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Ernie Baker is the president of Start to Finish PM, Inc., a PMI® Registered Education Provider, headquartered in Verona, NJ. Ernie was instrumental in the development, implementation and coordination and instruction of a multi-year project management training programs for MetLife Insurance, Disney and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Ernie is a frequent presenter, offering presentations throughout the US and Canada. Past attendees of PMI® Conferences may remember that he presented to a standing-room-only crowds in Anaheim, Seattle and New Jersey. Ernie is best known for his sense of humor, his analogies, stories and insights into the world of the project manager.

Over the past 20 years, he has worked on projects for clients such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, MetLife, Mercedes Benz USA, IBM, Disney, A&P, United Technologies, Johnson & Johnson, and Exxon. His experience covers Information Technology, Engineering, Pharmaceutical, Consulting, Sales and marketing, and Project and Program Management.  Ernie was also a member of the PMBOK® Guide, 3rd Edition Update Team.  He is a Final Exposure Draft Reviewer and Contributor to the PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition.
 
Prior to entering the corporate world, Ernie served as an Engineer Officer in the US Army Reserves, serving as a Project Manager for various Military Civil and Combat Engineering projects. His last assignment was as a Commanding Officer for a Combat Engineer Company and held the rank of Captain, USAR.

Ernie is a certified Technical Trainer (CTT+ - 1998), and is a certified Information Technology Project Manager (IT Project +-2000). He was awarded certification by the Project Management Institute (2001) as a "Project Manager Professional" (PMP®). His most recent certification is as a Microsoft Solutions Framework Practitioner (2002).

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