mike baker

global program director battery energy storage

About

Mike Baker is an Associate Vice President who is currently assigned to the Beijing China Office as the Project Manager for the Central Java Project. Mr. Baker is responsible for full Profit and Loss of the project as well as all phases of project delivery for almost a $700,000,000 power plant project. The project calls for the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction of the Balance of Plant Equipment for a two unit by 1,000 MW coal fired power project being built in Java Indonesia. The project team is split among 3 B&V offices as well as the project site. His position is client facing and he zippers with senior leadership of Japanese power/utility company and a substantial Japanese trading company.

Country

united states

City

overland park

Industry

construction

Skill

construction management, contract management, construction, project planning, procurement, project control, engineering, subcontracting, contract negotiation, piping, project management, concrete, project estimation, power plants, management, epc, process scheduler, primavera p6, telecommunications, civil engineering, budgets, program management, leadership, factory, electricians, facilities management, process improvement, constructability, negotiation, software documentation, strategy, business development, forecasting, testing, manufacturing, global project management, development engineering, operational excellence, contract management and compliance, international business growth, cultural influence and intelligence, organizational transition leadership, turnaround and change management, operationalizing, negotiations, board level advisory leadership, fiscal planning and cost reduction, supplier management

Experience

career background: mechanical and civil construction

various companies

1984-1 - 2005-1 · 21 yrs 1 mo

manager constructability

black & veatch

2002-1 - 2003-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Various projects with a focus on utilizing cutting-edge technology to enhance construction project performance, curtailing costs, and enhancing the accuracy of estimates through the creation of revolutionary program tracking.

program director and program management at and t turf project

black & veatch

2013-1 - 2015-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

national construction director: at and t turf project

black & veatch

2009-1 - 2013-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

construction manager

urs/advatech

2005-1 - 2008-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Set up all construction site utilities and facilities, and established procedures to ensure project quality, financial, and progress success along with construction execution. Mandated to account for construction subcontracting planning, bidding, evaluation, negotiations, and administration. ▪ Managed, inspired, and trained field engineers and in-country procurement technical support (civil/structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation/control). ▪ Served as the liaison with Singapore professional engineer and registered architect; paired efforts with Quality Assurance/Quality Control department and the Safety Department.

associate vice president: energy project management

black & veatch

2015-1 - 2019-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Project Manager Central Java Project. Entrusted to lead a high-visibility and critical mega project with reassignment to Beijing, China. ▪ Financial planning and optimization. Held full accountability for a $700M power plant profit with full P&L responsibility, overseeing engineering, procurement, and construction. ▪ Global team leadership. Created mutual trust and respect, unifying and supporting teams in the USA, Thailand, Indonesia, and China through hands-on leadership to achieve high levels of productivity in the execution of critical projects. ▪ Negotiation and relationship management. Led procurement team in a successful negotiation that captured $40M in saving with strategic procurement buy down. In addition, increased the project revenue by $50M through negotiated change orders. Project execution delivered nearly triple the budgeted profit.

global program director battery energy storage

black & veatch

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

Global Program Director Battery Energy Storage. Responsible for developing a new business line within the Black & Veatch renewables division. Market Analysis. Lead the team to analyze the growing renewable market. Meet with potential clients to understand the direction and potential in the market. Lead analysis of competition to identify areas of opportunity and growth. Product Design and Development. Responsible for the design and development of a fully Integrated Battery Energy storage offering. Successfully entered the market within six months of commencement. Innovation. Develop innovative plant control logic that is the first to address industry concerns of plant safety. Provide higher degree of battery protection and reduced lifetime maintenance costs. Relationship and Influence. Use my existing relationships to partner with Chinese suppliers to provide exclusive value, schedule, and technology solutions.