Jacob LaRocca
Jacob LaRocca
Electro-Mechanical Engineer | Fabricator | Designer | Artist

An Electro-Mechanical Engineer with significant hands-on experience in numerous fabrication techniques, mechanical and electrical fabrication, rapid-prototyping, mechanical design, 3D modeling, and design for manufacturing and assembly.

Resume

I am a passionate engineer and fabricator with a education in Electrical Engineering and significant hands-on experience in Mechanical design, fabrication, and protoyping. I was once described as “an Electrical Engineer with Mechanical Engineering DNA”. In addition to my engineering work, I have extensive experience in a large variety of fabrication techniques used within the entertainment industry.

 

Full Time Experience

Mechanical Engineer-Electrical Specialist
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
September 2019 to Present

Hardware Engineer II
Olympus OSSA
September 2015 to September 2019

Electrical Engineer
WB Engineers|Consultants
Aug 2012 to Sept 2015

Assistant Technical Director/Shop Foreman
Union College Yulman Theater
September 2008 to June 2012

 

Large Scale and Long Term Projects

Marble Machine X Engineering Team - Mechanical Designer
Wintergatan
2017 to Present

Mark Rober’s World Record Elephants Toothpaste-Mechanical Designer and Fabricator
January 2020-Sept 2020

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Union College
2012

 

Volunteer Experience

Artisan’s Asylum
Prop Shop Lead
August 2015-Present

Artisan’s Asylum
Electronics Shop Lead
August 2013-August 2015

 

Skills

Mechatronics

Cable and Harness Design

Cable and Harness Assembly

Prop Design

3D Modeling- Solid Body

Scratch Building

Rapid Prototyping

3D Printing-FDM/SLA/SLS

Welding (TIG/MIG)

Manual Machining

Precision Soldering

Enclosure Design

Woodworking

Metalworking

Design for 3D Printing

Design for CNC

Schematic Capture

Patents

10753847: FLOW CELL FOR ANALYSIS OF FLUIDS



Software/Languages

Tools

C++

Python

Arduino

Solidworks

Autodesk Fusion 360

PrusaSlicer

Sketchup

AutoCAD

Draftsight

Mentorgraphics Expedition

Manual Mill

CNC Mill

3D Printers (SLA/FDM/SLS)

Woodworking (Power/Hand)

Vacuum Former

Welders (TIG/MIG)

Metalworking (Power/Hand)

References

Available upon request

 
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Hobbies

Tap Dancing

Jazz/Funk Trombone

3D Printing

Making

Woodworking

Prop Building

Costuming

Prototyping

Contact

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