Perry Baker

Perry Baker is an experienced engineering professional with a robust background in mechanical and electrical engineering management. Currently serving as Manager of R&D at West Pharmaceutical Services since May 2020, Baker has previously held leadership roles such as Vice President of Hardware Development at VirTra, where accountability for hardware engineering processes and achieving ISO certification was paramount. Prior to that, Baker worked as a Senior Integrated Product Team Manager at Raytheon, focusing on advanced hardware electronics packaging, and spent over two decades at Rockwell Collins in various capacities, including managing the Mechanical Advanced Packaging Design and Analysis group. Baker's career began as a Mechanical Technical Staff Engineer at ComEd, after earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.