Tony Baker
Chairman & Master Machinist | CNC Programming & Tooling Expert | AS9100 / ITAR | Zoho ERP Builder | Aerospace Consultant
- Role
- Chairman of the Board & Master Machinist Engineering Liaison at Baker Manufacturing, Inc
- Location
- Tacoma, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tony Baker
I’m a second-generation aerospace manufacturing leader with 40+ years of hands-on…
Experience
Chairman of the Board & Master Machinist Engineering Liaison
Jan 1986 — Present
I’ve led Baker Manufacturing since the late 1980s, helping transform my father’s manual machining shop into a CNC-driven, AS9100- and ITAR-certified aerospace manufacturer serving clients like Boeing, Blue Origin, and Project Kuiper.As a Master Machinist and Engineering Liaison, I bridge the gap between CAD and the shop floor — designing custom tooling, solving real-world tolerance issues, and mentoring the next generation. I also built our internal quoting and ERP system from scratch in Zoho Creator and currently lead our CMMC compliance initiative.Key Highlights:40+ years in CNC machining, tooling, and DFMDesigned composite layup molds, trim/assembly fixtures, and CNC fixturingDelivered flight-critical hardware for New Shepard, New Glenn, and KuiperBuilt quoting and ERP systems to streamline workflow and accuracyAdvisory board – Tacoma Advanced Manufacturing CenterMentorship through AJAC, Bates Tech, and local trades programs
Education
Green River College
Mechanical Engineering
Eastern Wyoming College
Computer Science and Mathematics
Thomas Jefferson High School
Auburn, WA
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