Jake is the person the team calls when the problem is messy, time-sensitive, or nobody quite knows where to start. Over the past six years, he’s overseen the installation (and often the resurrection) of major equipment at Longboard’s Abbotsford plant — everything from an aluminum extrusion press and automated warehouse to a powder-coating line, sublimation ovens, and multiple packaging lines. Voters kept describing the same pattern: Jake is relentlessly resourceful, calm under pressure, and somehow finds the faster, smarter path that saves everyone days (or weeks) of frustration. What makes him stand out isn’t just technical skill. He rolls up his sleeves. He’ll jump in regardless of the task, explain what’s happening without making anyone feel small, and keep cross-department installs moving with clear communication and steady leadership. One voter went as far to call him “the calm in the storm,”.