Christopher Baker also publishes as Christopher Hawke
Technical product, platform, and systems leader with experience building SaaS, automation workflows, AI-enabled products, web platforms, and operational infrastructure. My work brings together product thinking, technical execution, communication, and long-range ownership across real businesses and customer-facing systems, with a perspective shaped by both technology and storytelling.
How My Work Fits Together
My work sits at the intersection of product, systems, communication, and execution. Over the years, I have built and operated platforms, services, and technical workflows that help people work more effectively, communicate more clearly, and move from ideas to functioning systems.
That has taken shape through SaaS products, author services, AI-assisted experiences, automation pipelines, infrastructure, and growth-oriented digital platforms. Across all of it, the throughline has been the same: understanding what needs to happen, designing the right structure around it, and making it real in a way that holds up in practice.
I am especially strong in roles where strategy, technical implementation, operational thinking, and communication all need to come together.
Focus Areas
Product and Strategy
Product direction, offer design, roadmap thinking, feature shaping, launch planning, positioning, and user-facing structure.
Automation and Systems
n8n workflows, webhook orchestration, queue-based logic, self-hosted automation, API integrations, and operational reliability.
Web and Platform Delivery
WordPress, WooCommerce, Python/Flask, PHP, hosting, deployment, UX structure, conversion-oriented pages, and platform operations.
Infrastructure and Security
Dockerized environments, Ubuntu, Nginx/Apache, SSH, backup workflows, Cloudflare, DNS security, and pfSense-driven segmentation.
Communication and Leadership
Workshops, coaching, critique leadership, stakeholder communication, message refinement, and translating complexity into clarity.
Creative Execution
Writing, editing, storytelling, brand voice, multimedia workflows, content shaping, and audience-centered communication.
Selected Platforms and Brands
StoryFlow.social
Founder • Product and Systems Lead
Built StoryFlow.social from concept to launch as a SaaS platform designed to help authors maintain a consistent social media presence with less manual effort. I led the product vision, workflow design, automation logic, technical implementation, and operational foundation behind the platform.
- Designed workflow-driven publishing and scheduling systems
- Built automation logic and platform integrations to support content operations
- Supported hosting, reliability, and ongoing technical refinement
Community Authors
Co-Owner • Product Builder • Writing Coach
Built and supported the digital, operational, and service infrastructure behind Community Authors while also leading workshops, critique groups, and writer development. The work combined platform delivery, launch support, workflow design, communication, and long-term group leadership.
- Delivered website, security, and operational support
- Built digital offerings and service workflows
- Led weekly critique groups for over a decade and supported writers internationally
ChristopherHawke.com
Founder • Brand, Content and Platform Strategy
Created a personal platform that brings together my writing, coaching, speaking, and broader work at the intersection of storytelling, technology, and opportunity. It serves as both a public-facing brand platform and a place to connect creative identity with technical and product work in a way that feels coherent and useful.
- Developed personal brand narrative and positioning
- Supported author, speaking, and thought-leadership presence
- Connected creative work with broader product and technology themes
NewFortune.ai
Founder • AI Product Builder
Built NewFortune.ai from 0 to 1 as an AI-assisted product centered on clarity, alignment, and guided user experience. I led the concept, product structure, messaging, subscription flow design, and implementation, using it as both a real product and a practical test of how AI could support a highly structured user-facing experience without losing a sense of human meaning.
- Designed the product concept, user flow, and offer structure
- Built AI-assisted experience logic and engagement pathways
- Developed subscription and retention-oriented product architecture
Earlier Career Foundations
Unified Technologies LLC
Built and operates multiple brands spanning SaaS, author services, AI-assisted products, and platform infrastructure.
Kinsail Corporation
Programmed solutions for the IRS using proprietary Kinsail tools.
Amazon Herb Company
Owned and modernized technology systems, e-commerce tooling, promotions, email integrations, and CRM-connected experiences.
EAS / Abbott Laboratories
Managed high-traffic web properties, built applications and CMS tooling, supported infrastructure, and contributed to major platform migrations.
Kottmann, Inc. and Morris Media
Built and maintained websites, applications, graphics, and early web solutions for client and institutional use.
Technical and Operational Toolbox
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Flask, ASP.NET legacy, custom PHP
Automation
n8n, webhooks, queue logic, API orchestration, cron-driven workflows
Infrastructure
Docker, Ubuntu, Nginx, Apache, SSH, backups, server operations
Security and Networking
pfSense, segmentation, Cloudflare WAF/Rules, DNSSEC, DKIM, SPF, DMARC
AI and Media
OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, TTS/STT, podcast and audio/video workflows
Growth and Analytics
SEO, analytics, landing pages, funnels, marketing systems, campaign support
Let’s Connect
If you’re looking for someone who can combine product thinking, technical execution, communication, and practical systems-building, I’d be glad to connect.