Jim Rathbun

New Product Development

Rochester | United States

Skills

New Product Dev.
FEA
CFD
CAD

Interests

Creating

Designing

Building

Constant improvement of components

Snowoarding

BMX

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Industries

Bike

Golf

Snow

Surf

Tech

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In my own words

— Jim

My name is Jim Rathbun and I have very interesting resume under my belt.

I have worked in a variety of industries from automotive (product development), action sports (bicycle component design), automation (palletizing cell design), and semi conductor (thermal management & development) to name a few. While many of these industries have been fun to work in , my true passion remains in product development designing some type of component for one of my main hobbies, which are bicycling (bmx & mtn.), snowboarding, surfing, camping & golf. These hobbies have been a part of my life since I was a kid and remain a huge part of what brings happiness to my life. I am interested in a position within one of these industries.

Trajectory

Oct 2005 — Dec 2017

Lead Mechanical Design Engineer (Freelance pos.) · Terrible One Bicycles

Responsibilities: • Mechanical designer and engineer of multiple bicycle products for the Terrible One BMX brand • Lead the product development, design and validation for bicycle components, with a strong focus on understanding of material properties and characteristics for optimal design • Products designed: handlebars, stems, sprockets, bicycle frames, pedals, and forks • Constructed multiple FEA simulations for testing the strengths of T1's products and how they would handle bicycle rider loading under extreme situations • Ran mechanical lab Strength / Failure tests on the Steel tubing used for Terrible One's BMX Bicycles frames • Incorporated DFMA principles into product design, allowing for product interchangeability with various other bicycle brands. • All work completed in SolidWorks software while incorporating GD&T fundamentals.

Oct 2005 — Dec 2008

Mechanical Design Engineer (Freelance) · Coalition BMX

Responsibilities: • Lead Mechanical designer & engineer of multiple bicycle products for the Coalition BMX brand • Lead the product development, design and validation for bicycle components, with a strong focus on understanding of material properties and characteristics for optimal design • Products designed: handlebars, stems, sprockets, pedals, and tires. • Constructed multiple FEA simulations for testing the strengths of COA's products and how they would handle bicycle rider loading under extreme situations • Incorporated DFMA principles into product design, allowing for product interchangeability with various other bicycle brands • All work completed in SolidWorks using GD&T fundamentals.