Rob Baker
Director, CRM And Digital Experience at University of Massachusetts
Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolRob Baker is a seasoned technology and product leader directing CRM and digital experience at the University of Massachusetts, where he builds scalable portfolios, leads strong teams, and drives measurable outcomes. With 14 years of cross-sector experience, he blends strategic vision with hands-on delivery across academia, government, and nonprofit organizations. His career spans governance and open data initiatives—from COO at Ushahidi and White House Presidential Innovation Fellow to USAID lead technologist and World Bank open data projects—delivering transparent, data-driven programs at scale. An MBA from the University of Illinois complements his technical and operational expertise, enabling effective stakeholder alignment and funding. Based in Massachusetts, he brings a global perspective from initiatives like launching an open data platform in Sierra Leone to translate ambitious ideas into auditable, scalable solutions.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Writing & Poetics, Traditional Eastern Arts, B.A., Writing & Poetics, Traditional Eastern Arts at Naropa UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Github Skills (48)
openframeworks10
generative9
vvvv9
agent8
multi-agent8
edward7
issue-tracking7
generative-art7
digital-humanities7
spaces7
gpt6
drupal-76
open-data6
portal6
google-cloud-speech6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rrbaker/makersAPI
May 2016 - Aug 2023
An API, schema, and searchable map for information about DIY spaces around the world.
Contributions:6 pushes, 7 branches in 7 years 4 months
apidiyspacesmapapi-schema
rrbaker/maker.json
Jun 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:26 commits, 28 pushes, 1 comment in 3 months
makerawarenesscollaborationstandardsdiy
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