Gregory Jacobs Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Currently serve as Tech Lead of team responsible for training, evaluating, productionalizing, and monitoring machine learning models that provide scores for narrative student answers to standardized test questions. Regularly research and apply modern NLP modeling techniques and provide to customers granular model performance metrics in order to incorporate model improvements in real time. Team also responsible for maintaining operational models scoring millions of text-based student test responses annually.- Participate in regular cross-team strategic meetings with responsibilities for setting short and long-term technical improvements initiatives for automated scoring team- Serve as point person for initiative to incorporate LLM-based technologies into team's workflows and modeling strategies- Currently developing RAG framework using generative LLMs to improve and enhance internal team processes- Developed streamlined approach for training baseline models to maximize interpretability and provide practical starting point for further iterations of model training

London, Gb

Glendale, Wisconsin, Us

Served as full-stack data scientist responsible for overseeing and implementing best practices at every stage of a project lifecycle, including data collection, data preprocessing/cleaning, exploratory data analysis/descriptive analytics, feature engineering, model selection, model implementation/tuning, and model employment into production. Frequently interfaced with decision-makers from various segments of the business to provide targeted analysis, to influence improvements in the business processes, and to improve bottom-line profitability.- Built and implemented multiple SKU-based forecasting models to improve demand planning accuracy;- Designed, monitored, and maintained multiple models in production using Azure ML platform;- Developed end-to-end application to scrape NOAA website for daily weather data, ingest and preprocess data into usable format, and export data to SQL database for consumption across the organization;- Served as essential resource to resolve programming and other technical-related issues.

Madison, Wi, Us

Served as a litigator in the firm’s litigation group where he represented clients in complex civil and commercial matters at both the trial and appellate levels. Experience included defending automobile manufacturers in products liability, lemon law, and breach of warranty litigation matters, representing commercial entities in a wide variety of breach of contract, intellectual property, and other business-related disputes, defending municipalities in eminent domain, annexation, and property tax assessment disputes, and representing parties in disputes arising from real estate and land ownership matters.Also advised commercial and non-profit entities in managing risk through the procurement of appropriate and necessary insurance products and the adoption of other risk transfer and management strategies. Represented policyholders in the recovery of proceeds from a wide variety of primary and excess insurance policies, including commercial general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, professional liability, employment practices liability, cyber liability, political risk, and builder’s risk, as well as first-party property damage and business interruption policies.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Served as key advisor to corporate clients in defending against allegations of liability and recovering related insurance proceeds arising from a variety of circumstances, including claims of products liability, product recall, asbestos-related bodily injury, environmental liability, professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, strict liability, advertising injury, invasion of privacy, online data breaches, breach of contract, trademark, copyright, and patent infringement, as well as disputes arising from construction projects, SEC investigations, and lost profits from business interruption. Performed comprehensive insurance policy reviews and provided risk management advice in connection with insurance renewal negotiations with insurers and brokers for clients operating in various industries. Drafted and negotiated a wide range of legally-binding contracts, including settlement and dispute resolution agreements, confidentiality agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.Representative Experience• Represented large-scale commercial entities in the valuation and settlement of dozens of complex insurance claims valued from $1 million to in excess of $100 million• Performed comprehensive insurance policy reviews and provided risk management advice in connection with insurance renewal negotiations with insurers and brokers for professional services entities, major manufacturers, and nationwide retailers• Drafted and negotiated numerous contracts, including settlement and dispute resolution agreements, confidentiality agreements, vendor agreements, and various legal filings, including discovery plans and stipulations• Trained and supervised a team of over 40 attorneys, paralegals, consultants, and professional staff members in the review and production of over 500,000 electronically-stored documents and related data and served as primary liaison to large manufacturer regarding wide range of e-discovery issues

Washington, Dc, Us

Performed tasks involving all stages of pre-trial litigation and arbitration proceedings, including preparing for and/or conducting expert and fact witness depositions, and drafting substantial portions of federal motions and substantive arbitration submissions.Representative Experience• Represented Fortune 500 energy company in multiple London arbitration proceedings against primary and excess political risk insurers regarding coverage for government-mandated price renegotiation of client's coal supply contract with Indonesian supplier• Represented oil refinement company as primary associate in lawsuit against commercial liability insurer for recovery of defense costs incurred in underlying pollution litigation, including assisting in preparing for and conducting preliminary fact hearing before judge in trial court• Assisted global automotive manufacturing company in the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds in connection with the defense and settlement of nationwide asbestos-related bodily injury claims• Assisted in representation and successful settlement of pro bono plaintiffs' action to recover title to property allegedly lost in fraudulent equity stripping scheme• Served as mentor for summer and first-year associates

Analyzed accounts and prepared financial statements for small businesses. Prepared federal and state income tax returns for small businesses and high net worth individuals.

Created diversified investment portfolio allocations for presentation to clients as part of comprehensive wealth management plans. Researched and evaluated investment alternatives, including mutual funds, stocks, and bonds. Maintained investment portfolios valued at over $40 million for more than 80 clients.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor’S Degree, Finance