Case Studies
A selection of case studies highlighting how I approach complex product, system, and organizational challenges.
Each project reflects decisions made under real constraints, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical reality.
Selected Work

Product Strategy, Research & Delivery · Consumer Platform

Re-architected a highly complex product detail experience to support scale, variation, and long-term growth.

Aligned product, engineering, and platform partners to resolve systemic constraints and deliver a flexible foundation under real-world business and technical limits.

Product Strategy, Research & Delivery · Consumer Platform

Re-architected a highly complex product detail experience to support scale, variation, and long-term growth.

Aligned product, engineering, and platform partners to resolve systemic constraints and deliver a flexible foundation under real-world business and technical limits.

0→1 Platform Design, Strategy & Delivery · B2B Stealth Startup

Defined interaction paradigms and system architecture for a cloud-based 3D collaboration platform built from zero to one.

Partnered directly with founders and senior engineers to shape product vision, validate core concepts, and establish direction in a constrained, early-stage environment.

0→1 Platform Design, Strategy & Delivery · B2B Stealth Startup

Defined interaction paradigms and system architecture for a cloud-based 3D collaboration platform built from zero to one.

Partnered directly with founders and senior engineers to shape product vision, validate core concepts, and establish direction in a constrained, early-stage environment.

0→1 Platform Design, Strategy & Delivery · B2B Stealth Startup

Defined interaction paradigms and system architecture for a cloud-based 3D collaboration platform built from zero to one.

Partnered directly with founders and senior engineers to shape product vision, validate core concepts, and establish direction in a constrained, early-stage environment.

Internal Platforms, Research & Delivery · B2B SaaS

Led research, strategy, and delivery for a revenue-critical internal platform used by a rapidly scaling sales organization.

Translated insights from top performers and external research into guided workflows that improved speed, accuracy, and trust at scale.

Internal Platforms, Research & Delivery · B2B SaaS

Led research, strategy, and delivery for a revenue-critical internal platform used by a rapidly scaling sales organization.

Translated insights from top performers and external research into guided workflows that improved speed, accuracy, and trust at scale.

Colleague feedback
Derek excels at clarifying complex problems and making the right tradeoffs visible. He consistently aligns teams around shared understanding, allowing decisions to move forward with confidence rather than opinion.
Jason Engelbart

Product Design Leader | Ex-Amazon


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Experience Index
Beyond the featured case studies, I’ve led and contributed to a wide range of initiatives across industries, product types, and organizational models. This index highlights the breadth of problems I’ve solved and the contexts in which I’ve operated.
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