Derek Thomas

Derek thomas

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location of Derek ThomasSalem, Massachusetts, United States
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Developer-Builder specializing in housing that's affordable, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and incremental development. Middle-Market Housing Advocate with a background in small business operations and management.

  • Education

    • Harvard university

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      Bachelor's degree business management and administration

      Additional Graduate Certificated in: Business Communication; Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    • Beverly high school

      1995 - 1999
  • Experience

    • U.s. coast guard

      Nov 1999 - Jan 2005
      Petty officer

      Enlisted Petty Officer with 5 years combined service at Coast Guard Station Gloucester and USCGC Moray, a Marine Protector Class Patrol Boats; USCG 47’ MLB Coxswain and K-9 Handler.

    • United states department of defense

      Feb 2005 - Nov 2006
      Contractor - k9 handler: explosive detection dog team

      Explosive Detection Dog Team working as a private security contractor on various short-term contracts with static and mobile positions throughout Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

    • 2020 companies

      Nov 2006 - Jan 2009
      Director of sales and marketing

      The sole contractor providing door-to-door B2C sales for the Verizon FiOS program upon its launch in 2005; the sales offices under my leadership attributed over $40 million in annual recurring revenue for Verizon.

    • Learlabs

      Jul 2012 - Apr 2016
      Founder & president

      LearLabs® is a U.S. Patent Pending technology platform built for vendors or exhibitors that attend trade shows or events; the WebApp enables the quick entry, storage, and transmission of business contacts and sales leads for marketing and sales teams.

    • Wicked escapes

      May 2016 - Dec 2019
      Co-founder and managing director

      Co-founder and Managing Director of Wicked Escapes, LLC. and Wicked Amusements, LLC., a full-service production company for the live-action entertainment and escape room industry. Wicked is recognized as an industry thought leader in providing gamification and content design, electronics engineering, set production, fabrication, construction, installation, and business operations in the escape room and FEC industry.

    • Incremental developers

      Jan 2020 - now
      Founder

      Incremental Developers is a design-build firm that specializes in the production of accessory dwelling units, or "ADUs". For homeowners, this means a safely built, quality rental unit that is safe, legal, cost-effective, and code compliant.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Home improvement contractor

      Commonwealth of massachusetts
      Jan 2020
    • Construction supervisor license (unrestricted)

      Commonwealth of massachusetts
      Jan 2020
    • Osha 30-hour construction

      Osha safety training institute
      Feb 2020