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Posted: February 27, 2024
2024 Ones to Watch Rising Stars: Jake Canale, AKF
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
AKF
“Jake is a technical leader with true engineering expertise, supplemented with his trademark energetic and optimistic attitude. He manages a range of groundbreaking projects, including NYC’s first all-electric laboratory building. Jake has a reputation for quality assurance that positions him to oversee the product for some of our largest clients.” - Rory Creegan, PE, Principal at AKF.
Beyond your professional achievements, what are some of your passions or hobbies? Cooking is my favorite. From a young age I spent hours in the kitchen with my dad understanding how to use a knife and the basic methods of what goes well together, which nowadays is a satisfying game of experimenting with whatever I find interesting at the grocery store!
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