Ian Baker

Ian Baker has a solid background in IT and product coordination. Ian is currently employed at Virtasant as a Product Delivery Lead and has been with the company since October 2022. Prior to this, Ian worked at Lone Rogue Productions as a Lead Developer and Director starting in October 2019. From August 2017 to September 2020, they worked at Schauenburg Systems as a Mimacs Product Coordinator and Jira Administrator. Ian also held the position of IT Support Coordinator and System Analyst/Product Tester at Schauenburg Systems, where they were responsible for managing support tasks, analyzing and reporting software faults, and improving quality processes. Prior to their time at Schauenburg Systems, Ian worked at Incredible Connection as an IT Technician from August 2006 to July 2008. Overall, Ian has extensive experience in IT support, system analysis, and product coordination.

Ian Baker received a diploma in PC Engineering from Damelin in 2006. Prior to that, they attended Hoërskool Rustenburg from 2000 to 2005, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for that period. Additionally, Ian Baker obtained multiple certifications, including Unity Essentials Pathway from Unity in April 2023, The Ultimate Guide to 2D Mobile Game Development with Unity from Udemy: Online Courses in May 2022, and AWS Partner: Cloud Economics Accreditation from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in April 2021. Other certifications include Spine PRO: A complete 2D Character Animation Guide from Udemy, Developing Executive Presence from LinkedIn, C# Programming from Incus Data (Pty) Ltd, Stress Management from Kwelanga Training (Pty) Ltd, Object-Orientated Analysis & Design using UML from Incus Data (Pty) Ltd, Project Management Fundamentals from Kwelanga Training (Pty) Ltd, Finance for Non-Financial Managers from Kwelanga Training (Pty) Ltd, Microsoft Technology Associate: Database Fundamentals (MTA) from Microsoft, Effective Leadership from Deon van Loggerenberg & Associates, Train the Trainer from Learnfast Training Solutions, Supervisory Development Program from Deon von Loggerenberg and Associates, Dealing with Discipline from Deon van Loggerenberg and Associates, Mimacs II Certificate Competence from Schauenburg Systems, Occupational Health and Safety Awareness Training from Business Risk Solutions, and GDI Sentinel - Certificate Competence from Schauenburg Systems. Ian Baker also obtained a PC Engineering certificate from Damelin in April 2007.