Michel Jean-Baptiste worked four years as an engineer for Environmental Resources Management, where he gained significant experience in environmental protection studies and the supervision of rehabilitation works in New York and surrounding areas. In 2009, Jean-Baptiste relocated to Haiti to join the family well drilling company as the technical director and has since supervised various drilling and pumping test projects throughout the country commissioned by the government, NGOs, and the private sector. During the past seven years, he’s acquired a great knowledge of the groundwater resources of Haiti and has observed various issues confronted by this sector. Jean-Baptiste holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in construction management from New York University’s Polytechnic Institute.