[Kate00]

On behalf of myself and my team, I would like to congratulate Derek on recieving this award. He is truly deserving.

Storytime!

Early in build season, my co-captain Michelle and I went down to visit 1114 to pick up some parts that 1114 was going to donate to us. We ended up spending several hours talking to Derek, going through possible designs, strategies and laughing a lot. Derek not only is amazing at what he does as a mentor, he also is an amazing person with a great sense of humour.

This past weekend, my team had the honour of working with Derek as a drive coach on our alliance at Waterloo. Not only is he an amazing designer, he's a brilliant drive coach, and was clear and concise with his strategy, and was an incredible motivator through everything that happened, keeping everyone focused on the positive.

Derek, congratulations. You're amazing.