Dr. Joseph Jacobsen

Teach Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Econometrics, Statistics and Managerial Economics. Develop new courses in sustainable business and industry, decision sciences, industrial ecology and ecological economics.

Research, Education and Training - STEM centered curriculum, grant proposals and deliverables, economic modeling, decision sciences and quality worldwide. Content delivery in variations on ecological economics, energy economics, energy performance contracts, industrial ecology and solutions for depletion, pollution, migration and population. Climate action plans, sustainability planning in government & nongovernmental organizations, carbon reduction initiatives, instruction and public speaking. I created the first degrees in technological sustainability in the USA and continually update content to match employers' needs, technological advancements and incentives.

Under a 2-year contract: develop all workforce development, training, education and research programming for the new Energy Innovation Center (EIC) located in Pittsburgh, PA, United States. Design curriculum research projects and energy laboratories, develop and maintain partnerships with regional, national and global academic institutions, business and industry, foundations and government agencies. Structure meaningful (jobs) training and education pathways with community based organizations, hire faculty and support staff and direct all other academic operations at the EIC.

Teach graduate course in applied economics

Develop and lead all academic sustainability initiatives at MATC, responsible for tracking and benchmarking all related applied environmental and quality programs, coordination of environmental and quality programs between and among departments and divisions and the development of an environmental studies cluster. Specifically, develop the first 1) quality engineering technology 2) sustainable facilities programs in the region, an energy engineering technology certificate, advanced energy engineering technology certification , a renewable energy concentration, and modification of the environmental health and water quality technology program and the power engineering diploma.

Teaching graduate and undergraduate classes such as applied statistics, managerial economics, statistical methods, mathematics, developmental mathematics, industrial energy and management and sustainable business and industry: face to face, traditional, on-line, telecourse, accelerated, international, multiple language and new course design.

Development of staffs, programs, training and budgets (capital and O&M), USGBC liaison, resource management, sustainable development, project management, technology implementation and integration of digital systems, site development for public demonstration and academic advantage, intergovernmental and private/public partnering, funding and economic outcome analysis, staff and public presentations, and management of operations and operations research

Outsourcing/rightsizing, staff development, project management, engineering management, energy management, technology upgrades & contracting projects, products and services & general operations management of all O&M staff

Presented papers in Crete, Greece at the Medical University, Johns Hopkins University, Denver University and Marquette University.