Jake is a Director Analyst in the Supply Chain Operations team. With over 13 years working in Manufacturing Execution Systems, Jake has experience both in purchasing and deploying off the shelf solutions, but also building and supporting in house software.
Jake is excited about bringing value to the customer through software solutions and continuous process improvements. That works best when partnering with a strong team. His close partnerships with IT and Manufacturing Operations leaders have allowed him to broaden his knowledge beyond MES and into a full manufacturing IT landscape. Using that knowledge prepared him for his role at Ubiquitous Energy where he owned the entire MES delivery, including IT Infrastructure, Quality, Automation Controls, SCADA, and Data Collection.
Prior to his time at Ubiquitous Energy, Jake managed and delivered portions of MES for Rivian's first factory in Normal, IL. Jake also has an extensive people management background where he lead the MES team at First Solar for 4 years.
Software Development using Agile Methodologies
Delivered full MES solutions as well as custom applications to support specific needs
Developed and Deployed ERP and PLM Integrations
Wrote specifications for RFQ on both software as well as manufacturing equipment
First Solar, Senior Manager IT, 9 years
Rivian, Manager IT, 2 years
Ubiquitous Energy, Director - Manufacturing Systems, 2 years
Supply Chain Technology Strategy and Selection
Manufacturing Strategy
MBA, Bowling Green State University, 2020
B.S. Computer Science, Bowling Green State University, 2005
MES Software Selection
MES Team and Talent Strategy
MES Integrations (ERP, PLM, etc.)
Software Development
IT DevOps Best Practices