Contact
Jacob Powers
700 Illinois Street, Unit 204
San Francisco, CA 94107
Web development
Projects
Slickapp.io
Single page chat application built with Backbone.js and Rails
Features
- Group chat that has real-time communication with WebSockets
- Provides “is-currently-typing” feature using Pusher Client API
- Infinite scrolling with smart page scroll that accounts for browser caching and loading of images
Dodgeball
Dodge for as long as you can, stay away from the walls, its surprisingly tough.
Javascript keep-away game built with HTML5 canvas
Features
- Moving objects use homebrew isentropic momentum model
- Uses quadtrees for efficient collision detection
FreeCell
Text based version of classic FreeCell
Features
- Object-oriented programming with ruby
- Supports moves of stacked sequential cards
About
App Academy
April 2015
Immersive web development program: acceptance < 5%
- Full stack web development curriculum with ruby-on-rails and javascript
- Emphasis on coding best practices
SLAC National Accelerator Laborartory (Stanford University)
LSST - Mechanical Engineer
2014 to 2015
Development and test of cryogenic refrigerator for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.
- Led a team of 3 commissioning, operating, and testing cryogenic refrigerators for $150m camera
- Needed to analyze test data, learned SQL and R, used results to guide on-going test program
- Cryo-refrigerators lacked documentation, developed new procedures and integration specs for project with +7 collaborating organizations
Jefferson Lab
Mechanical Engineer I
2012 to 2014
- Responsible for developing, analyzing, and testing mechanical systems for particle accelerators
- Frequently requested to analyze complex thermal/structural systems, created finite element models using ANSYS, delivered clear documentation of the results
- Faced budget cuts due to sequestration, delivered novel cryogenic thermal test system for 10ft diameter superconducting magnets with limited schedule and budget.
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering
2011
- Senior design project with RoMeLa building humanoid robots with passive-dynamic gait
- Coursework focused on thermal/structural systems
Skills
Ruby
Ruby-on-Rails
Javascript
jQuery
Backbone.js
HTML
CSS
SQL
git