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Jere "Jake" Jacobi, Partner

Jake Jacobi has more than 30 years of energy industry experience that encompasses a number of local and global companies in the public and private sector. He has provided consulting and management services to power plant operations, carbon sustainability and renewables and he has led engagements in strategic assessment and planning, enterprise asset management, benchmarking, process reengineering, corporate governance, and business model assessment. In addition, Mr. Jacobi has experience in transmission/RTO management, work force management, and labor union negotiations. He also has led multiple process designs, from current-state documentation to redesigned process development.

Mr. Jacobi earned a B.A. in economics and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Prior to joining ScottMadden, he was employed by Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte Consulting, Wisconsin Energy Corporation, Stone & Webster Engineering, and the United States Navy.

Recent Assignments

• Led a team that developed a transmission strategy for a large, multi-region utility, which included documenting and developing processes for a capital funding plan, agency approvals, construction project execution plans, and overall project management and reporting
• Managed a process re-engineering engagement with a large utility nuclear project with functional focus on engineering, work planning and management, construction, and materials management
• As team lead in a major corporate reengineering effort, developed detailed process design plans for multiple areas of the generation, distribution, and customer service businesses
• Led a project team to assist in developing a large RTO business model, organization structure, operating processes and market management processes
• Managed the development of a business model and an asset management strategy for two major independent power producers
• As project manager of integrations in multiple industries, developed synergy estimates, documented stand alone company processes, developed integrated company “to-be” processes, and assisted in synergy capture and tracking

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