Summary
Jake Schafer is an engineer and designer with 11 years of experience marrying technical systems work and hands-on field delivery in geothermal energy for buildings. He brings a rare combination of operations leadership—having run a multi-million dollar financial branch and risen to branch manager—and technical program work, from developing statewide GIS well databases to designing open- and closed-loop geothermal recharge systems. Jake’s background in urban and regional planning informs his systems-thinking approach to site design, code compliance, and client-focused solutions. Comfortable in sales, project management, and field installation, he routinely translates regulatory and market constraints into profitable, scalable energy projects. Notably, he pivoted from finance and public-sector data analytics into technical energy engineering, demonstrating rapid learning and cross-domain adaptability.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Urban and Regional Planning, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Urban and Regional Planning, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning at Michigan State University