James L. Baird has strong planning, organizational, and communication skills. He has successfully started up and grown new ventures within three companies. He is able to manage operating business units, create cohesive business plans and budgets, and analyze financial statements. Baird is an excellent public speaker who has taught technical classes. He is creative, skilled in team leadership, and excellent at developing client relationships.

1. JAMES L. BAIRD
14 BRIAN DANIEL COURT
REISTERSTOWN, MD 21136
(410) 833-9306
Top Ten Skills
The following is a summary of my abilities and represent my top ten skills:
• I possess planning and organizational skills. I have planned, started up, and grown new ventures for
three companies during my career. I am very adaptable and flexible which helps me implement change
within an existing culture. I have a successful track record in creating high technology businesses as an
internal entrepreneur within each company
• I have a strong ability to manage an operating business unit. I have very strong time and information
management skills. I am able to analyze a P&L statement to find areas for operational improvements. I
am proficient at controlling expenditures to within approved budgets while achieving revenue and
profits goals.
• I am able to put together cohesive business plans that include all resources required to execute the plan
and the financial data needed for approval. I have solid planning and organizational skills. I am
excellent in creating realistic budgets and accurate business forecasts.
• I am an excellent communicator. I have a wide range of communication skills. I am as comfortable
talking with CEOs, COOs, and CFOs as I am with the individuals that operate the buildings. I believe
the key to a successful operation is proportional to your ability to communicate effectively.
• I am an excellent public speaker and have taught many technical classes and seminars. I have made
many presentations speaking before large groups of engineers as well as business owners and
operators. I have written several articles for trade magazines serving the Buildings industry. I share
information and ideas with enthusiasm and like to simulate the people that I address.
• I am a very creative person. I am comfortable with technology. I have the vision to see new
applications for existing products and new products as solutions for existing problems. For York
International, I directed the creation and launch of 23 electronic energy control products and developed
a successful company-owned commercial product line.
• I am an expert in team leadership and building team spirit. I am excellent at coaching employees. I
develop rapport easily and I am good at influencing the ideas of others. While at York, I established a
company-wide task team to oversee the integration of HVAC&R products with microprocessor-based
control systems for use by all business units of the company.
• I am excellent in the development of strong client relationships. I possess a strong customer
orientation.
• I possess a strong knowledge of the aftermarket service business. I have a strong focus on the
customer and their on going operational needs.
• I am proficient in dealing with ambiguity and the unknown. I am able to see and seize opportunities. I
am able to balance risk with solid decision making skills to create solutions that produce positive
results for the company, the employee and for the customer.