Derek Herman is an accomplished Solutions Architect, highly skilled in technical reviews, resource management, project estimation & scoping, automation, and UI/UX. With over a decade of experience in the computer software industry, Derek has an impressive track record of successful projects completed using agile methodologies, JS, PHP, and Vagrant/Docker, and working with GCP and AWS. Derek has studied both Information Technology and Computer Programming at Oregon Institute of Technology and Portland Community College, respectively. Derek's professional career includes senior software engineer jobs at Envato and XWP, and founding Valen Designs. Currently, Derek serves as the Chief Technology Officer at XWP, a role that he took after holding the Senior Software Architect/DevOps position.