Nick Baker
Director Of Engineering at Continued
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Baker is a seasoned engineering leader with 16 years of experience building and managing web applications and teams, currently serving as Director of Engineering in Rio Rancho, NM. He combines hands-on full-stack development—especially in PHP/CakePHP, Java, jQuery and Linux—with proven people management, having led developer teams and major projects for a continuing education company. As founder and CEO of WebTechNick LLC he continues to ship commercial websites, provide hosting and mentoring, blending entrepreneurial instinct with operational discipline. He has deep practical experience integrating third-party platforms, exemplified by his early full-stack work on a CakePHP Facebook plugin that added login, sharing and media features. Known for moving between architecture and code, he thrives on turning stakeholder needs into maintainable, testable solutions. His long tenure across roles reflects an emphasis on reliability, developer productivity, and pragmatic problem-solving.
16 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at The University of New Mexico
Github Skills (6)
cakephp10
php10
facebook-api10
html9
javascript7
css5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
webtechnick/CakePHP-Facebook-Plugin
Feb 2010 - Oct 2014
CakePHP Facebook Plugin
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:141 commits in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Nick's initial commit introduces the core functionality of a CakePHP Facebook Plugin, including the necessary setup files and PHP code. They subsequently developed a Facebook helper, implementing features for user login, logout, and sharing content on Facebook. Further development involved creating fanbox, picture, and livestream functionality, indicating a focus on integrating Facebook features into a CakePHP application.
phpfacebook-plugincakephpfacebook
webtechnick/CakePHP-Popup-Plugin
Aug 2009 - Feb 2014
Contributions:17 commits in 4 years 6 months
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