After almost two decades in the consulting engineering industry, Derek joined TEAL in 2022 and now leads the mechanical construction team across all offices. Through his leadership, Derek has cultivated the team responsible for taking chilled water projects from design and engineering, through construction, and into successful startups. No one is more “at home” dreaming up and bringing to life an innovative and highly efficient central plant, than our man, Derek.
Throughout his career, Derek has worn many hats and served across multiple roles from a young draftsman and designer . . . to a project manager and later, practice director. Derek’s journey has spanned a multitude of industries and vertical markets and has showcased the launch of successful engineering projects coast to coast, from Hawaii to Puerto Rico. He is also a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran with multiple deployments overseas and a commendation for Superior Performance of Duty.
In the summer, you’ll most likely find Derek solving problems on a blazing-hot building roof or collaborating deep in the depths of a facility’s central utility plant. But come fall, you might find his out-of-office on while he enjoys the outdoors with the most important people in his life . . . his wife and children.
