Jacob Edler

Experience

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  Edler Power Services, Inc.

  May 2011 - Dec 2011

  Design Intern

  Worked to provide and maintain safe and reliable power to local municipalities. Performed routine maintenance and testing at substations to ensure uninterrupted power transmission. Duties included designing and modifying electrical schematics to be implemented in substation relay panels.

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  Logical Green Solutions

  Jun 2012 - May 2014

  Technician

  Worked with a General Contractor to provide optimal LED retrofit lighting systems for existing commercial facilities. Duties included selection, procurement, and distribution of LED products, as well as cost and energy analyses of LED systems. Worked with vendors to ensure quality of products.

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  Cree Lighting

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2019

  Application Engineer II

  Provided photometric calculations and lighting design plans for customers and representative agencies, as well as 3D rendering services for qualified accounts. Offered customer support and recommendations for a large portfolio of LED lighting and controls products. Also offered feedback to product developers regarding application and viability of current and upcoming LED lighting technologies.

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  Johnson Controls

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

  Lighting Design & Proposal Engineer

  Designed lighting improvements for existing facilities: product specification, project scheduling and budget, and life cycle energy calculations. Provided project managers and local market teams with scope and results for integration into facility improvement contracts. Provided customers with lighting project summary, scope narrative, cashflow results, and materials documentation.

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  Phoenix Lighting

  Nov 2020 - Oct 2021

  Project Engineer

  Provided leadership and technical support to engineering efforts related to product solutions and sales projects. Supported LED lighting & controls products and innovations for heavy industrial and infrastructure customers. Collaborated with sales teams to meet project requirements through product specification or modification processes.

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  Mlazgar Associates

  Nov 2021 - Oct 2022

  Project Manager

  Coordinated and executed project management functions for LED lighting and controls installations. Facilitated communication and tracking between US-based manufacturers and customer distributors within the Upper Midwest network. Responsibilities included entering and tracking new orders, developing and compiling material drawings for review, and managing post-order claims. Involved in product specification and review in order to meet project needs while maximizing profitability and efficiency. Show less

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  Food Tech, Inc.

  Dec 2022 - now

  Electrical Design Engineer

  Design power and lighting systems for food processing and industrial applications. Duties include product selection, electrical calculations, and drafting work in Revit and AutoCAD. Assist with code compliance review and overall design coordination. Also involved in project duties including communication with subcontractors and submittal/bid document review process into construction phases.