Designer, innovator, developing design solutions that improve the human condition and restore the planet profitably. Grew up in a small town in Romania under the communist regime of the 70s and 80s in an environment of shortages where people found creative solutions to both administrative and technological challenges. Thanks to inventiveness and cooperation people were able to solve numerous problems from making their own car parts to finding arrangements with the totalitarian authorities for situations that on the surface did not seem solvable. This had a strong influence on my approach in finding solutions against limited and apparently non-feasible possibilities.
University of Toronto - B.A. Economics, Minor in English Literature
Boston Architectural College - Masters in Design Studies. Thesis - Holistic Community Design Model - Maximizing the benefits of attention restoration theory and defensible space theory in urban design https://library.the-bac.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=70723
Owner and founder of Jacob Innovations LLC, specializing futuristic designs addressing human health, clean
DESIGN PROJECTS
StepSeat airline seating – improving air travel comfort and profitably - by capturing unused vertical space in airline interiors. Presented at the Intl conference for Airline Innovations 2016.
https://acumen-da.com/media/IQPC-Seattle-Agenda-Innovative-Aircraft-Sea…
https://www.popsci.com/why-no-personal-space-huge-airplanes/
http://archive.boston.com/business/articles/2009/06/15/taking_airline_s…
https://www.wired.com/2009/10/step-up-lie-down-sit-sideways-airlines-ex…
https://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2015/05/28/flying-into-t…
Aircraft Interiors International Magazine
http://jacob-innovations.com/files/vertical_space.pdf
Referenced in books related to innovation – arriving to breakthrough ideas via re-design – by simply taking a different look at the problem https://epdf.pub/the-nurse-executives-coaching-manual.html search (CTRL+ F ) “Jacob”
PADandCLICK - Gel-pads-on-mouse – ergonomic accessory addressing repetitive stress injury
https://gizmodo.com/padandclick-gel-pads-stick-to-your-mouse-for-more-c…
Occupational Health And Safety - The future of computer ergonomics
http://www.padandclick.com/
Amazon reviews
cTrain - Mini Elevated Caterpillar Train – Winner of MIT Climate CoLab Competition – Category - Transportation – AUG ‘16 - Mini Elevated cTrain - a comprehensive solution to mass transit via re-design – making elevated trains feasible in densely populated areas.
THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS - MASS TRANSIT INVENTION GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND
The Indian Express - Gurgaon could become first in country to get Caterpillar Train
Boston Globe - Light-weight elevated trains as the future of Boston
WIRED - FAR-FETCHED PLAN FOR MASS TRANSIT IS INTRIGUING AT LEAST
Vertical Axis Windmills with Solar Disks - Winner - Industrial Energy Efficiency – OCT ’18 - Vertical Axis Windmill with Solar Rings –- making vertical axis windmill cheaper and more effective than conventional models and merging with solar – reducing costs and implementation times of green energy dramatically.
https://climate.mit.edu/climate-colab-winners-spotlight-colab-spotlight…
Holistic Community Design Model – Masters thesis- Maximizing the benefits of attention restoration theory and defensible space theory in urban design https://library.the-bac.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=70723 Urban design model to mimic the growth of cells in an organism where each additional cell (i.e. community) has minimal negative impact on the organism (city) as a whole; exponential benefits form reducing urban heat to preparation for floods, improved mental and physical health, less segregation by income and more. Scenario for the future of cities - sustainable, higher quality of life, lower costs. Semi-finalist – MIT CoLab competition - https://www.climatecolab.org/contests/2018/circular-economy-economie-ci…
Global Civic Center & Capital, the Road to a Sustainable Planet - MIT Climate CoLab Competition – semi-finalist
https://www.climatecolab.org/contests/2017/shifting-attitudes-and-behav…
Comprehensive project in Masters program in DESIGN FOR HUMAN HEALTH at the Boston Architectural College, 2016: World Civic Center concept – applying lessons from neuroscience to maximize restorative experiences in landscape and architectural design. Concept for attracting the global citizenry around a common story via a physical space/city that provides a focal point of unity, and pilgrimage - a means to address the most pressing problems of humanity and the planet, and especially a place for restorative experiences. Combination of design features - symbolisms of the human experience, the beauty and fragility of the planet, our place in the natural world as well as in time and space.
More details about my projects and my profile at the MIT Climate CoLab
