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KEVIN BAKER

Manager
Birkirkara,Malta

Summary

Experienced and strategic professional with a strong background in management and administration. Over 25 years of experience in various roles, showcasing a proven ability to lead teams, manage projects, and implement organizational strategies. Adept at handling complex tasks and ensuring smooth operational workflows. Excellent communication skills, with proficiency in multiple languages and a solid foundation in business administration.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Facility Manager

Aquatic Resources Malta
06.2024 - Current

Lead a group of people, both in-house and outsourced, to return the facility to an operational state. This is achieved through programming, planning, and mentoring where necessary. While keeping to budgets and ensuring local standards are adhered to. Coordinating with relative departments to achieve these goals in an organized and timely manner.

Manager II Strategy and Change Unit

Institute of Tourism Studies
5 2023 - 06.2024
  • Distribute the strategic plan tasks between the responsible people
  • Monitor task deadlines and the achievability of the same tasks
  • Populate and implement software that accommodates and facilitates communication of progress of the strategic tasks
  • Monitor the software used by assignees and assist when necessary
  • Extract relative data from the same software to analyse the performance of the tasks
  • Affect necessary changes to the strategic plan as needed by the organisation as per the instructions given by the CEO
  • Communicate all analyses and outcomes of the strategic plan to the Chief Executive Officer

Assistant Manager

Institute of Tourism Studies
04.2022 - 05.2023
  • Executive management at ITS tasked me to implement the organisation's strategic plan for the period 2021 - 2025
  • Distribute the strategic plan tasks between the responsible people
  • Monitor task deadlines and the achievability of the same tasks
  • Populate and implement software that accommodates and facilitates communication of progress of the strategic tasks
  • Monitor the software used by assignees and assist when necessary
  • Extract relative data from the same software to analyse the performance of the tasks
  • Affect necessary changes to the strategic plan as needed by the organisation as per the instructions given by the CEO
  • Communicate all analyses and outcomes of the strategic plan to the Chief Executive Officer

Head of Secretariat

Ministry for Justice and Governance
07.2021 - 03.2022
  • Daily administrative duties such as: leave approval, purchasing approval, staff duties assignments, etc
  • (a compliment of 19 full timers, 21 subcontracted personnel)
  • Budgetary measures goals
  • Cabinet memo deadlines
  • Parliamentary Questions Deadlines
  • Daily ministry activity organisation
  • Relative board meetings attendance
  • Relative entity visits (with headships)
  • Daily ministerial problem solving
  • Liaison with the OPM, for ministry targets and directions
  • It is fair to say that over 75 reforms (or changes in laws) were affected during this period with an average of 3 laws per week

Assistant Manager

Institute of Tourism Studies
08.2015 - 07.2021
  • Procurement Head of Department (Main Stores) until September 2020 and Process Co-Ordinator until July 2021
  • Responsible for 4 people
  • Daily staff exigency duties
  • (1 Storekeeper, 2 clerks and 1 Contract Operator)
  • Daily Store logistics
  • Annual stores upkeep, such as stock takes and audits
  • Daily Procurement for the Organisation's needs, as per the procurement cycles required
  • Tender Creation
  • Tender Submissions
  • Tender approvals
  • Tender Adjudication committee
  • (Secretary)
  • Head of department meetings
  • Standard Operation Procedures creation and implementation
  • During the procurement tenure, I have contributed towards to move of the Institute of Tourism Studies from St
  • Julians' to Luqa (both in the procurement and project management vesture)
  • Also, for the last two years in this position, Main Stores concluded the annual stock takes with 0 discrepancies

Junior Executive

Solutions and Infrastructure Services Ltd.
10.2007 - 08.2015
  • Company Overview: SIS Ltd., Is a joint venture between Midi Plc
  • And Siemens Spa
  • Responsible for 45 people
  • Daily staff exigency duties
  • (4 Control Room Operators, 1 Control Room Supervisor, 8-18 Sub- Contracted Security Personnel (Depending on the day), 4 Car Park Info Point Personnel, 1 Car Park Supervisor,1 Car Park Technician, 8 BT Technicians, 8 Assistant Technicians)
  • Organisation's Credit Control
  • (Building Technologies)
  • Sales
  • (Building Technologies, Car Park, Projects)
  • Car Park Management
  • Car Park Cash Controller
  • (I was the only authorized person to handle the cash reconciliation and deposits)
  • Control Room Management
  • (Including the creation of SOPs, staff management)
  • Installation and maintenance of Building Technologies Organisation
  • Liaison on Site Projects
  • (Especially when the company was assigned as the main contractor)
  • I was involved in the design and operation of the Car Park
  • Building Technologies were vastly used throughout the MIDI project, Installation and management of Access Control, CCTV, Fire Alarm Systems, HVAC, Car Park, Building Management Systems and Concierge Services were all in SIS's remit
  • SIS Ltd., Is a joint venture between Midi Plc
  • And Siemens Spa

Technical Supervisor and Deputy to the General Manager

Ozosystem Ltd.
02.1998 - 09.2007
  • Daily Machine Maintenance
  • Daily Machine Repairs
  • Daily staff exigency duties
  • (8 personnel)
  • Deputy to the General in his absence
  • Training in new personnel

Education

MASTERS - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INSTITUTE OF TOURISM STUDIES

HIGHER DIPLOMA - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

Skills

Strong Organisational Skills

Strong Leadership Skills

Strong Communication Skill

Independent Microsoft User

Strong Computer Literacy

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 02/24/76

Activities

Being married and a father of four, time is very limited for personal leisure. Although I do enjoy upkeeping our family home, walking the dogs and occasionally enjoying the company of family and friends during social activities. Formula 1 is a highly competitive and technical sport which I do my utmost to keep up-to-date on and follow most of the activities (when possible).

Timeline

Facility Manager

Aquatic Resources Malta
06.2024 - Current

Assistant Manager

Institute of Tourism Studies
04.2022 - 05.2023

Head of Secretariat

Ministry for Justice and Governance
07.2021 - 03.2022

Assistant Manager

Institute of Tourism Studies
08.2015 - 07.2021

Junior Executive

Solutions and Infrastructure Services Ltd.
10.2007 - 08.2015

Technical Supervisor and Deputy to the General Manager

Ozosystem Ltd.
02.1998 - 09.2007

Manager II Strategy and Change Unit

Institute of Tourism Studies
5 2023 - 06.2024

MASTERS - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INSTITUTE OF TOURISM STUDIES

HIGHER DIPLOMA - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
KEVIN BAKERManager