Andrew Baker
Chief Executive Officer at Balon
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Baker is a CEO and computer scientist with eight years of hands-on experience building AI/ML architectures, cryptographic systems, and secure infrastructure across startups and confidential engagements. He founded and scaled Balon to rapid commercial traction—securing strategic enterprise partnerships and a multi-million dollar valuation milestone while focusing research on reducing hallucinations and improving model accuracy. His technical breadth spans TensorFlow/PyTorch, full-stack development in multiple languages, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle), and deep familiarity with encryption and forensics born from both academic cryptography training and DHS-affiliated coursework. Andrew has led cross-border infrastructure deals, engineered bioinformatics and geospatial analytics solutions, and repeatedly bridged R&D with business development to onboard major startup programs (Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA). Fluent in English and Japanese, he combines entrepreneurial drive with disciplined security and compliance oversight that often operates under NDAs.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science (B.S.) | Conc. In Cryptography & Software Systems, Mathematics and Computer Science | TSYS School of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science (B.S.) | Conc. In Cryptography & Software Systems, Mathematics and Computer Science | TSYS School of Computer Science at Columbus State UniversityAssociate of Science - AS, Programming, Associate of Science - AS, Programming at Southern Crescent Technical CollegeN/A, Computer Science & Engineering (6-3)(OCW), N/A, Computer Science & Engineering (6-3)(OCW) at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHigh School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at Griffin High SchoolAssociate of Science - AS, Engineering, Associate of Science - AS, Engineering at Gordon State College (official)
English, Japanese
Github Skills (38)
golang7
installer7
wine6
organizer6
game-engine6
game-development5
expansion5
go5
steambot5
linux5
forum3
proton3
steam3
stream3
vuex3
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
AndrewBakerATL/MacOSR
Sep 2019 - Jul 2020
Contributions:12 commits, 10 pushes, 3 branches in 9 months
CSAndrew/DeltaBot
Dec 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:1 release, 9 pushes, 1 tag in 7 months
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