Professional Profile

Deep expertise in specific clean technologies, coupled to a broader expertise in managing systems, energy and programmes that may be critical for business and government to meet the sustainability challenges of the 21st Century.

• Pioneer of Life Cycle Assessment (at The Open University, UK).

• High level intellectual skills and business capability: capable of understanding demanding projects & programmes, defining deliverables, managing multiple work-streams and levels, and negotiating with demanding clients (commercial, government, military, academic).

• CLIENT LIST: Lucas; Department of Energy (now in DTI); Building Research Establishment (now BRE); Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories; RPA Marketing Communication; The Open University; The United Nations University; University of Warwick; Channel 4 TV; CSO (now National Statistics); TRRL (now TRL) • AUSTRALIA: Leading Edge Pty Ltd; University of South Australia; Villis O'Brien Architects; Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service of South Australia.

• Broad professional papers, publication list and client / employer comments available to view with more technical detail at http://michael-baker.com/cv/ .

"Throughout the period of his contract he was found to be thorough, efficient, methodical, reliable and unstinting in his efforts to produce a well documented report."

M I Gidman, Building Research Establishment

"I am pleased to be able to recommend Dr. Baker's services as a consultant in systems, business & organization. Dr Baker is the most outstanding Systems Analyst I have had the opportunity and pleasure of working with through a career spanning ITT, Lucas and Bosch at senior management level with significant responsibility for systems design…"

M.J. Ross King, RPA Marketing Communications Ltd.

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PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY

• full project lifecycle for projects, usually of significant complexity: proposal / tender / presales / costing / timing; project design and methodology / procedures; planning / risk analysis / milestones; quality / revisions / schedules; testing / implementation / documentation to ISO 9001 and other standards; team leadership and mentoring; training

ENVIRONMENTAL/SUSTAINABILITY DOMAINS

• solar and wind powered electricity generation • life cycle assessment • future transport fuels • energy and transport supply and demand forecasting • national energy policy • energy scenario building • passive solar building design and construction • water management • permaculture design and practice • household energy conservation • practical sustainability

DIRECTORSHIPS

• Holistic Traders Pty Ltd - Trustee of the Golden Age Land Trust (1986-present) • Working Visions Pty Ltd - Software Development (1991-1994) • CSEM-BMP - Centre for Sustainability Management (2003 - present)

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• PhD - Energy Research (Open University 1981) • MPhil - Town & Regional Planning (Glasgow 1974) • 1^st Class Honours BSc - Civil Engineering (Glasgow 1972)

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