About Us

Professional Experience & Certifications

Mr. Baake earned undergraduate degrees in Environmental Geography and Geology/Geoscience. Since graduation he has gained nearly a decade of experience working for three full-service environmental consulting firms by performing a wide array of field tasks (mirroring the services listed on this website). In addition to field activities, he has also performed project management, work plan preparation, and reporting, as well as the managing of field supplies, equipment, and vehicles. Mr. Baake has worked throughout Wisconsin and northern Illinois, with occasional projects extending into Michigan, Indiana, Virginia, Nebraska, and Southern California. Project sites have involved a vast spectrum of active and inactive facilities including, but not limited to, dry cleaners, gas stations, correctional institutions, schools, manufacturing facilities, vacant land, electrical substations, and over one dozen different landfills.

Baake Field Services maintains the following industry certifications:

• 40-Hour HAZWOPER (with annual 8-hour refreshers)

• HAZWOPER Supervisor

• Smith System Safe Driver Training

• Asbestos and Lead Awareness

• ATC Unescorted Substation Access

• Digger’s Hotline ProPortal Contractor