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| Description: | CURRICULUM VITAE C/o 22 Cecily Road Mob UK: +44 07906657938 Cheylesmore Greece: +30 6946290733 Coventry, England Australia: +61 0405726832 Mike Baker e-mail: mike@mjbaker.com PERSONAL INFORMATION Status: Single Date of Birth: 20th November 1971 Nationality: British Driving Licence: Full car/motorbike I am an effective thinker, implementer and communicator at all levels. I have considerable experience in instructing, organising and negotiating with clients and other professionals in a calm and knowledgeable manner. I am committed, organised, self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision, while also thriving with-in a team environment. I have proven administrational and organisational ability supported by good interpersonal skills. I also have a multitude of interchangeable competencies and the desire and drive to succeed and progress. I use a variety of effective management techniques depending on the situation. I have a passion for sailing dinghy’s and yachts with numerous years’ experience of instructing and skippering while having gained the Dinghy Senior Instructor and YachtMaster Offshore Instructor awards. More recently I have attained my Personal Training Certificate. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY Yacht Senior: Neilson Active Holidays ( Porto Heli, Greece) April 2004 to present day (season ends Nov 2004) Managing the yacht operation for Neilson at their Active Centre in Greece. Leading 3 flotilla’s of Yachts around the Saronic Gulf in Greece, and developing a training programme for guests and staff.  Responsible for the running of the 25 yachts in resort;  managed the team of skippers, engineers, trainers and mates;  undertook a staff training programe;  overseeing the maintenance programme on the yachts;  testing for the International Certificate of competence. Yacht Deliveries and Instructing: Freelance (Sydney, Australia) Nov 2003 to April 2004 Freelance skippering/deliveries and Instructing to Yachtmaster level along the East Coast of Australia from the Great Barrier Reef down to Hobart in Tasmania. Flotilla Skipper: Neilson Active Holidays (Nidri and Porto Heli, Greece) Feb 2003 to Nov 3003 Leading a flotilla of Yachts around the Ionian sea and Saronic Gulf in Greece. Undertaking a maintenance programme on the yachts and training guests to sail and basic theory work  Took charge of all aspects of the Flotilla;  Ensure that all the yachts where in pristine condition. Yacht Instructing and Travelling: Freelance Instructor/student/traveller July 2002 to Feb 2003 Used my extensive instructing and yachting experience to gain my Yachtmaster Offshore Instructor Certificate. I also undertook a Personal Training certificate as well as taking time out to travel around Australia and mountain bike around the South Island of New Zealand. Property Developer Dec 2001 to July 2002 Self-employed renovating a house and flat within the London Area, undertaking all of the work myself, giving me chance to learn a multitude of new skills. Technical Account Manager: Matinee Sound and Vision – Multi Media Agency July 2001 – Dec 2001 Project managed the technical services department to review and take to market a new version of the in house Content Management System.  Enhanced the product offering to suit clients needs;  developed a marketing plan for a new technical product offering;  order values were within the region of £15,000 to £500,000. Business Development Manager: Red Banner Limited – e-business integration January 2001 – July 2001 Gained new accounts and maintained existing clients focusing on niche industry sectors. Experience and achievements included.  Developing strong relationships at board room level with current portfolio to encourage strategic development;  devising unique specifications for each client’s needs;  undertaking complete sales cycle from cold call to order delivery and post sales support;  order values in the region of £30,000 to £1m for a whole project. Regional Sales Manager: Systems Union Group plc –Web Site Design and E-commerce Solutions January 1998 – January 2001  Held responsibility for the Management and P&L of the Midlands Region;  key influencer for Systems Union Sales and Marketing Strategy. Senior Social Worker, Leicestershire County Council March 1995 – January 1998  Managed and developed a team of 20 personnel;  Led young people on outdoor pursuits courses;  communicated with professionals at all levels. Outdoor Pursuits Manager, Llangollen Outdoor Pursuits Centre: March 1991 – March 1995 Outdoor Centre specialising in Kayaking, Climbing and Sailing (Wayfarers, Toppers, Picos and various Lasers). Activities also ran included mountain biking, archery, paragliding, orienteering, caving, white water rafting and mountain leadership.  Managed and trained a team of 15-25 instructors;  instructed on multi-activity and specialist certificate courses;  led specialised courses for children and adults;  introduced new contacts to the centre and account managed client base;  undertook a winter maintenance programme for all the land and water based equipment. EDUCATION AND TRAINING Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School GCSE English, Maths, Design, Physics, Chemistry, French, German, History. Diploma in Sports Fitness and Nutrition Diploma in Advanced Computer Aided Design BCU Advanced Proficiency Corps of Canoe Lifeguards Safety and Rescue Award BCU Kayak Senior Instructor (White Water and Sea) WCA WhiteWater Raft Guide RYA Powerboat Level 2 and Advanced Level 4 (Fleet Rescue) Tidal RYA Dinghy Senior Instructor (Tidal) RYA First Aid, Sea Survival, Diesel maintenance AYF YachtMaster Offshore Instructor (commercially endorsed) VHF/HF radio licenses Professional Development Award in Outdoor Activities Fitness Institute of Australia certified Personal Trainer (Part III) Local Cave Leader (North Wales and Derbyshire. UK) MLTB Mountain Leader INTERESTS  Mountain Biking and Motorbikes  Generally keeping fit  Computers, Internet, Mobile communications  Sailing, Yachting  Climbing, Kayaking and other outdoor pursuits REFERENCES Available from:  Systems Union Group plc (UK and Australia)  Neilson Active Holidays (UK and Greece)  ClubSail (Australia) |
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