About me

Hi, I'm Derrick. I manage product and engineering teams to bring highly technical software ideas from napkin sketches to market disruptors by focusing on people, relationships, and communication.

My job is to bring software to market that accomplishes the goals of the business and satisfies the needs of the customer while prioritizing security, sustainability, and quantifiable success.

I've had the privilege of:

  • - Working on first-to-market products in finance, energy, cloud computing, automotive, telecom, and healthcare verticals
  • - Managing and mentoring cross-functional and international teams as large as 75 people across 4 continents
  • - Having products patented and featured at Google Cloud Next
  • - Presenting at technical conferences and trade shows

I subscribe to agile and MVP development ideologies and am a proponent of the ethical use of AI. I value diversity, strive to emulate servant leadership, and am an active voice for mental health and visual disability awareness. When not at work I'm most often found spending time with my family, making music, or still attempting to bake the perfect loaf of bread.

Soapboxes

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    Scalable & Secure Architecture

    The most useful product isn't useful if it puts your data at risk or has poor availability. Your MVP doesn't need 99.999% uptime, but your architecture should reflect beginning with that end in mind.

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    Sustainable development

    The developer experience should be a first class citizen. If the development cycle is onerous, no one will want to work on it, fewer features will ship, and morale will plummet.

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    Respect Resources

    Short load times, intuitive interfaces, bandwidth conservation, and low bloat all contribute to a positive user experience.

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    Every frame a painting

    From onboarding to subscription to cancellation, every part of the customer journey matters. User hostility is a pervasive anti-pattern and only serves to drive away customers.

Testimonials

  • Warren Thompson

    Warren Thompson, MBA, MSC

    Derrick Boudwin was the lead PM for the Wind River Studio Gallery. He took charge of building this product from its inception (greenfield) to a fully commercial, publicly available offering. This required him to work with SalesOps, Engineering, and 3P e-commerce providers (AppDirect) to integrate multiple interfaces into a single coherent E-Commerce vision across the organization. Derrick also took on the responsibility of driving a customer-focused roadmap and aligning the Gallery vision to both customers and vendors alike.

    Derrick Boudwin has exhibited exceptional product management prowess, transforming the concept of the Wind River Studio Gallery into a robust, market-ready product. His collaborative spirit and ability to synergize cross-functional team efforts have culminated in an E-Commerce solution that is not only cohesive but also innovative and customer-centric. Derrick’s product management skills and his vision for product development have set new benchmarks for excellence in execution and delivery.

  • Loren Weisman

    Loren Weisman

    A chameleon of sorts between the geek and the socialite; Derrick has some of the best engagement and communication I have seen in technical management. He has the knowledge himself but also has a keen sense and awareness of how to define, explain and problem solve.

    Under deadlines and even in dealing with interesting styles of people, Derrick is cool, calm, collected and a great bridge to keeping things on point or bringing things back under control. He is diverse in his knowledge and humble in what he knows and doesn’t know… still, at the same time, he is the guy that will find the solution and weigh through all the options first to ensure things are being repaired and made more secure over placing a band aid on a leaking dam. I stake my reputation on Derrick and I would do that for a very select few.

Resume

Education

  1. University school of the arts

    2007 — 2008

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  2. New york academy of art

    2006 — 2007

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  3. High school of art and design

    2002 — 2004

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Experience

  1. Creative director

    2015 — Present

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  2. Art director

    2013 — 2015

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  3. Web designer

    2010 — 2013

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My skills

  • Web design
    80%
  • Graphic design
    70%
  • Branding
    90%
  • WordPress
    50%

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