As vice president of Air Group Ground Support Equipment, Bill Jacob oversees the maintenance, engineering and acquisition of ground support equipment, as well as environmental compliance.

A native of Long Island, N.Y., Jacob joined UPS in 1988 as a ground support technician in the Louisville Air District. Three months later he was promoted into management and spent the next few years building experience and taking on increasing responsibilities.

In 1990, Jacob was named ground support fleet manager in Louisville. In 1992, he was named ground support equipment division manager of UPS’s West Zone. He served as the Air Group’s ground support engineering manager from 1993 to 2000, then relocated to Hartford, Conn., to serve as automotive manager for UPS’s South New England District. He took on his current role in 2004.

While serving a four-year stint in the U.S. Navy, Jacob received technical training in electronics. He is certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.

A member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Jacob serves on the boards of the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition, Wesley Manor Retirement Community and the Louisville Air Pollution Control District.