Derrick has over 25 years of experience in the oil & gas industry focused in failure analysis, metallurgical services, microscopy, metrology, material testing, specification writing, and third party technical surveillance of manufacturing and inspection. He earned a B.S. degree in Industrial Technology from the College of Engineering at the University of Louisiana in 2007. Derrick is a member of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing and holds several certifications for nondestructive testing techniques. Derrick is also a member of ASM International and holds certifications in Fractography and Metallurgy.