A “family man” in every sense of the phrase, Derek begins solving problems as soon as he gets out of bed every morning (including getting his 2 and 5-year-old kids to daycare before heading into the office). His role as Interactive Developer at 36 has him wearing a variety of different hats on any given day, forcing him to adapt on the fly by learning new technologies and techniques as they materialize.

When he’s not setting up servers, structuring databases, or working on client-side interactions, Derek can most likely be found playing board games with his family or seamlessly moving around a tennis court.