James Brumbaugh

Experience

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  Dan's Crafts & Things

  Apr 2011 - Dec 2014

  Hobby Technician

  Repair technician and sales associate for hobby radio-controlled cars, trucks, helicopters, planes, boats, and drones.Diagnosed and repaired or sold replacement parts for customers' radio-controlled vehicles and model trains as well as other hobbies, toys and games. Helped customers find and purchase appropriate vehicles, toys, games and hobby equipment for their abilities and interests.Restocked shelves and reorganized product displays for easier viewing and purchasing. Show less

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  RIT Formula SAE Team

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

  Aero Design Team Member

  Aero Design Group Engineero Designed lightweight composite mounting system for the vehicle’s undertrayComposites Fabricationo Gained hands-on experience with fabricating and finishing carbon fiber parts and mold makingAluminum Fabrication o Hand machined various parts on mills, lathes, and other machine tools

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  Honda R&D Americas, Inc

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

  Student Associate - Engine Design

  o Verified intake packaging and performance against surrounding changes through two development gates o Investigated potential design changes to prevent packaging, water ingestion, and heat concernso Designed and analyzed new routing of fuel feed hose to meet crash safety standardso Co-lead and planned department team building events

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  BorgWarner Inc.

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  Chain Product Engineering Co-op

  o Planned and coordinated comprehensive testing scheme to validate chain performance and durabilityo Analyzed data to validate fatigue life, tensile strength, stiffness, load elongation, link deformation, dynamic engagement analysis, steel microstructure, wear profiles, pre-stress effectiveness, and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH)o Presented data and root cause analysis to supervisors to complete development phases

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  Northridge Church, Rochester, NY

  Feb 2017 - May 2017

  Greece Campus Band Manager

  o Auditioned and scheduled musicians, increased volunteer poolo Prepared music production software and hardware to ensure smooth and engaging serviceso Substitute audio engineer

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  Project METEOR

  Jun 2017 - May 2018

  Lead Structural and Thermal Engineer

  High Altitude Balloon Instrumentation Platform o Created comprehensive thermal model using Matlab and Simscape to predict thermal performance of platform through changing atmospheric conditions into Near Space vacuumo Designed & built 77% lighter structure for longer flight times and higher altitudeso Optimized electronics packaging for lightness, ease of access, rotational moment of inertia, thermal management and durability

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  Graham Corporation

  Jun 2018 - now

  Engineer II - Marine Products

  Lead Project Engineer for detailed design and prototype manufacture of major power plant component.o Led project through submittal and external approval of majority of remaining design deliverables.o Performed static thermal / heat transfer analysis and sensitivity study using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) incorporating derived variable combined convection and radiation coefficients.o Conducted multiple static structural analyses using hand calculations and FEA, incorporating principles of stress, strain, plasticity, elastic deformation and buckling.o Implemented advanced Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles, successfully eliminating unnecessary inspection rejections.o Performed fluid dynamics calculations to determine pressure drop and velocity.o Designed multiple tests, writing testing procedures and designing associated test fixtures. o Coordinated efforts with Production, Quality, Inspection, Purchasing departments to expedite prototype manufacture. Show less