Jake VanderHeiden, MBA

Jake VanderHeiden, MBA has a diverse work experience in various industries. Jake is currently working as a Production Engineer at Lilac Solutions, Inc. since February 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Polaris Inc., where they held multiple roles including Industrial Engineer from July 2021 to January 2023, and Distribution Supervisor from December 2020 to October 2021, and from May 2019 to December 2020. Jake also worked as a Photographer at South Dakota State University from May 2018 to May 2019, and as a Lean Manufacturing employee at Daktronics from May 2018 to April 2019. Lastly, they worked as a Plant Engineering professional at 3M from May 2017 to August 2017.

Jake VanderHeiden, MBA has a Bachelor's degree in Operations Management and Supervision from South Dakota State University, obtained between 2014 and 2019. Jake pursued further education at the University of Southern Indiana, where they completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Data Analytics between 2020 and 2021. In addition to their degrees, Jake also obtained a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB) certification from the University of Nevada, Reno in October 2021.