2009–2012Archived
Seven Update
Creator & maintainer
An open-source update platform for Windows — automatic update notification and installation for any app, with an SDK for publishers.
- C#
- .NET
- WPF
- Windows
Founder of R5 Industries · IT for small local businesses
Hi, I'm Robert.
Technical leader and architect who refactors software — and teams — to scale.
I'm a technical leader with a long history in software across private and public sectors — from startups and top marketing agencies to enterprises, retail chains, and county government. I've worked full stack across the entire SDLC, from planning to production, and scaled code and infrastructure from tens to millions of concurrent users. Today I run R5 Industries, the IT department for small local businesses — building their web presence, setting up the right business software, and keeping the tech running so owners can focus on their trade.
Phoenix, AZ
- Years building software
- 15+
- Concurrent users scaled to
- 1M+
- Of Product Engineering
- VP
Selected work
Featured projects
2026Active
robertbaker.dev
Design & engineering
This site: a static-first Astro 7 portfolio and blog deployed to Cloudflare Workers, with Pagefind search, strict CSP, and Playwright tests.
- Astro
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Cloudflare
2024–2026Active
OrcaSlicer printer profiles
Contributor
Upstream contributions to OrcaSlicer, the open-source G-code generator — new printer profiles and fixes for Anker and Anycubic machines.
- C++
- 3D Printing
- Open Source
- JSON
Toolbox
Tech I've built with
Full stack across the SDLC — from cloud architecture and APIs to web, desktop, and mobile apps. The most in-demand come first; highlighted are my daily drivers.
- TypeScript
- Rust
- Python
- C#
- React
- Next.js
- Angular
- Astro
- Cloudflare
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- Claude / Anthropic API
- OpenAI API
- MCP (Model Context Protocol)
- Flutter
- Swift
- Electron
- PostgreSQL
- Redis / Valkey
- SQL Server
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Docker Compose
- .NET
- ASP.NET Core
- Entity Framework
- REST / OpenAPI
- GraphQL
- OAuth 2.0 / OIDC
- OWASP Top 10
- Content Security Policy
- Snyk
- GitHub Actions
- Git
- GitHub
- Playwright
- Vitest
- Jest
- ESLint
- Prettier
- Biome
- Datadog
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Node.js
- Bun
- Cloudflare Workers
- Tailwind CSS
- shadcn/ui
- HTML
- Vite
- pnpm
- npm
- VS Code
- Visual Studio
- Rider
- Linux
- Ubuntu
- macOS
- Google Analytics
- Google Ads
- Search Console
- Stripe
- Microsoft 365
- Salesforce
- Klipper
- OrcaSlicer (contributor)
- Fluidd
- Home Assistant
- Raspberry Pi
- +177 more
Let's build something.
Need an architect, a technical leader, or a tech partner for your small business? I'd love to hear from you.