Benjamin H. Jacobs
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Benjamin H. Jacobs

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Last Updated: Sept ‘20

Benjamin Jacobs
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Keene, NH 03431
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Education
Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH Sept 2019-Present
Pursuing MBA in Leadership (online), 8 of 13 courses complete as of August 2020
Northeastern University, Boston, MA Graduated with Honors Dec 2005
Cum laude - Undergraduate QPA: 3.542
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Minors in both Industrial Engineering and Psychology
Honor’s Thesis: Study of Combustion, Thermodynamics Lab Fall 2004
Worked with test set-up that measured and viewed high-speed combustion. Ran simulations with FORTRAN.
Capstone Design: A Novel Arm for the Foster-Miller TALON Robot Fall 2005
Awarded 1st place team for the project which added a degree of freedom to the existing EOD TALON Robot.
Activities
ASME Chapter (Chair)
Boston Cares
Engineers without Borders
Hiking and Outdoors’ Club
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Neurons (Neuroscience)
Pi Tau Sigma Honor Society
Sigma Alpha Lambda (President)
Society of Women Engineers

Internships (“co-ops”)
Bluefin Robotics, Cambridge, MA – Designed/drafted in SolidWorks, contacted vendors, assembly work Spring 2005
Hasbro Toys, Pawtucket, RI - Managed multi-national projects, prototyped products, analyzed designs. Spring 2004
GE Aircraft Engines, Lynn, MA - Investigated non-conformances, analyzed statistics, design. Fall 2002/Spring 2003

Work Experience
Nanotech, Swanzey, NH July 2020-Aug 2020
Organized and set-up CE testing for several machines to be completed later in 2020. Worked as project manager to consolidate
past project decisions and plan remaining steps for a major machine project. More information available upon request.
Precitech, Keene, NH June 2009-May 2020
Mechanical Engineering Manager – Duties include managing (7) members of the team for project management, mechanical
engineering design and analysis, ECO process, supporting Production/Operations, field service and machine installs, set-up and
calibration of machine systems, documentation for systems and products, entry and management of ERP system, etc.
Alum-A-Lift, Winston, GA April 2007-Feb 2009
Engineering project manager for approximately 75 lifts; generated customer quotations, designed product, visited customers as
needed, provided technical assistance, managed simultaneous projects, released prints for production, and assisted in assembly.
Corning NetOptix, Keene, NH Nov 2006-Feb 2007
Supported engineering team with drafting and design while gaining experience with geometric tolerances and optical systems
Research with Environ International Engineering Consultancy, Boston, MA Jan 2006-August 2006
Tied to Northeastern's Master program: gained laboratory experience designing, machining, and building various test set-ups;
generated engineering drawings; ran test procedures; acquired data; worked with outside companies; managed projects
TDC Medical Design Consultants (now part of Nordson Medical), Marlborough, MA Jan 2006-June 2006
Designed and analyzed medical devices, machined and tested prototypes, and verified biocompatibility of designs.

Computer Skills
AutoCAD
Cadkey19
Computer Building (moderate)
FORTRAN
HTML
LabView
Linux (Slackware 10.0 – KDE 3.2)
Mathcad
Microsoft Suite (Including Project)
Rabbit Microprocessors
SolidWorks
Visual ERP

Additional training / courses
Northeastern: Engineering Project Mgmt Skillpath: Managing multiple projects UNH: Supervisor's Bootcamp

Relevant Skills
Electrical Testing (basic)
French (basic)
Geometric Tolerancing
Manual Machining (moderate)
Soldering/ Basic Electrical
Spanish (basic)