Casper Agger Sørensen
“I lead engineering departments that have to build real things”
Twenty-five years in engineering, the last twelve running the departments. Wind turbines, hydrogen, solar heat and lifts. Usually eight to twelve engineers plus consultants, often spread across several countries.
The job is much the same everywhere. Get the drawings right. Get them approved. Get the thing built and out the door, on time, at a price that works.
While Casper possesses broad technical expertise, what truly sets him apart is his leadership.
What I am usually brought in to solve
Getting the team right
Hiring, planning who does what, and having the conversations nobody enjoys. I give people responsibility a bit before they feel ready. You can tell if it worked by looking at the department a year after I have left.
Leading when money is tight
I have run engineering through restructuring and job cuts, and got products out faster at the same time. Deliveries held. People stayed. Keeping things moving in good times is the easy part.
Getting products out faster and cheaper
A proper development process, changes kept under control, and certification run with five different bodies across four industries. Approvals are where projects quietly lose half a year. Costs came down several million kroner a year, two years running, found in the design rather than squeezed out of suppliers.
Talking to management and the board
Funding and agreement at VP, SVP, CTO and board level in four companies. If engineering cannot explain itself upwards, it does not get the money.
Where I have done it
Tap a company to see the work.
OmmeliftHead of Development and Engineering2024–Aug 2026 · Mobile elevating work platforms
Brought in by the CEO to build up the development department. Eight to ten engineers plus consultants. Trailer and crawler lifts from 10 to 42 metres, more than 11,500 sold worldwide.
- 8M DKK saved in 2024, 10M DKK in 2025
- Set up a proper development process and got products out faster, through restructuring and job cuts
- The long-term product and engineering roadmap, agreed with executives and the board
Nel Hydrogen (new name: Cavendish Hydrogen)Manager, Mechanical Engineering2021–2024 · PEM and alkaline electrolysers, fuelling stations
Three years inside the hydrogen scale-up, leading mechanical engineering teams and consultants in Denmark, the USA, Austria and South Korea.
- Built capability across four countries
- Standardised a global engineering change management framework
- Embedded Jira as the planning and governance backbone
Vestas / MHI VestasManager & Submodule Owner, then Manager, Tower Internals2017–2021 · Onshore and offshore wind
Tower internals, tools, and transport, construction and maintenance solutions for large wind programmes.
- 12 direct reports and up to 30 consultants across Denmark, Portugal and India
- Technical ownership of transport, construction and maintenance
- Funding secured at VP, SVP and CTO level
Aalborg CSPMechanical, Design & Commissioning Engineer2012–2017 · Solar-thermal and energy storage
Design and execution of solar tower technology and the mechanical systems around it.
- International manufacturing coordination
- On-site installation and commissioning in Australia
BK Engineering (part of Aalborg CSP)Consulting Engineer2012–2017 · Defence system integration
Two years on defence hardware integration under military certification, alongside heavy industrial work. Integrated the Harris 152 radio platform onto Leopard 2A7, Piranha, MAN HX/SX and RIB boats. Designed container systems including ATEX-rated F16 flare and weapons containers. Built structures in steel, boiler steel, stainless and aluminium, backed by FEA and FEM. Hardware integration for Danish Defence under military certification requirements. Mechanical design, platform integration and compliance documentation for advanced communication systems.
Different products, same job
Trailer and crawler machines sold worldwide, developed in-house.
Electrolysers and refuelling stations, through the fastest growth the sector has had.
Towers for onshore and offshore turbines, at Vestas scale.
Solar towers and thermal plant, from drawing to handover on site.
Hardware for the Danish armed forces, under military certification. Nothing ships until it is proven.
Volume production, diagnostics, and customers who want an answer today.
Before the engineering
Military service with the Royal Life Guards.
Diagnostics, electronics and CAN-bus systems. Ten years of explaining technical problems to people who did not want a technical answer.
Both of those still show up in how I work.
What I am looking for
A company with a hard technical problem and the seriousness to solve it properly. I care more about the problem and the people than the title on the contract. Head of Engineering, Engineering Director, VP of Engineering, technical operations, or a role that has not been written down yet.
Based in Herning. Available in Jutland with hybrid work.
Say hello
If we met at a conference, feel free to write or call, and we will find out in ten minutes whether there is something worth pursuing.