Ryan Baker

Ryan Baker is the CEO and Founder of Arch Aerial LLC, a commercial drone-as-a-service company he established in August 2012.2 Based in Houston, Texas, Arch Aerial specializes in providing enterprise end-to-end managed solutions for the energy and construction industries.3

Professional Background

Ryan Baker founded Arch Aerial after returning from a field season at the Poggio Civitate Archaeological Project in 2012.3 The company's name reflects its origins, with "Arch" representing archaeology and "Aerial" signifying the aerial perspective provided by drones.3

Under Baker's leadership, Arch Aerial has grown to offer:

• Enterprise UAS service programs for Fortune 100 corporations
• National scale operations with full-time employee pilots
• Data processing, analytics, and application-specific reporting
• Secure data storage solutions

Expertise and Recognition

Baker is recognized as an industry expert in the field of commercial drone services:

• Featured panelist at SXSW in 2014 and 20152
• Cited as an expert in publications such as Wired and Popular Science1

Education

Ryan Baker holds a Bachelor of Arts in Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology from The University of Texas at Austin, which he attended from 2009 to 2013.2

Company Focus

Since 2017, Arch Aerial has focused primarily on serving two key industries:

1. Oil and Gas: Providing aerial patrols, pipeline and facility mapping, videography, and methane detection services.3
2. Construction: Offering aerial photography, videography, mapping, and 3D modeling throughout project lifecycles.3

Through his work at Arch Aerial, Ryan Baker collaborates with industry leaders and government officials to transform asset monitoring practices for executives, operations managers, and facilities managers.1