Rick Baker
Senior Software Engineer at Veracity Engineering
Warrenton, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRick Baker is a senior software engineering leader with over two decades of experience delivering complex systems across defense, aerospace, education, and Fortune 500 environments. Currently a Senior Software Engineer at Veracity Engineering and formerly Director of Software Engineering at Ferris State University, he combines hands-on development with strategic optimization of databases and enterprise systems. Certified by IBM, Stanford, Google, Microsoft, and Vanderbilt, he has a particular focus on AI, machine learning, and neural networks and a proven ability to rapidly master new technologies. An educator at heart, he has developed 20+ online courses and STEM programs, translating deep technical concepts into practical learning. Based in Warrenton, VA, Rick is known for decoding signal from noise—bringing clarity to complex engineering problems through cross-functional collaboration and pragmatic innovation.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical Engineering and Software Engineering, Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical Engineering and Software Engineering at Grand Valley State University
Github Skills (159)
pty10
xterm10
vue-devtools10
kubernetes10
tty10
console10
go10
packager10
electron-packager10
docker10
boilerplate10
javascript9
monitoring9
mongoose9
mesos9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ricktbaker/docker-circleci-ecr-ecs
Aug 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:31 commits, 1 PR, 24 pushes in 6 months
deployingecsecrdockernodejs
ricktbaker/beanstalk-nginx-php-fpm
Sep 2017 - Jul 2018
How to replace apache with nginx and php-fpm on AWS beanstalk
Contributions:14 commits, 6 PRs, 13 pushes in 9 months
nginxaws-beanstalkphpphp-fpmapache
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