Jacob Walker

Education

Michigan Law School

Ann Arbor, MI
8/2007 - 5/2010

• Juris Doctor Candidate, Class of 2010
• Associate Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
• Associate Editor, Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review
• Semi-finalist, Michigan Bar Association 1L Oral Advocacy Competition

Babson College

Wellesley, MA
8/1997 - 5/2001

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
• Studied Abroad at Richmond University - London, England during Junior Year
• Co-founded the country's first web-based college radio station

Work Experience

Michigan Law School

Research Assistant
Ann Arbor, MI
5/2008 - 8/2008

• Updated Professor Margaret Radin's textbook Internet Commerce: The Emerging Legal Framework by researching legal and academic developments in electronic commerce patents
• Staffed the Urban Communities Clinic, handling ongoing cases throughout the summer
• Prepared an education campaign on new IRS non-profit filing requirements for clients of the clinic
• Researched the community impact of a plan to build new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario

TestMasters

LSAT Instructor
Ann Arbor, MI
3/2007 - present

• Taught numerous classes and tutored students preparing to sit for the Law School Admissions Test
• Conducted research and development work to further enhance the company's LSAT curriculum

TableTop Interactive

Co-Founder
Chicago, IL 1/2006 - 3/2007

• Conceived of and developed interactive touch screen devices for use in sports bars and restaurants
• Oversaw development of complex kiosk software that integrated with live sports score data and closed circuit satellite television feeds, allowing customers to tune to any game on demand
• Negotiated relationships with hardware suppliers, content providers, and 3rd party programmers

The Show

Co-Founder
Boston, MA / Chicago, IL
12/2004 - 3/2007

• Launched company that marketed high-end, professionally recorded concerts on CD and iTunes
• Developed business systems to facilitate later delivery of discs to impulse buyers at concerts
• Organized product sales through retail outlets and on band websites
• Generated over $1 million in revenue in first year of operations

DiscLive

Co-Founder & V.P. Technology
New York, NY
3/2002 - 5/2004

• Raised $1 million in capital in two rounds to finance business development and operations
• Attracted and hired two senior music industry executives
• Developed technology to produce thousands of CD's within ten minutes after the end of a concert
• Created custom back-end order management, accounting and point-of-sale systems
• Oversaw half-million dollars of technology and capital equipment purchases
• Quoted in coverage from New York Post, MTV, Billboard Magazine, BBC and Rolling Stone

IDC

Inquiry Analyst
Framingham, MA
4/2001 - 3/2002

• Provided written analysis of the Personal Computer industry
• Co-authored a weekly PC industry newsletter for investors, banks, and other industry players
• Member of team charged with the revision of industry's most important computer sales database
• Developed intranet system to track internal projects within inquiry department

Interests

Baseball, Film, Comedy, New Technology, Design, Architecture, Information Design

Alternate Version

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