Jacob Sloan

President & Senior Project Manager at Davillier-Sloan

Jake Sloan, president and senior project manager, has extensive experience in developing and managing labor and contract compliance and local capac ity building programs. His experience in construction is comprehensive. Mr. Sloan began his working career as a pipefitter, gaining his first experience with organized labor. He has had extensive experience in contracting and construction management. Mr. Sloan has managed projects that have included responsibility for project planning, preliminary and final engineering design, and start-up and facility management activities. His project level responsibilities have spanned all disciplines: scheduling, civil, sanitary, mechanical, structural, and electrical and construction engineering. He has had responsibility for ensuring funding adequacy, agency approvals, and coordination with the staffs of city, state and federal agencies. This broad range of experience allows Mr. Sloan to bring a unique focus to maximizing the success of labor and contract compliance and capacity building programs. Mr. Sloan is a founding member and past president of the Bay Area Contract Compliance Officers Association (BACCOA). Mr. Sloan holds a Master of Arts degree in American History from San Francisco State University. The subject of his MA thesis was “Blacks in Construction: A Case Study of Oakland, California, and the Oakland Public Schools Construction Program, 1960-1978.” Mr. Sloan writes and gives speeches about his areas of expertise and related topics. Read More