How old is Derek?
Derek was born on January 22nd, 1982.
You can do the math. But older than 40! He can totally buy beer as long as he brings his ID – but might not get into a club if he forgot his ID and happened to shave his mustache.
Eras:
1982 – 2000: San Diego, CA (2 decades)
2000-2010: Oakland, CA. (1 decade)
2010-current: Los Angeles, CA (1 decade)
Education
1998-2000: Art Highschool
2000-2005: Art College
2005-2013: Bands and Restaurants
2011-current: Full-time design and dev all-day every-day
Tech job type
2010-2012: Freelance web development
2012-2013: Small web design shop as dev +
2013-2014: Front-end dev at a start up
2014-2015: Consulting as a ‘designer’ (lead dev)
2015-2016: Contracting with agencies
2016-2017: Sr. Product Designer
2017-2018: Sr. Developer
2019-current: Principal at Perpetual Eduaction
2023-current: Lead Design Engineer