Affiliate Billy Backlund

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Billy Backlund

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Billy Backlund - Composite Expert
Billy has expertise in all areas of composites, beginning with experience in the Composite Marine field and production of structures such as Randomes, and the Dokkae Tower in Mecca. Billy has managed large teams internationally involving key architecture and construction projects.
Comprehensive knowledge in manufacturing methods with composites including:
  • Sandwich Constructions
  • Hand-spraying Lamination
  • Vacuum Bagging
  • Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) Vacuum
  • Autoclave
  • Surface finish, Plugs and Molds
  • Prepreg
  • Thermoplastics
  • Heated Bondings
  • Piping
Experience
2001 - Present
CEO / Composite manager at my own company in Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Senior supervisor, managing a staff of 60 craftsmen building Epoxy structures for the Dokkae Tower in Mecca as a Contractor
  • Project leading, building Radomes at 5 meters diameter with vacuum infusion, 50 pieces as a Contractor.
  • Overall project control including client contacts, materials, quality control, personnel management
 
2011 – 2017
Nocon Industrier, Composite Manager
  • Composite / Thermoplastic composite piping manager. Projects included:
    • 120 meter 600 mm dam long composite pipe for AGA Chemicals
    • 800 meter long PP Thermoplastic pipe with welding joints
  • Project at Fortum in Stockholm (Scandinavia’s largest power plant)
    • composite piping with 375 joints in different sizes with no leaks after press test
  • Epoxy pipe systems for Borealis Chemical in Stenungsund, Sweden
  • Project leading, Bill of Materials, all work made by 3D drawings
  • All Projects for Nocon ran concurrently with projects for my own company
 
1990-2011
Freelancer, multiple overlapping projects in various locations including:
  • Production Engineer building radomes – vacuum infusion
  • Senior Supervisor tooling in Dubai
  • Repairing yachts for insurance companies around Europe
  • Framnes Maritime yacht repairs
  • Vera Fiber Glass manufacture of molds and production
  • Biobe AS in Fredrikstad production of parts in Vinylester to the world's largest coal power plants in China and manufacture of radomes with RTM - Vacuum to navy vessels.
  • Norpower tooling construction

1985 -1990
Bohusläns Båtservice
  • Built Navy vessels in sandwich construction for the Swedish Navy and the Danish Navy

1977 - 1984
Hallberg Rassy Yachts
 
 
TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Knowledge of a range of manufacturing and measurement processes along with  Measurement system analysis.
  • Knowledge of computer programs as CATIA V5 - AUTO CAD - Touch Cad and of course all the common Office programs. I have personally been involved with large projects including drawings, calculations, production, customer delivery, and monitoring of projects.
  • Extensive experience in staff management, even under very stressful environments.
  • Very accustomed to international travel.

 MATERIALS EXPERTISE
  • Ortho
  • Isopolyester
  • Vinyl Ester
  • Epoxy
  • Fiberglass
    • GRP (glass reinforced plastic) piping
    • GRE (glass reinforced epoxy) piping
  • Kevlar
  • Carbon Fiber

LANGUAGES
  • Swedish
  • English
  • Spanish and German (a bit of understanding)
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