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I'm Dillon Baird
Attempting To Make The World A Better Place, One Line Of Code At A Time
Passionate Software Engineer, UI/UX Engineer, Systems Architect, Graphic Designer, Security Researcher, and Consultant. 20+ years of experience. Adept in all stages of advanced software development and effective design.
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Full-Stack Development
Agile Project Management
UI/UX Design / Design Systems
DevOps / CI/CD / Monitoring
Data Analysis & Visualization
Mobile Application Development
Technical Writing & Documentation
Infrastructure / Network Administration
Cybersecurity / Penetration Testing
Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
Web3 / Decentralized Applications
ADA / Section 508 Compliance
Blockchain / Cryptocurrency
Production Software Support
Leadership / Management
AI / Machine Learning
Regulatory Compliance
Product Development
Interests
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Machine Learning
RF Engineering
/Oceanography
/Bathymetry
Electrical Engineering
/PCB Design
Mechanical Engineering
/CAD Design
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Virtual Reality
Blockchain
/Cryptocurrency
Telephony
/VOIP
/Legacy
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Management
Systems Architecture
Renewable Energy Technologies
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Water Sports
Work Experience
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Jun 2024 - Present
Principal Engineer / Co-Founder
Balnce AI
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Apr 2023 - Present
Contractor / Consultant / Owner
Dillon Baird Consulting
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- ESP Personnel
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- Sansay Telecom
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Feb 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year, 2 months)
Lead Software Engineer
Inbrace (Swift Healthcare Systems)
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Jun 2017 - Dec 2021 (4 years, 6 months)
Sr. Software Engineer, VP
LightStream (Suntrust Bank/Truist Financial)
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Nov 2015 - Jun 2017 (1 year, 7 months)
Director of Systems & Support
Keco Pump & Equipment
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Apr 2013 - Nov 2015 (2 years, 7 months)
UI/UX Specialist
Holonis
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Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 (1 year)
Software Engineer
MarineSync
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Mar 2011 - Apr 2012 (1 year, 1 month)
Software Engineer / 3D Motion Artist
Skomar / Readylink
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Feb 2008 - Mar 2011 (3 years, 1 month)
Production Manager / Lighting Designer
Props Productions
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Mar 2005 - Oct 2010 (5 years, 7 months)
Network Administrator / Systems Architect / Help Desk
Miracle Springs
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Aug 2004 - Mar 2005 (1 year, 4 months)
Network Administrator / Computer Instructor
Boys & Girls Club of Desert Hot Springs
Tech Stack
Languages
Web Development
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
Back-end
Node, PHP, Python, Rust, GO, C# .NET, ASP.NET, Swift, Obj-C
Scripting
Bash, Batch Script, PowerShell (Pwsh), VB
Frameworks
JavaScript
React, Vue, Angular, AngularJS, Web Components, LIT, Next.js, Nuxt
Mobile/Hybrid
React Native, Ionic, Cordova, Capacitor, PhoneGap
3D/WebGL
Three.js, ARKit, WebXR
Serverless
AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions, CF Workers
Testing Automation
Selenium, Jest, NUnit, Karma, Jasmine, Puppeteer
Databases
Relational
MSSQL/Azure SQL, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SAP HANA, RQLite
NoSQL
MongoDB, InfluxDB, Redis, Memcached, DynamoDB, Cassandra
Graph
Neo4j, Memgraph, AGE
Decentralized
ThreadDB, OrbitDB, GunDB
DevOps / SysAdmin
Virtualization / Containerization
VMWare ESXi, QEMU, XenServer, Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, K3s
Continuous Integration / Deployment
TeamCity, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Buddy, Octopus, Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Heroku CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps
Monitoring Tools
Splunk, DataDog, Prometheus, Dynatrace, New Relic, SigNoz, OTEL, Grafana
Scripted Infrustructure
Ansible, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Docker Compose
Miscellaneous Tools
Project Management
Jira, Azure DevOps (TFS), YouTrack, Basecamp, Trello, Zoho Projects, Asana