CEO and founder of both LabLynx, Inc. (Founded in 2000) and Laboratory Informatics Institute (Founded in 2006).Professional experience and background is in the area of process automation. Process automation areas include industrial systems, laboratory systems and business systems. Education in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and professional work experience in these areas along with strong self developed skills in software development and design came together in the early 1990's with the creation of a software consulting firm to help automate business operations in labs, engineering firms, general business and industrial, chemical plants.In 2000 the focus moved entirely to Laboratory Informatics with the formation of LabLynx, Inc. At LabLynx, our mission is to provide a suite of integrated applications to serve laboratories, scientific and healthcare organization. These applications are provided both in the cloud as well as within the client organization's data center or within the cloud of their choosing. The focus is entirely client centric and the apps are provided to support the mission of the client.The focus of my efforts at the Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. is to provide unbiased, non-commercial, open access publications and educational materials for the laboratory, scientific and healthcare industry. Since the creation of the Institute in 2006 we have built up over 65,000 members with roughly 1000 new members per month. The purpose of the Institute is to provide industry leadership through free and open information that helps all stakeholders in the laboratory industry to be successful in the application of Laboratory Informatics for all types of laboratory operations.To contact me, please email me at: jhjones@lablynx.comSpecialties: Technical Expertise: LIMS, LIS, Laboratory Informatics, Laboratory Automation, Full SDLC experienceIndustry Expertise: Agriculture, Environmental, Life Sciences, Manufacturing Q/C, Research, Government, Forensics, Material Testing, Mining, Semiconductors, Food & Beverage.Business Expertise: Venture Development, Contract Development & Negotiation, Accounting/Finance/Tax Planning, Business Planning, Viral Marketing, Social Network Marketing, Creative Writing, Sales Lifecycle