Jacob Mansbach
My brother Joe (on left) and me, 2020.
EDUCATION
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts
Sophomore studying Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Team Leader for muti-year entrepreneurship project: proposed winning business plan, oversaw investments, education and establishment of a student-run business cultivating and selling live saltwater corals. Managed day-to-day operations.
Currently working on a computer vision and machine learning project to reduce food waste across Santa Barbara county.
Summer STEM Institute, June – July 2020 summersteminstitute.org
One of a small group of students invited into data science research program
School for Scientific Thought, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships, UCSB, October-November 2019 sst-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu
Summer Institute for the Gifted, UC Berkeley, June 17 - July 6, 2017 giftedstudy.org
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Santa Barbara Independent Local Hero, 2021 https://www.independent.com/2021/11/23/local-heroes-2021/
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 2021
California State Legislature Certificate of Recognition, 2021
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Certificate of Recognition, 2021
Honoree and Keynote Speaker, Table of Life Gala, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, 2020
Community Service Award, Santa Barbara Association of Realtors, 2019
Nominee, Broadcom MASTERS national science competition, 2018
Outstanding Civic & Performance Character Award, United Way of Santa Barbara County, May 2018
Honorable Mention, Chemistry, California Science and Engineering Fair, April 2018
Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Regional Honoree, Mar 2018
Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Regional Honoree, Mar 2017
Disney Citizen Kid, “Jacob Triathlete Philanthropist”, 2014 https://youtu.be/h52gT8BMJtk
Barbara Warren Community Spirit Award, August 2012
INTERESTS AND PASSIONS
Backpacking
Surfing
Fly fishing
SCUBA certified Rescue Diver
Fluent in French
Cooking and baking: Scratch cooking everything from ramen noodles to Japanese cheesecake.
Saltwater Aquarium Ecosystem design, manufacture and maintenance: Extensive experience in all aspects of reef tank ecosystems. Designing, building, and plumbing display and ancillary tanks. Programming of computer systems used to monitor tank health. Cultivating corals, anemones, and numerous fish.
Entrepreneur: Founded and now manage three businesses. (1) Design and installation of home wireless systems, (2) aquarium supply and maintenance, and (3) saltwater coral cultivation and sales.
Triathlon: Compete in approximately 4 USAT events each year.
Public Speaking: keynote or guest speaker at numerous Foodbank of Santa Barbara County events (2013 – present), keynote speaker at Aquashella Chicago aquarium trade show (2018), SIG summer program commencement speaker (2017), guest on Good Morning America (aired Thanksgiving 2014).