Hey there!
I'm Jacob Dowdle
a full stack software engineer, world travler, standup comedian, and teacher
The Last Decade
👨‍🎓 '14: Graduated from Miami University, lived in my 🚘
⚖️ '15: Legal services, e-commerce, volunteered
🛫 '16: One way ticket to 🇨🇳, edited industry reports
🎓 '17: Fullride scholarship to study foreign aid competition
💼 '18: Helped 🇺🇸 businesses navigate the Chinese markets
🧋 '19: Comedy festival in 🇲🇳, tourism startup in Taipei🇹🇼
🍻 '20: Bad year for tourism, pivot to nightlife, wrote jokes
🌐 '21: Bad year for nightlife, closed shop, built a website
🎤 '22: Performed my first headline show, wrote roasts
🗽 '23: Prototyped, returned to 🇺🇸 to join a fellowship
someone you should hire
Tech Experience
SEPTEMBER 2023 - PRESENT
Full Stack Software Engineering Fellow @ Formation
Remote | https://formation.dev
I was selected for a highly-competitive fellowship at Formation. I received personalized coaching from engineers at Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google, and other top-tier companies. I have spent the past few months completing intensive traing to master theoretical computer science topics, such as data structures, algorithms, and system design, through independent study, pair programming, and small mentor-led groups.
AUGUST 2021 - AUGUST 2023
Software Engineer @ Sky Education (contract)
臺北 (Taipei) | https://skyeducation.online
I designed, developed, and maintained Sky Education's inaugral bilingual website, establishing its first-ever digital footprint to drive business growth and recruit new educators. I generated an impressive annual average of around 360% lead-to-opening ratio with the website. Additionally, this digital presence acted as a pivotal element to mitigate the annual 17% turnover, resulting in filling 100% of yearly open educator and staff positions.
OCTOBER 2019 - JULY 2021
Co-Founder @ OneMoreDrink.app
臺北 (Taipei)
I moved to Taipei to co-found a tourism startup in October 2019. We had done our research and knew that there was an underserved group in the market. Unfortunately, we did not account for a massive pandemic to shut down tourism globally. Luckily we were in Taiwan, where they shut the borders down quickly and we remained relatively untouched by COVID for the first year, so we pivoted into local venue and event promotion through our website and mobile app. Then a pilot broke out of quarantine in 2021 and we joined the rest of the world. I'll warn everyone the next time I try to start a company that the industry will likely collapse that year.
Education
SEPTEMBER 2017 - JUNE 2019
Master of Law @ 复旦大学 (Fudan University)
上海 (Shanghai)
I received a Master of Law in Comparative Politics from the School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University. Though not a commonly known university in the US, Fudan is one of the top universities in the world (#31 in 2022). I received a full ride scholarship from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to pursue my studies. During my enrollment, I balanced my interest in business and government by focusing heavily on Political Economy, culmintating in my thesis titled 新兴援助国与传统援助国的差异:以中国和美国在非洲的官方援助为例 (Emerging and Traditional Donors in Developing States: The Determinants of Chinese and American Official Financing in Africa)
AUGUST 2011 - MAY 2014
Bachelor of Science in Business @ Miami University
Oxford, OH
I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business (FSB) at Miami University and the China Business Program Certification. At the time of my enrollment, FSB was considered to be one of the top ten public business schools in the United States. I focused primarily on marketing and international business, specifically in the APAC region. I partook in the Pacific Rim Business Program, where a small group of students were selected to travel to China, Japan, and South Korea to learn from C-Suite executives working in MNCs. I was then selected as one of three students to intern in Seoul, South Korea.
Clients and Projects