Civil and Architectural Engineering

College of Engineering and Applied Science

Education:

• Ph.D. Education Human Resource Studies in Construction Management, Colorado State University
• IMBA. Master of International Business Administration, University of Denver
• BA. Business Administration, California Baptist University
• AS. Agriculture Production, Glen College

Areas of Teaching:

• Introduction to Construction Management
• Plan Reading & Estimating
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• Construction Safety Management
• Construction Materials & Methods
• Building Structures and Codes\
• Construction Project Management
• Advanced Estimating
• Mechanical Systems for Buildings
• Computer Based Capstone

Research Interest:

• Construction Workforce Development
• Business Dynamics in Family Owned Corporations
• Integrated Teaching Platforms in Construction Education
• Lean Construction

Professional Affiliations:

• Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Accreditation Peer Reviewer, Chicago, IL.
• American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), Accreditation Peer Reviewer, Irving, Texas.
• American Association of Community College (AACC), Associate Member, Washington, DC.
• Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), College Teaching Certificate.
• National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), Green Building Professional.
• Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration (IICRC), Certificate in Insurance Restoration, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Selected Publications:

• Patricia. A., Jacobs. F., “Revisiting Lean Construction Research Studies Based on the
  Topic of Operating Platform Transformation” Engineering Management Journal.
• Avila. J, Jacobs F, Crosby R. “An Exploration of Family business Dynamics in the
  Restoration Industry.” The Journal of Cleaning, Restoration and Inspection
  June 2015. Volume 2, Issue 3 – Page 10-17.
• Nguyen. T.H., Jacobs. F. “An Automated Sustainability Rating System for Building
  Designs.” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering. Sept. 2015. ASCE-ISSN 1076-
  0431/04015001(10).
• Nguyen. T.H., Jacobs. F. “Risk Assessment Study for Transportation projects in India.”
  International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & Management.
  Volume 3, Issue 9. September 2014.
• Nguyen. T.H., Barve. A., Jacobs F. T. “Critical Factors Affecting the Productivity of a BIM
  Based Design Team” Journal of the Associated Schools of Construction of South Africa,
  Volume 1, Number 2, November 2014.

Selected Conference Proceedings and Papers:

• Francois Jacobs, Ph.D., Phil Martinez, MBA. “E-Portfolio Assessment Reporting and Improving the Learning Environment.” Global Conference on Teaching and Learning With Technology. Singapore.
• Francois Jacobs Ph.D. “Teaching Construction Management in the Virtual Classroom.”
  Associated Schools of Construction Conference. April 2013. Washington DC,
  Pennsylvania.
• Francois Jacobs Ph.D. “Integrated Course Assessment.” International Conference of Arts
  & Science Conference. Munich, Germany.
• Francois Jacobs Ph.D. “Analysis of Lean Construction Research.” Associated Schools of
  Construction Conference. April 2011. Omaha, Nebraska.
• Francois Jacobs IMBA, Farook Hamzeh Ph.D. “Open Forum as an Active Learning
  Method for Teaching Lean in Construction Schools.” Lean Educator Conference. May
  Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Daytona Beach.
• Francois Jacobs IMBA. “International Management Models & Lessons for Education
  Leaders.” International Educator Conference. April 2010. Beaver Creek, Colorado.
• Francois Jacobs IMBA. “Assessment of Lean Construction Research Schemas and its
  Relationship to the Toyota Production System Framework.” Associated Schools of
  Construction Conference. April 2010. Boston, Massachusetts.