Rawlinson comes to San Juan College from Dallas College-Cedar Valley, where he has served as the executive dean of the Math, Science, Allied Health and STEM Division since 2014. Before his tenure at Cedar Valley College, he served as the executive dean of the Arts and Sciences Division at El Centro College in Dallas as well as the associate instructional dean and art gallery director. Before his academic career, Rawlinson was a senior planning engineer in the aerospace industry.