Wally Baker

About Wally Baker

I’ve worked in the Process & Control Industry since Prior to my current role as a Marketing Director, I spent several years in the pressure engineering & design, global & world area marketing and Integrated marketing organizations at Emerson Process Management. I enjoy working with customers to understand how we can continue to better Emerson’s instrumentation solutions by meeting user’s current and future needs.Recent Projects include:•Directing the Vortex Flow Meter portfolio updates & annual strategic business planning•Responsible building the One Emerson website for all Pressure Content•Helped Upstream Oil & Gas customers more efficiently gather wellhead information and keep pace with drill schedules in order to increase production. •Assisted in the installation of WirelessHART for an Oil & Gas customer in Iraq. After installation in this challenging environment (sand, etc), the customer saved time and money by remotely gathering data from multiple wellheads, which was then used by operators in a control room to make better production decisions. I have an Electrical Engineering Degree from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.Personal interests include: Many outdoor activities including camping, hiking, climbing, coaching lacrosse, outdoor water sports and enjoying watching American football with my family.

Experience

1. Director of Product Management, Rosemount Vortex Flow Meters

   Emerson

   Nov 2017 — Present · Eden Prairie, MN, US

   I am responsible for the Rosemount Vortex Flow Meter portfolio’s marketing activities which include portfolio management, new product and roadmap specification, product adoption activities, pricing, customer and sales channel support, and more to serve the process industry.

Education

• Iowa State University

  BSEE, Communications & Control

  1994 — 1999

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  MBA, Marketing & Strategy

  2001 — 2004

Skills

• Electrical Engineering
• Product Marketing
• Process Automation
• Process Control
• Wireless
• Program Management
• Process Controls
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Automation
• Business Process Improvement
• Content Marketing
• Project Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Continuous Improvement
• Engineering
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Instrumentation
• Leadership
• Product Management
• Positioning
• Problem Solving
• Safety Instrumented Systems
• Integrated Marketing
• Customer Insight
• Message Development
• Sales Management
• Oil & Gas
• Online Marketing
• Pressure Measurment
• Process Engineering
• Six Sigma
• Product Launch
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing