Work experience

• General Manager-GM/Partner/ Project Design Director for Architecture and Planning

  Zen Space Design Consulting

  2016.01-Current

  (10 years)

  Responsibilities: Key Representative for the firm for Mainland China and Inner Mongolia. Establishes design concept and vision, manages the design project from inception though construction. Represented as the key planner and architectural designer for Hotels & Resorts in a consortium of key western design firms for; Amusement and Waterparks / Entertainment / Retail projects / Casino and Gaming industrySpeaking;Key Note Speaker and spokesperson for at Wanda Cities forums, development of sustainable communities Vanke Development Spokesperson for Firenze Villas luxury residential Speaker at ULI-Urban Land Institute-Mainland China an International Organization (NGO) for Real Estate Development and Urban Regeneration Key Note Speaker at Beijing Hotel and Resort Forum Key Note Speaker at Hotel Design, Hainan Island, PRC, Resort Development Exposition and Forum
• Partner, Senior Design Director for Hotels & Resorts, Luxury Villas; Honory Vice Manager 2014-2016

  JWDA-Shanghai

  2004.01-2016.09

  (13 years)

  Key Responsibilities:As Partner and Senior Design Director, Mr. Jacobs worked exclusively for over 11 years at JWDA-Shanghai, one of the most prestigious US/China firms in China. Part of management team that oversaw the growth from a 30 person firm to 300 staff in 5 office locations with an annual revenue of over 250 million/rmb. Key roles were; Key western representative of the firm, Business Development Strategies, Building Client Relations, Expansion of the JWDA Brand and Primary Presentations and Liaison to client, regional and provisional governmentsMr. Jacobs experience guided design solutions in each sector of; Planning and Urban Design, Architecture and Interior Design. His main focus during his last six years at JWDA was on Entertainment-Retail planning, Resorts & Hotels and Luxury Resort Villas. Established the foundation for the Hotels and Resorts Studio
• Associate / Senior Project Designer and Planner

  Carrier Johnson

  2000.03-2003.11

  (4 years)

  Responsibilities: Lead Concept Design through Construction Drawings Senior Designer / Project Manager of Urban Architecture Senior Designer / Urban Planning Project Liaison with Community
• General Partner & Director of Architecture and Waterfont Planning,

  PMJ+A and Dennis Connor Marina Design

  1995.01-2000.01

  (5 years)

  Responsibilities: Mr. Jacobs established PMJ&A as an architectural design firm in; retail, office, hospitality, luxury villas with co-working interior design. He was asked to join his expertise in waterfront resort development as Partner and Design Director of Mixed-Use Waterfront Development in the formation of a collaboration of three companies; Dennis Conner, Champion of the world’s premier yachting race, the America’s Cup and Olympic Champion for Sailing, and Moffit and Nichols the world’s premier waterfront engineers for marina design, to establish the Dennis Conner Marina Design Group. The group focused on world waterfront development projects encompassing destination Luxury Resort Communities, Resort Hotels and Marina Design.
• Senior Project Designer and Project Manager,

  Ronchetti Design Studio

  1990.01-1995.09

  (6 years)

  Key Responsibilities; Architecture and Interior Design for custom luxury residential projects Schematic Design through Construction Documentation Construction Administration Client Communication Consultant Coordination Governmental Approval Processing Community Design Approval Liaison Coordination with General Contractor