“To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.” Steve Prefontaine
Derek brings this perspective to work every day: “What can I do to help myself, SMS and my clients succeed today?” That vision drives Derek to give his best each day to ensure success. As account manager, Derek facilitates a project from beginning to end, communicating regularly with clients along the way. He looks forward to coming to work because each day presents new challenges. Derek plays a key role in meeting those challenges. He ensures that every stakeholder involved in a project is on the same page and headed in the same direction - and sometimes, that’s quite a challenge, particularly when a project has so many diverging details and stakeholders.
In college, ranked as one of the top 20 college swimmers nationally; biggest hobby: watching and going to sporting events.
