Helmut Wenzel currently operates the consulting firm Wenzel Consult in Austria. The scope currently covers mainly large bridges worldwide that deserve special attention. Current focus is on bridges in Turkey, a damaged bridge in Costa Rica and a number of largen projects in India.
He previously managed VCE in Vienna where SHM technologies have been developed and brought into practice. He was the coordinator of the major research projects IRIS and SAMCO of the European Commission. Several research results finally have been introduced to EUROCODES and ISO.