Leadership Scope
Twenty years building infrastructure where failure is not an option.
BUILT FOR COMPLEXITY. GROUNDED IN EXECUTION.
The scope, the programs, and the operating environments that define the work. For hiring managers and executive search — the leadership depth and organizational scale Jacob operates at today.
Current Scope
20+
Years leading infrastructure and operations in regulated, high-consequence environments
20,000+
Endpoint infrastructure under active management — network, OT communications, telecom, data centers
$80M+
Annual infrastructure budget under active management
3
Publicly traded companies covered by enterprise resilience and continuity programs
Career Progression
Operating depth first. Executive scope built on top of it.
Infrastructure & Operations Executive
Large regulated and critical infrastructure company
Leading a 20,000+ node infrastructure environment spanning network engineering, platform operations, SRE, SCADA and OT communications, telecom, and data center services. Accountable for $80M+ annual budget. Governance scope covers three publicly traded companies.
Director-Level Infrastructure & Operations Leadership
Technology and operations organizations
People leadership in technology operations. Built and led teams across infrastructure delivery, NOC operations, and managed services. First expansion of scope beyond individual engineering contribution into organizational leadership.
Network & Telecom Engineering / NOC Operations
Engineering and managed services organizations
Network and telecom engineering foundation, NOC operations, and managed services delivery. The operating depth that informs the current leadership approach was built here — running infrastructure, not observing it.
Key Programs & Outcomes
Programs built. Problems solved. Scope verified.
Telecom Expense Management Platform Modernization — $10M+ recovered annually
Identified systemic overspend across a large distributed telecom environment, rebuilt the TEM platform, and renegotiated vendor contracts. Result: $10M+ recovered annually without service disruption.
20,000+ Node Infrastructure Modernization
Sequenced and executed a multi-year modernization program across network core, SD-WAN, OT communications systems, and data centers. Maintained continuity throughout — no material operational disruption in an environment where downtime has direct financial and safety consequences.
Enterprise Business Continuity Program — Everbridge Best in Resilience
Built and operates the enterprise business continuity governance program covering three publicly traded companies and 160+ departments. Everbridge Best in Resilience recognition for the program design — industry verification, not a self-assessed claim.
SCADA and OT Communications Leadership
Direct leadership of SCADA and OT communications infrastructure in regulated, critical environments — the intersection of IT governance and physical-world consequence. Active, ongoing scope.
Executive Risk Visibility Governance
Built the governance frameworks and operational structures that surface infrastructure risk in business terms for executive and board leadership. Closing the gap between what operations teams understand and what executives can act on is an active, ongoing function of the role.
The leadership scope and operating experience are current.
For executive search, hiring managers, and leadership conversations where the environment demands someone who has run this kind of infrastructure before.