Derek comes from a background in the Water and Wastewater markets, where he has worked with utilities and stakeholders to optimize their data usage and transform their operations through engraining technology.

He has extensive technical experience in implementing real-time control systems across various settings, from manufacturing plants to large city-wide distributed water utility networks.

Derek believes that digital technologies are essential in accelerating our firm's impact for our people and our clients. He is driven by people first, not technology first; and looks to understand how our people and processes come together to be best supported and elevated by the use of digital technologies.