As a Project Manager and Senior Industrial Engineer at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, Derek led initiatives as a strategic partner to senior VP level leaders across the park.

Identified gaps and opportunities in the morning checklist process for five major attractions drove improvements to completion at each one. All efforts drove time savings of at least 30 minutes per day (supporting labor savings). Biggest improvement was at the new Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ride where Derek’s efforts helped the team reduce opening checklist timing from 3.5 hours down to 90 minutes each day.

Supported Masterplanning efforts with the Facilities & Operations Services team as they relocated to an offsite location due to park expansion activities. Helped with strategic programming outlining space needs and layout design for critical support teams that service the park every day.

Designed and launched a new Vendor Managed Inventory program for the Custodial team to improve their replenishment and ordering process for bathroom consumable supplies across the full resort. Frequency of purchase orders dropped by 98% each year and the project also drove a capital cost avoidance of $500k.