chemicals such as sika flex paint harder, dietary, 520 SVU 1200.

Composite Repair Tech · International Winds

Jan 2018 – Apr 2019

• Complied with safety policies and procedures while working in and around wind turbines.
• Rigged access platforms and man baskets for the repairs of rotor blades.
• Applied knowledge of composite repair materials, resins, fiberglass, and fairing compounds.
• Identified composite damages and rotor blade location terminology for reporting purposes.
• Maintained wind turbine components and provided technical support to troubleshoot and repair basic and complex wind turbine related malfunctions.
• Climbed multiple wind towers daily to inspect, troubleshoot, or repair turbine equipment.

Machinist / Service Tech · TE Connectivity

Sep 2013 – Oct 2017 · Norwood, MA

• Created various metal safety parts for cars, trains, medical devices, sensors, and propellers.
• Prepared machines for production by equipping them with required tools, oils, and cams.
• Maintained quality control procedures and kept work environment neat and clean throughout production.
• Used basic hand tools such as micrometers, gauges, comparators, microscopes, and pins.
• Responsible for quality and output of machines.
• Worked with high-speed machines and equipment used in mass production of metals.