AWARD-WINNING MECHANICAL ENGINEER

With **+ years of design experience, I transform ideas into high quality, reliably manufactured products that work for clients, users, and the bottom line. In addition to my engineering skills, I’m highly experienced in recruiting, leading, and managing teams, plus collaborating with stakeholders of all levels, internal and external. Tenacious and innovative, I thrive in both budget-stretching environments and those flush with resources. EXPERTISE DESIGN FOR SOFTWARE

• Rapid Iterative Design • Machining (Manual & CNC) • SolidWorks w/PDM

• Weight-Optimized Fatigue

Design

• Urethane & Metal Casting • MasterCAM

• Injection Molding • Arduino, SQL, VBA

• Component/System Design • Sheet Metal • MS Office and Project

• Finite Element Analysis • Additive Manufacturing • JIRA EDUCATION

Recent Training – Geometric Dimensioning & Toleranceing ASME Y14.5 - 2009. Pareto Learning LLC.

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. University of Colorado Boulder, 2009. Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science and Mechanics, concentration in BioMedical Engineering, minor in English. University of Florida, 1996. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineering Consultant

Rifkin Consulting (May 2016–Present)

Consulting to engineering firms and private clients on biomedical, structural, and SolidWorks-related projects:

• Detailed tolerance stack-up analysis and ECO’d corrective action for catheter device

• Reverse engineered parts and assemblies, including highly detailed drawings

• Mentored less-experienced SolidWorks users

• Designed novel orthopedic implants

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Evergreen Research Inc. (August 2014–May 2016)

At a contract engineering firm, collaborated with team and Fortune 500 clients to develop medical devices quickly, on time, and under budget.

• Designed and fabricated the following:

o catheter-deployed blood filtration system

o pharmaceutical process automation system

o thermoelectric cooling systems

o radio-opaque marker systems for in vivo navigation

• Documented and troubleshot assembly procedures

• Created detailed part drawings and specifications

• Confirmed and optimized designs with FEA

CEO, CTO, Founder

Tensegrity Prosthetics/FitBionic (March 2005–April 2015) Designed and manufactured an innovative tensegrity-based foot prosthesis and built company to distribute it.

• Developed a new approach to prosthetics, beginning with first principles of biomechanics and engineering

• Extensively analyzed designs, using simulation and strain-gauge instrumentation data for multiple use cases

• Implemented full subsystem and system tests in accord with relevant ISO standards

• Worked directly with patients, clinicians, and industry resources to optimize designs

• Recruited and led critical team members

• Gave frequent public presentations, from technical design reviews to investor presentations

• Ran fundraising efforts from lead generation through closure, totaling $1.3M

• Led and participated with counsel on development of our patent portfolio (1 issued, 2 pending)

• Obtained NIH-SBIR Phase I and Phase II grants (totaling $1.2 million) Senior Engineer

McKesson (January 2000–March 2005)

Served as key turnaround player for a beleaguered client-support team, writing software tools, implementing award- winning industry best practices, making our business division a healthcare IT industry leader in quality and a model for all of Fortune 15 McKesson to emulate.

• Authored tools to empower less technical team members

• Programmed in SQL, Korn Shell, and Dreamweaver

• Troubleshot broken tables and data structures

• Documented problem code

• Provided stellar customer support leading to improved product stability PATENT GRANTED

“Joints for prosthetic, orthotic and/or robotic devices” US 8821589

Author: Rifkin, Jerome R., 2014

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8821589.html

AWARDS & GRANTS

• DaVinci Inventor Showcase: Inventor of the Year, 2010

• Boulder County Business Report IQ awards: Best Medical and Health Product, 2008

• CU Denver Business School Business Plan Competition: 1st Place, 2006

• DaVinci Inventor Showcase: 1st Place, Industrial Products, 2005

• SBIR Phase I Grant, $200K for proof of concept for Tensegrity Prosthetic Foot, 2005

• SBIR Phase II Grant, $1.2M for development of Tensegrity Prosthetic Foot, 2007

• Colorado Advanced Industries Accelerator Program, $500k matching grant for manufacturing of Tensegrity Prosthetic Foot, 2014

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