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JACOB D. SHULKIN
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EMPLOYMENT
GENERAL ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, LLC April 2009-Present
Managing Partner, Overall Mission Architect
Founded and organized company
Managed several projects/teams during the first year (green initiative startups/in -house-projects):
Renewable energy: broker/consultant/competitive-grant-writer
Wrote successful $500K grant for large wind project
Personally built client base
Involved with new transportation propulsion systems, R&D
Mid 2006 – August 2008
CUBESAT GROUP (Ion2 Satellite), University of Illinois
Research & Development, Structures Team Leader
R&D of materials and production processes:
Carbon fiber/Kevlar curing methods
Epoxy-aluminum bonding methods
Shape memory alloy (SMA) properties
Designed and manufactured carbon fiber solar panels for the modular nanosatellite
Designed several solar panel deployment methods, including SMA based deployment
Performed structural analysis/testing
Documented activities; presented to teammates and other groups (personally) and to NASA (2
representatives). The NASA cubesat team impressed with our team’s structures solar panel efforts.
EDUCATION
RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF AMERICA Morristown, NJ (2013)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana-Champaign, IL (2009)
BSc. Aerospace Engineering
Other studies: Engineering Physics, Geology
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY Wellington, NZ (2007)
UNIVERSIDAD DEL SALVADOR Buenos Aires, AR (2006)
Comparative engineering surveys, foreign language immersion
LEADERSHIP
March 2008 – May 2009
Project Q at UIUC
Founded and organized the Registered Student Organization/Engineering
Society and found sponsorship; was treasurer and Engineering Council representative
Some group projects include: remote controlled SUV, ‘green’ vehicle (minimum carbon and dollar
footprint), and fully autonomous vehicle implementation
Engineering Open House award
August 2005 – May 2009
Chabad Jewish Student Association
Treasurer, Board member, event producer, trip organizer, recruitment
Student Club Activity
Active member many student organizations, including AIAA, and Illini Space Society (ISS/SEDS)
SKILLS
Computer Skills: Matlab, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, Inventor, NX/Unigraphics, LabVIEW
Language Skills: Conversational Spanish
Non-Technical Skills: Resourceful, organizational/strategy skills