Fred Baptiste
Director Of Engineering at Surefire Cyber Inc.
Mesa, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolFred Baptiste is a seasoned technology leader and Director of Engineering with over two decades of experience building backend systems, data visualizations, and scalable incident-response platforms. He blends hands-on engineering—evidenced by contributions to educational Python materials and development of automated response tooling at Arctic Wolf—with strategic leadership as founder of MathByte Academy, which has trained more than 75,000 students in Python. His career spans startups and enterprise teams from CNN and DataRobot to Rackspace, demonstrating an ability to drive efficiency and measurable business value across domains. A strong communicator and mentor, he moves fluidly between individual contributor work and leading diverse engineering teams. His academic background (PhD in Mathematics) underpins a quantitative approach to system design and learning. Based in Mesa, Arizona, he pairs deep technical chops with an educator’s instinct for clarity and scale.
10 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Mathematics, PhD Mathematics at University of StrathclydeCBC - Mount EdmundBS (Honors) Applied Mathematics, BS (Honors) Applied Mathematics at University of Pretoria
French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (8)
jupyter-notebook10
dictionary10
python10
ordereddict9
data-structures8
data-structure8
actionscript6
apache-flex6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fbaptiste/python-deepdive
Feb 2018 - Nov 2022
Python Deep Dive Course - Accompanying Materials
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 84 commits, 49 PRs in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Fred contributed to the "Extras" section of the Python Deep Dive Course, focusing on content related to Python 3.6 dictionary ordering and the `OrderedDict` class. They added new sections and content, including code examples within Jupyter notebooks. The changes included code samples and explanations of Python concepts, indicating a focus on educational materials within the repository.
pytorchpythondeep-learningmachine-learningdive
fbaptiste/python-fundamentals
Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Course materials for my Udemy Python Fundamentals course
Contributions:16 commits, 15 pushes in 3 months
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