Education
Louisiana State University, B.S., General Studies--Engineering and Economics (1977).
Louisiana State University, M.A., Political Science--Environmental Policy (1981).
Louisiana State University, M.S., Civil (Environmental) Engineering, (1994).
Louisiana State University, Coursework and research toward a PhD in Civil Engineering on low turbulence hydrodynamics (2006 - 2010).
Employment History
Office of Environmental Quality—Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, now LDEQ, intern (1980-81).
FC Schaffer & Associates (1981).
Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning District (1982).
Alvin Fairburn & Associates, part-time (1982-83).
Aero-Data Corp, part time (1982).
D’Appolonia Engineering/IT Corporation, now APTIM (1983-88).
Westinghouse Environmental Services, no longer in business (1988-1991).
Aero-Data Corp (1991-92).
Parsons Corporation (1992-1994).
OHM Remediation Services (1994).
Woodward-Clyde Consultants, part-time (1995).
Contractor to LDEQ (1995).
CK Associates (1996-1998).
EnviroValue LLC, owner (1998–2000).
URS Corporation, now AECOM (2001-07).
Taylor Engineering (2007-2011).
Bob Jacobsen PE, LLC, owner (2011-present).
Professional Registration and Affiliations
Professional Environmental Engineer (1998-Louisiana).
American Society of Civil Engineers (1997-present).