Hank Baker

General Manager, Recycle-A-Bicycle at Bike New York
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Credentials

  • SICI Bike Fit Certification
    Serotta International Cycling Institute
    Apr, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • Professional Repair and Shop Operations Certification
    United Bicycle Institute Inc
    Jul, 2007
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Bike New York
    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • General Manager, Recycle-A-Bicycle
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      Responsible for managing all aspects of this non-profit community bike shop. Recycle-A-Bicycle is known for bicycle education, job training programs, as well as bicycle recycling and refurbishment programs which divert 45,000 lbs of donated bicycles and components from the waste stream, all of which is funded by retail sales of refurbished bikes and a full-service repair department.

    • Bike Path Program Manager
      • Jun 2020 - Present

      Operating a job training program which places formerly incarcerated people in entry-level bike mechanic jobs with the CitiBike bikeshare program, ultimately resulting in long-term union jobs for members of this highly vulnerable population in Brooklyn, NY.

    • Bike Library Fleet Coordinator, Shirley Chisholm State Park
      • Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

      Led day-to-day operations for this unique program, a partnership between Bike New York and the New York State Dept of Parks and Historic Preservation. The bike library lends out refurbished bicycles to kids and adults for free to ride on the gravel and off-road trails of a state park founded in 2019 in East New York, Brooklyn, on the site of a former landfill which has been converted to one of NYC’s largest parks after decades of environmental remediation. Led day-to-day operations for this unique program, a partnership between Bike New York and the New York State Dept of Parks and Historic Preservation. The bike library lends out refurbished bicycles to kids and adults for free to ride on the gravel and off-road trails of a state park founded in 2019 in East New York, Brooklyn, on the site of a former landfill which has been converted to one of NYC’s largest parks after decades of environmental remediation.

  • Los Angeles Metro Bike Share
    • Head Mechanic
      • May 2017 - Jul 2018

      Oversaw a team of bike share mechanics across LA Metro’s bike share system. Worked with the mechanics team and approximately 1500 bikes, as the program expanded from Downtown LA to 4 different cities across LA County. Managed assembly, service, and inventory. Worked as a liaison between Bicycle Transit Systems (the operator for Metro Bike Share) and Metro BikeHub, the contractor which provided mechanical staff to Metro Bike Share and managed vendor relationships with a wide variety of manufacturers and suppliers across the bike industry.

  • SoulCycle Inc.
    • United States
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Bike Fleet Operations
      • Jan 2016 - May 2017
  • Bikes and Hikes LA
    • United States
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Bike Shop Manager
      • May 2015 - May 2017
  • Zen Bikes
    • Spain
    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • Bicycle Mechanic
      • May 2010 - Nov 2014
  • NYC Velo Inc
    • United States
    • Sporting Goods Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Bicycle Mechanic
      • Feb 2007 - May 2010

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