Ken Baker

Current

Chief Operating Officer at Bailey International Corporation

Past

President and CEO at On Time Performance
Vice President, Operations at Siemens Molecular Imaging
Vice President, Operation at CTI PET Systems, Inc.

Director, ECAT Manufacturing at CTI PET Systems

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Education

University of Tennessee-Knoxville
University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Connections

278 connections

Industry

Logistics and Supply Chain

Websites

Baker Family Website

Ken Baker’s Summary

Technical management executive with experience in operations, research and development (electronics design, systems engineering and project management) and service support. Background in complex systems management and lean enterprise systems implementation. Merger and acquisition project management experience and experience with internal and external business partner relationship management. ERP system implementation experience. Significant international travel experience.

Ken Baker’s Specialties:

Lean manufacturing implementation, merger and acquisision project management, complex medical device project management, purchasing, medical quality systems.

Ken Baker’s Experience

Chief Operating Officer

Bailey International Corporation

(Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Responsible for engineering, supply chain, scheduling and manufacturing operations. Leading improvement programs company-wide and leading our major facility upgrade and move.
President and CEO

On Time Performance

(Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

September 2007 — August 2008 (1 year )

Leadership and business development for On-Time Performance, a company focused on business transformation and improvement as well as business systems development. Our goal is to guide companies through the business transformation process and embed a solid culture of continuous improvement in all aspects of the business.
Vice President, Operations

Siemens Molecular Imaging

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 5 months)

Led the manufacturing operations for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) systems, Cyclotron systems and Radioactive Sources production.

Co-led the post-merger integration of Siemens Nuclear Medicine and CTI Molecular Imaging into the successful entity of Siemens Molecular Imaging.
Vice President, Operation

CTI PET Systems, Inc.

(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Medical Devices industry)

November 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 7 months)

Led the PET systems and detector R&D and manufacturing operations in a joint venture with Siemens Medical Solution USA and CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc. This position was charged with dramatic improvement in operations performance with the implementation of lean manufacturing systems and general long-term problem solutions for the company.
Director, ECAT Manufacturing

CTI PET Systems

(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Medical Devices industry)

July 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 5 months)

Directed the manufacturing operations for a joint venture between Siemens Medical Systems and CTI Molecular Imaging. Charged with Lean systems implementation and improvement in customer solutions.

Ken Baker’s Education

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

MS , Electrical Engineering , 1988 — 1992

Focus in digital and VLSI design
Graduated with Highest Honors
Worked part-time while obtaining degree

Activities and Societies:

President - Student Chapter IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu
University of Tennessee-Knoxville

BS , Electrical Engineering , 1984 — 1988

Focus in Bioelectrical Engineering; digital design; op amp usage, biological systems

Activities and Societies:

Student member, IEEE