Jacob Smith

Jacob Smith is a Process Engineer at Eagle Materials, specializing in Lean Manufacturing to enhance operational excellence across multiple grinding mills. Responsibilities include managing raw material quality control, conducting preventive maintenance inspections, and overseeing grinding media inventory. Notable achievements include recommissioning an AKTA Pure chromatography system and completing studies that led to significant cost savings and increased production capacity. Previously, Jacob gained experience as a Laboratory Technician Intern at Protein Production Core Lab, where skills in protein purification and quality assurance were developed, and as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Kansas, contributing to similar projects. Additional internship experience as an Industrial Hygiene Technician Intern at Intertek provided insights into air quality monitoring and health risk assessments. Jacob holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Kansas.