Management
Accuri is led by five individuals with balanced and overlapping expertise.
Jennifer A. Baird
President and CEO
Ms. Baird received her MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, where she shared Top-of-Class honors. She has led teams of technology developers, process improvement and sales/marketing groups generating significant cost savings, new products and sales for her clients and employers. As a Vice President at Keane Consulting Group she helped build the company as it quintupled in size to over 150 staff and managed over $10M in projects. At ISSYS Sensing Systems, Inc (MI), Ms. Baird led fundraising, marketing/sales, business development, grant proposal writing, public relations, regulatory affairs, human resources, and product development.
Jack T. Ball
Chief Commercial Officer
Mr. Ball has a long and proven record for bringing life science products to market and capitalizing on existing product potential. Most recently he was CEO of Amnis Corporation, a venture backed technology start-up developing high-end imaging flow cytometers. He has also served as CCO for Molecular Probes, Inc., the world leader in reagents for cell analysis, including flow cytometry consumables. Prior to that he was with Orchid Biosciences as Sr. VP and General Manager with Amersham Pharmacia Biotech Inc., where he rose to President, Region North America and was responsible for sales, marketing, and customer support for all products sold in North America.
Collin Rich, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Rich has a broad technical background including MEMS, semiconductor fabrication processes, embedded microcontrollers, display technologies, electromagnetics, semiconductor theory, digital signal processing, power electronics, control theory, fluidics, and thermodynamics. He is a skilled systems integrator and prolific inventor, he also has substantial experience building and managing teams to develop innovative technologies. Dr. Rich earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/MEMS under acclaimed professor Prof. Ken Wise at the University of Michigan. He is the author of five issued US patents and 15+ applications.
Tom Zager
Vice President of Manufacturing
Mr. Zager brings proven experience in manufacturing and operational management with over 30 years of experience in various industries including medical devices and instrumentation. During his career he has established eight production facilities from scratch to build an array of high-tech products. Mr. Zager holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from The Lawrence Institute of Technology.
Steven J. Calef
Vice President of Finance
Mr. Calef has over 25 years of financial and operations management experience. His background ranges from Startup to Fortune 500 companies cutting across multiple industries. He received his MBA from Mercer University.