Jacob Barlow holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from N.C. State University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. He served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years as an officer on board the Destroyer USS Mitscher and the Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise. He has worked as a Power Plant Engineer at a Combined Cycle Natural Gas Power Plant, a Transmission and Distribution Operations Support Engineer for Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric, and a Distribution Engineer for Delmarva Power. Jacob joined Randolph EMC in 2018 as the Senior Project Engineer. He designed and executed the first self-healing schemes at Randolph EMC. He has taken an active role in data analytics and has supported Operations and Engineering in various capacities. He became a Professional Engineer in North Carolina in 2020.