Elena Jacobs

Summary

Elena Jacobs is a trades professional with a track record of shipping high-impact work. Known for clear written communication and a bias toward measurable outcomes. Comfortable working across product, engineering, and design in fast-moving environments.

Experience

• Electricianat Initech2013–now

  • Shipped a trades initiative that improved NPS by 48%.
  • Built a tooling framework adopted by 26 teammates.
  • Mentored 4 engineers; ran the interview loop.
• Site Supervisorat Standard Bank2010–2014

  • Shipped a trades initiative that improved engagement by 51%.
  • Built a scalable service adopted by 27 teammates.
  • Mentored 5 engineers; ran the interview loop.
• Apprenticeat Naspers2007–2011

  • Shipped a trades initiative that improved revenue by 54%.
  • Built a data pipeline adopted by 28 teammates.
  • Mentored 1 engineers; ran the interview loop.

Education

• MBA · Trades

  Nelson Mandela University · 2011–2015

Communication log

Recent comms

• inboundlinkedin8/6/2026, 4:02:59 PM

  Touching base on the Chief AI Officer · executive · axdemo #010 search. Happy to share more context when useful.

• inboundphone8/4/2026, 7:02:59 AMby Elle

  Touching base on the Data Engineer · executive · axdemo #067 search. Happy to share more context when useful.

• outboundnote8/4/2026, 12:02:59 AM

  Touching base on the Data Engineer · executive · axdemo #067 search. Happy to share more context when useful.