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