Honor Society® member
Jacob Thompson
Principal Analyst at Washington Navy Yard
- data analytics
- Class of 2026
- USA
Member since December 2025
About
I am a Medically Retired Disabled Veteran of the United States Navy with 15 years of Active Duty Service currently working in the Naval Engineering and Modernization industry.
I am a Graduate Student with Western Governor's University pursuing a Master's of Science - Data Analytics with a minor (focus) in Data Science.
Education
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Western Governor's University
Data Analytics / Data Science
2023 – 2026
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Thomas Edison State University
Electronics Engineering Technology
2007 – 2019
Honors and awards
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D207 - Exploratory Data Analysis Excellence Award
Awarded For exemplary work in the Exploratory Data Analysis Practical Assessment Task
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My desire is to hone my skills in Data Analytics and use the knowledge gained to freely offer support with multiple fields (Veteran Mental Health, At Risk Students, LGBT+ at risk adults and youth, Career Counseling and Development, and Mentoring).
Professionally, I want to use the knowledge gained to improve the Naval Modernization Process to deliver systems that will support Sailors - the very Sailors I trained, the very Sailor I am despite no longer being on Active or Reserve Duty.- Graduate school interests
Post-Graduate Certificate in Decision Process Engineering, Business Intelligence, and Risk Management.
- Outside the classroom
Woodworking, Painting, Metalworking, Writing, Mentoring.
Experience
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Principal Analyst
Washington Navy Yard
Mar 2025 – Present
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Senior Engineering Analyst / Advance Planning
Washington Navy Yard
Jan 2024 – Mar 2025
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Senior Production Engineer
Washington Navy Yard
Jun 2023 – Jan 2024
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Senior Engineer - Baseline Management
Washington Navy Yard
Aug 2020 – Jun 2023
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Petty Officer First Class
US Navy - Active Duty - Various Locations - Various Positions. Rating: Aegis Fire Controlman / V74A Out of Rate Assignments: Recruiter - 2013 -2026 / Command Career Counselor - 2018 - 2020
Nov 2004 – Aug 2020
Volunteering
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Administrative Officer
Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Dept / Station 13
Jan 2023 – Jun 2024
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Keeper's Assistant - Amazonia Exhibit
Washington DC National Zoo and Gardens
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
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Herpetology Keeper's Assistant
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Jan 2019 – Aug 2020
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
