Joint Programme Director for Sustainability Management Educational Institution with Marketing responsibilities
Oxford, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Joint Programme Director at Centre for Sustainability and Environmental Management
- Past
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- Project Manager and Software Consultant at Adacel Technologies
- Team Leader/Software Engineer at GEC Marconi Systems
- Independent Consultant (Sole Proprietorship)
- Independent Consultant (Sole Proprietorship)
- Managing Director at Working Visions
- Analyst Programmer at The Open University
- Graduate Engineer at Crouch and Hogg
- Education
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- The Open University
- The University of Glasgow
- The University of Glasgow
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Michael Baker’s Summary
I'm a polymath. I have many and varied professional interests. These include Joint Programme Director with the Centre for Sustainability and Environmental Management where I also teach a courses on Life Cycle Assessment, Disaster Management & Preparedness, Management of Oil & Gas Exploration, and Energy Policy and Management in Business and manage the Centre's website. I have previous experience as a software engineer and project manager.
I am currently available for short term consultancy and advisory roles on Environmental Sustainability projects.
Michael Baker’s Specialties:
Environmental Sustainability, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Consultancy, Teaching, Project Management, Management Systems, Energy Research, Civil Engineering, Town Planning
Michael Baker’s Experience
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Joint Programme Director
Centre for Sustainability and Environmental Management
(Renewables & Environment industry)
2002 — Present (7 years)
Board member, annual business planning and strategic project management.
Administrative management and marketing of the CSEM postgraduate training programme and the CSEM seminar training programme.
Course Director and teaching Life Cycle Assessment, Disaster Management & Preparedness, Management of Oil & Gas Exploration, and Energy Policy and Management in Business.
Webmaster for the CSEM website. -
Project Manager and Software Consultant
Adacel Technologies
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; ASX:ADA; Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years)
Project manager and project architect on a number of advanced software developments, usually based at customer site. Took a senior role in terms of business relationships (client contact/marketing), project methodology (workstreams/quality/review/documentation); also part of several tender responses as the Bid Team Manager.
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Team Leader/Software Engineer
GEC Marconi Systems
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years)
Worked on Australian projects, mainly advanced avionics and defence communications systems related, frequently devising prototypes and modelling. Complex simulation/modelling applications and test equipment.
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Independent Consultant
Sole Proprietorship
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Renewables & Environment industry)
1985 — 1994 (9 years)
Environmental and Sustainability adviser to small community intent on developing and environmentally self-sufficient / sustainable lifestyle, liaison with local and state authorities on planning issues, design and construction of passive solar homes, design and construction of water reticulation systems, permaculture design and implementation, revegitation, continuation of projects started at the Open University
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Independent Consultant
Sole Proprietorship
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
1985 — 1994 (9 years)
Analysing, porting or developing tools and software environments from scratch; these included: text editors; data coding and handling applications; front end GUIs; large record and billing systems; hypertext help systems. Continuation of projects started at the Open University
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Managing Director
Working Visions
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
1991 — 1994 (3 years)
Working Visions developed an MS-DOS object oriented graphical user interface (pre Windows) for simulation software. Added a hypertext help system with inline editing features.
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Analyst Programmer
The Open University
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
1981 — 1984 (3 years)
Technology support “guru”, advising academics, Department of Energy and Channel 4; developed home energy advice and national energy scenario modelling systems.
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Graduate Engineer
Crouch and Hogg
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
1974 — 1975 (1 year)
Part of the design team for a revolutionary 240m span box girder bridge; developed structural analysis software.
Michael Baker’s Education
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The Open University
PhD , Energy Research , 1975 — 1980
Thesis titled "Problems in Long-Term Forecasting and Planning, with reference to Transport and Energy". A copy of this thesis is online at http://www.michael-baker.com/thesis/
- Activities and Societies:
- Open University Students Association - Constitutional Committee Convenor
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The University of Glasgow
MPhil , Town and Regional Planning , 1972 — 1974
Dissertation on "Equity in Transport Planning". This dissertation is available at http://www.michael-baker.com/dissertation/
- Activities and Societies:
- Glasgow University Ski Club, Glasgow University Union, Scottish Country Dance Club, Postgraduate Club, Student Social Action - Chair
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The University of Glasgow
BSc , Civil Engineering , 1968 — 1972
Graduated with first class honours.
- Activities and Societies:
- Glasgow University Ski Club, Glasgow University Union, Scottish Country Dance Club, Film Society, Glasgow Students Charities Appeal - Secretary
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Michael Baker’s Interests:
management training, sustainability, environment, renewable energy, skiing, sailing, dancing
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