Jimmy Sechrest is Chief of Composites Manufacturing for DiMora Motorcar. His extensive background in both designing and manufacturing composites used in a variety of applications gives him the insight necessary to understand both the advantages and limitations of composites for automotive systems.

Mr. Sechrest began developing and producing innovative snowboard designs in the 1980s. His work virtually defines the progress of snowboard technology: in 1985, he developed the first twin tip/bi-directional snowboard; in 1987, he developed running length offset for effective edge for snowboards; in 1995, he designed and developed the X Factor carbonfibre placement in snowboards; in 1995, he worked with Advanced Composites Group in the development of the first low temp cure, non-VOC Epoxy prepreg-laminating system; and in 1995, he designed and developed the Bud Nut, the lightest binding retention insert for snowboard manufacturing. All of these designs and techniques are still being used today.
 
Mr. Sechrest designed and developed a wide variety of successful snowboard lines between 1984 and 2001, including Summit, Look, Type-A, Solid, Original Sin, Elan/Nale, Atlantis, Forum, Pure Carve, Volie, and Space Lab Snowboard. In 1995, he designed +/- 22-degree stitched double bias fiberglass for snowboard construction with Johnson Composite Company, a product that is now also being used for manufacturing skis and and wings for both airplanes and sailplanes.

He has also been a driving force in organizing snowboard competition. He started the snowboard teaching program at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in 1986. He was Head Judge for World Championships and World Cup of Snowboarding from 1985 to 1991. He wrote articles for Transworld Snowboarding Magazine. He set up judging criteria and was Head judge for 1990 and 1991 Japanese Pro-Am Snowboard Nationals. He was Head Judge and Executive Event Director of 1990 and 1991 Body Glove U.S. Snowboard and Pro Snowboarding Tour of America tours. He was responsible for coordinating events at all nine stops of the tour each year, selecting event staff, judging staff, developing freestyle judging rules, communication, and scheduling with Mountain Management and Mountain Race staff. He was Executive Event Director of the Ocean Pacific Snowboard Pro Invitational,June Mountain, California and Copper Mountain, Colorado, responsible for selecting event staff, judging staff, development of the rules, and creation of the obstacle coarse, which is now known as Boarder Cross. Developed and implemented freestyle judging camps for United States Snowboard Training Center at Mt. Hood, Oregon, and has served on the Board of Advisors for the United States Snowboard Association. He was one of the first seven snowboard examiners for the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and assisted in writing the first teaching manual and designing the certification program.
 
On the business side, Mr. Sechrest created Summit Snowboards in 1984. He set up the manufacturing facility for Solid Snowboard Mfg. in Fairplay, Colorado. He started, owned, and operated Breckenridge Underground Development Inc., a complete snowboard prototyping/R&D and low volume manufacturing facility in Breckenridge, Colorado. Hetarted, owned, and operated Rocket Science Inc., in San Diego, California, where his 56 employees were responsible for designing manufacturing equipment, manufacturing processes, and snowboards for a large capacity snowboard manufacturing facility.

In 2002, Mr. Secrest set up the manufacturing facility in Nailsworth, England for Autocarbon Inc. He was responsible for designing manufacturing equipment and manufacturing processes for the Crosslander SUV using carbon fiber and other composites for 92% of the car. He developed new manufacturing technology and introduced Lean manufacturing concepts to be used for producing 900 cars a month. He also developed and manufactured carbon fiber body parts for Morgan Motor Car Company Limited, UK, for their Aero 8 car, which won its class in the 2002 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He managed a staff of seven mechanical and composite engineers.

In 2005, Mr. Sechrest set up and managed Libra Engineering Fabrication Technologies, a composite manufacturing and consulting company in Ramona, California. Our projects consisted of developing new manufacturing technologies used for creating frame and body parts for new lightweight, fuel-efficient cars for the consumer market and producing our own line of aftermarket carbon fiber body panels and interior parts for the Mazda RX7.

In 2007, Mr. Sechrest started Smart Composite Systems, a composite consulting company in Warner Springs, California. He organized a project for Tom Dulaney of Vista, CA. to replicate the original body of the early 1970's AMC III mid-engine 2-seater sports car using fiberglass and carbon fiber. The company is currently developing a composite chassis for E Retro, an electric car company in Del Mar, California. The car is scheduled for release in mid 2009.

Mr. Sechrest is a Journeyman Machinist and a Certified Welder. He holds an Associates Degree in electronics from Devry Institute and Certification for RTM, Light RTM, and VARTM mold making and processing from JHM Technologies, Flint, Michigan.