Mr Baitch is an internationally recognised and influential leader in the engineering profession, particularly in field of complex emerging electricity distribution technologies and technical standards. He is one of Australia's most experienced electrical power system engineers. He has made notable contributions to the development of Australia's power systems and is an internationally recognised leader in complex emerging electricity distribution technologies. He has made significant contributions to electricity system stability and efficiency and to the advancement of technologies in the fast moving domain of distributed generation. He served as National President of Engineers Australia in 2014.