Jerrold Baker

Background

About Jerrold Baker

A laboratory professional who is devoted to getting the details right. Significant Career Contributions:* Managed lab activities as experimental team was assembled with new hires.*Team increased lab productivity 300% in less than three months.*Brought complete color ink sets for dye and pigment based inks from formulation to commercialized product in less than five months.* As key team member, used chemical formulation skills to reduce ink manufacturing costs by 76%.* Leveraged expertise in problem solving to reduce Australian photo lab's rework costs by over 37%.* Possesses excellent customer relations skills, international customers requested personal visits for product concerns. Visits lead to two major customer photographic paper contracts and maintained several other contracts.* Lead activities to increase multi-layer printed circuit board production by over 300%, using organizational and training skills to increase staffing from 1 to 3 shifts. Skill set includes:* Over 20 years of printing experience, dealing with printer capabilities ranging from high volume optical and digital printers to desktop inkjet, now specializing in commercial inkjet.* Excellent lab technique.* Well versed in instrumental chemistry.* Proficient in classical analytical chemistry techniques.* Optimizes test plans through design of experiment techniques.* Trains other group members.* Installs, calibrates and maintains analytical equipment.* Experienced IT professional.