Back when Derrick was the big man on campus, one of the big names in academic circles was Haley & Aldrich. Derrick’s professors told him about the firm’s good reputation in geotechnical engineering and their work on high-profile, challenging projects.
Looking back, Derrick values his professors’ recommendations. And his work with Haley & Aldrich has taken him to another college campus located in Baltimore, Maryland where he was involved with the redevelopment of a 50-acre site with three closed landfills to create a new, state-of-the-art athletic facility for Loyola College. He was responsible for evaluating the history of filling activities at each of the landfills, assisting with design of the structures, and managing the construction-phase aspects of the project. Important elements of the design included the use of deep dynamic ground improvement, construction of five reinforced steep slopes ranging in height from 20 to 95 feet, and the implementation of a landfill gas collection system.
Challenging work has also meant helping build a structurally sound environment to keep the world moving right along. For the I-95/Route 1 Interchange, part of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement project in Virginia, Derrick managed the geotechnical investigation and subsurface exploration program, designed protection of existing structures and utilities, and implemented ground improvement techniques to stabilize the foundation soils.
Derrick received his B.S. in Civil Engineering, his M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering and his M.B.A. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
