Profile

Derek Wales

Adjunct Professor

Bio

I am a West Point Graduate (Electrical Engineering/Track) and served ten years in the Army as an Engineer Officer. While on active duty I designed a laser target location module with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, served as a NATO Company Trainer in Germany, and Commanded a Basic Training Company. Since leaving the military, I have graduated from the Duke Data Science (MIDS) and the Duke Weekend Executive MBA (WEMBA) Programs. I worked as a data scientist, product manager, and solutions architect at large tech companies to startups.