GABRIEL JACOBS
INFORMATION
CV
Gabriel Jacobs is a visual engineer based in NYC. With dual backgrounds in fine
arts and technology, he solves problems through storytelling, visual design,
analytic research, systems technology, and product fabrication.
This multi-disciplinary approach applies to work across a variety of fields,
including finance, marketing, fabrication, photography and digital media,
computer programming and fashion.
PURPOSE
SELECTED PROJECTSWHEN
BRANDINGSomada Systems2025-now
DESIGN
Halflight Studios
2023-2024
FINANCE
Keyrock Trading
2021-2024
MARKETINGSergio Tacchini
2024-now
GENERATIVE AI
World Building
2023-now
PHOTOGRAPHY Selected Imagery 2014-now
Contactgabriel@gabrielmjacobs.com
instagram -> @vggab or @somada.labs
Education
Maryland Institute College of the Arts
BFA 2021: Interdisiplinary Sculpture
Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s Grant, Thalmeier Award, Presidental Scholarship, Da Vinci Award
Baltimore, MD, USA
Employment Somada Systems
Founder & Lead Designer
2024 - current
NYC
Social Media Consultant
Self Employed
2024-current
NYC
Halflight Studios
Founder & CEO
2023-24
Keyrock Trading
Quantitative Trader
2021-2024
Brussels, Belgium
Skills
Full Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop, AE, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Audition & Substance
Programming
Python, SQL, Matlab, C
Data Pipeline Management
Datadog, Clickhouse, Tinybird, SQLite, MySQL
2D/3D Digital Design
Blender, ShapeLab, Autodesk Fusion 360, Lychee Slicer
Physical Fabrication
Welding, 3D Printing (Plastic/Metal), Carpentry,
Electrical Engineering, Painting, Laser Cutting, CNC
Meta/Google Ads Manager Suite
Ad setup/execution, A/B Testing, Insight Analysis,
Audience Identification/Targeting
Content Creation
Influencer outreach, Script writing, Filming, Post-processing
Finance/Trading
Risk management, Strategy Creation, Technical
Analysis, HFT Algo Operations, Execution optimization
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