Jerome (Jerry) J. Workman, Jr. is Executive Vice President of Research & Engineering for Unity Scientific; Certified Core Adjunct Professor, School of Health and Human Services, National University, CA; and Principal at Biotechnology Business Associates. He was formerly Vice President of Technology Research for Masimo Corporation; Director of Research, Technology & Applications Development for Molecular Spectroscopy & Microanalysis for ThermoFisher Scientific; and Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Research & Engineering at Argose Inc. As an R&D team leader he has played a major role in defining and developing over twenty scientific instrument advancements with novel software improvements for successful commercial use for start-ups to major corporations. Over 32 U.S. and International Patent Applications (since 1998); 17 U.S. and International Patents issued. Total of 475 Technical Publications; 18 reference books; multiple instrument, software, and algorithm Trade Secrets developed. Multiple awards, fellowships, technical, and government appointments. His recent research and development focus has been on analytical laboratory, process, and medical device development using biosensors, fluorescence, and molecular spectroscopy. His long term research and development work has included technologies such as: near infrared, infrared, ultraviolet-visible, and Raman spectroscopy, process analysis and chemometrics. He is co-author of the popular Spectroscopy series Statistics in Spectroscopy and Chemometrics in Spectroscopy which have published over 135 columns since 1986. In 2002 he was the recipient of the Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, the ASTM International Award of Merit, and IBC Scientist of the Year. He received the Coblentz Society Williams-Wright Award at the Pittsburgh Conference in 2009 for outstanding contributions to industrial spectroscopy. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists, the American Society for Testing and Materials International, and the Royal Society of Chemistry (U.K.). He is also a Chartered Chemist (CChem) of the Royal Society of Chemistry (England) and a Chartered Scientist of the Science Council (UK). He has served as Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board for the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry (CPAC) at the Univ. of Washington; The Council for Near Infrared Spectroscopy; and is immediate past Chairman of ASTM Main Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science. He has served on the U.S. National Academies NRC Panel for assessment of NIST programs, where he received a certificate of commendation from the US Department of Commerce. He holds a B.A degree cum laude in natural sciences, and an M.A in biological sciences from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. degree in biological chemistry from Columbia Pacific University. He is an alumnus of Columbia University Business School having completed the Columbia Senior Executive Program and also holds Certificates in Executive Development (CIED) and in Business Excellence (CIBE). He also holds a Certificate in Strategy and Innovation from the M.I.T. Sloan School. He is listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering.