Jacob Hiller
Under Graduation from Princeton University (2010), Founder and President at Princeton Microfinance Organization since 2008, Intern at Department of Energy Professional Internship Program (2007).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://princetonmicrofinance.wordpress.com/ |
| Skills: | Business, Chemical Engineering, Design, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Management, Public Relations, Writing |
| Location: | Princeton, NJ |
| Groups: | Princeton TigerLaunch 2010 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Princeton University |
FEATURED STARTUP
ReVino Reclaimed Wine Bottles, LLC
ReVino Reclaimed Wine Bottles, LLC
ReVino aims to close the waste loop in glass wine bottle production and consumption by reclaiming, sterilizing, and redistributing wine bottles to eco-friendly wineries in Portland, Oregon.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Just An Idea
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Jeffrey Schwartz Group, Princeton University |
| Position: | RESEARCHER |
| Time period: | February 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Designed, synthesized, and consequently deposited various molecules on conducting substrates for the fabrication of novel organoelectronic devices, including transistors and photovoltaics
Thesis research: “Improving organic photovoltaics with organized n-type pentacene multi-layers” |
| Employer: | Princeton Microfinance Organization |
| Position: | Founder and President |
| Time period: | September 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Envisioned and founded a new student group dedicated to the exploration, application, and promotion of innovative approaches to economic development
Organized a performance raising over $2,000 for a FINCA village bank in Tajikistan included nine different dance and a cappella groups who agreed to volunteer for the cause Coordinated year-long speaker series bringing in experts from various microfinance sectors Managed a major colloquium on the intersection of microfinance and global health, with 11 speakers and over 200 participants. |
| Employer: | Department of Energy Professional Internship Program |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Modeled and performed flow sheet analysis on a dissolution strategy for a nuclear waste tank.
Co-wrote an internal report with a Department of Energy engineer at the Savannah River Site. |
| Employer: | SONOCO Products Company |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | January 2002 - Present |
| Description: | Designed and maintained the database system for the school recycling program in Columbia, SC
Collaborated with the local chapter of Keep America Beautiful and the materials recycling facility |
EDUCATION
| University: | Princeton University |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Chemistry, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Publication: “Inclusion of electrochemically active guests by novel oxacalixarene hosts” |
INFORMATION
| Clubs: | ReVino Reclaimed Wine Bottles, LLC (ENTREPRENEURSHIP)
em[POWER] Energy Group (Member) |
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ReVino Reclaimed Wine Bottles, LLC
ReVino aims to close the waste loop in glass wine bottle production and consumption by reclaiming, sterilizing, and redistributing wine bottles to eco-friendly wineries in Portland, Oregon.
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Veda Sunassee
A.B in Politics from Princeton University (2010), Claims Handler at British American Insurance (2005), Coordinator at Princeton University Dining Services since Sept-2005, Founder & Secretary of Young Volunteers Association, Mauritius.