MATT BAKER
I have touched many sides of industry and have served on many programs and risk reduction efforts.
Additionally – I have been able to gain valuable experience with Environmental processes and regulations. My
running theme – is an enjoyment for developing systems and processes to gain greater efficiency and support
the overall operation and business plan. I have put together several safety programs and customized training
programs for various types of manufacturing and industrial work. I am an engineer at heart – and enjoy
quantifying value and running projections that validate value to the customer and then implementing those
solutions in the organization through an entire team.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
PM – Various National Catastrophe Clean-up and Emergency Response Teams Feb 2012 – Present
Nationwide
Working for various National Catastrophe Response Teams with National coverage and Customers with locations around the U.S.
Have responded to a variety of Hurricanes, Tornado’s, Floods and Fires. Sup ported various customers with environmental incidents
across the U.S.
Set up Quality Assurance programs and reporting programs to comply with State, Federal and Industry protocols and regulations .
Developed relationships Nation-wide to support various clients and customize a response plan for them.
Served as Env Health and Safety Rep for InStar – West Coast operations.
Have taught numerous classes on Environmental Compliance for Technician Training and Customer Awareness.
General Manager, TCI – Michelin North America May 2011 – Feb 2012
Irvine, Ca
Facility Manager overseeing new facility set up and new market opening in Southern California.
Was selected to run Six Sigma project aimed at waste reduction and national recyclin g program.
Safety Management and Training program set up and coordinated with home office for compliance and documentation.
Inventory Management, HR, Budget and Forecasting.
Feb 07 –May 2011
GM/Quality Control - K2 Environmental Inc.
Santa Rosa, Ca
Multi-Faceted Role at an Environmental Construction Company. 45 Employees.
Started new Environmental programs aimed at Industrial an d Commercial opportunities.
Day to Day Budget Control and Reporting directly to Stakeholders .
Generates New Accounts with Government Contracts, Insurance Companies, and Other Major Sectors – that currently have state and
federal funding.
Customer Support Representative. (Single Face to the Customer covering Warranty, Delivery, Service, Billing, Contractual Issues)
Actively does research to locate state and federal money trends and solicits bids through posted processes.
Actively manages and develops sales plan to target new customers with various product awareness campaigns and incentives.
Took $3.5M Account to $4.5M during Recession by targeting Niche Markets who have funding during the Recession.
Wrote Detailed Environmental Safety program and softwa re tracking program customized to streamline operations and make critical
information available to all departments.
Robust Training program and health monitoring of employees for EPA, OSHA, and State compliance programs.
Aug 06 – Feb 07
Production Supervisor, Hayes-Lemmerz International
Akron, Ohio
Supervised main shift (150 Union Employees) Developing and Producing Steel Products.
Inventory Control and Contracting Assistance.
Daily, determined critical path and actively managed operational risk and implemented Lean Six Sigma projects.
Logistics oversight, safety programs, and various Environmental program oversight.
Operations Manager, Property Investment/Development Company Aug 05-Aug 06
Dayton, Ohio
Ran full time team to renovate and remediate run-down properties and resell and or manage these properties. Residential and
Commercial. Built a 40 property portfolio and ran a full service property management company. With the economic downturn – listed
all property for sale and liquidated all assets.
Dec 02 – Aug 05
USAF, Acquisition Manager
Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), Dayton, Ohio
Advanced Infrared Decoy, Program Manager. Budget: $30M program, multi-functional team of over 30 contractors. Risk Reduction
Programs, On-sight testing, and customer orientation briefings. Executed $75M in Foreign Military Sales. Briefed and wr ote extensively
to other military branches, General Officers, and Senior AF Leadership/Congress.
Aircraft Advanced Targeting Pods, Program Manager: Led Joint 40-person unit for development, acquisition, and sustainment of
product to multiple end-users. Fulfilled urgent & compelling wartime needs in support of combat troops in Iraq/Afghanistan .
Managed major contract valued at ~$1B for 5 Major Government End-Users
Towed Decoy Flight Testing, Program Manager : Test and Evaluation, Contracting Responsibility - Worked Directly with the
customer from concept design to field use. Coordinated joint program to ensure customer satisfaction across services.
USAF, Pilot Training May 2000-Dec 02
NAS Pensacola, NAS Corpus Christi
Student Pilot. Several Hundred Hours in both Single and Multi -Engine Turbo Prop’s. USAF Officer – training with USN. T-34, T-44.
Student Pool Support to Director. At both assignments, was selected to assist the head of personnel to support in the management of
over 100 flight school students. All HR, training, and monitoring was tracked and daily production reports generated.
EDUCATION:
BS Legal Studies 2000
BS General Engr 2000
United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Co
MBA 2003
Touro University, Cypress CA.
OTHER CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING:
Six Sigma Black Belt – and Lean Six Sigma
SAP, Quickbooks, Fluent in All Microsoft Office Programs
Multiple Construction Estimating Programs
DAU – Various Government Defense Acquisition Courses.