Derrick Crandell

Officially in charge of keeping BKF’s computer infrastructure running like a well-oiled machine, Derrick originally started at the firm back in 1990, after being hired as a drafting technician for the San Jose office. Fast forward to five years later when the company’s IT manager position became available, and Derrick was asked to transition into that role.

He was interested, and although he found himself alone and with half an office filled with broken equipment and boxes of software that would take months to go through, he assessed what needed to be done and started hiring staff to help. He eventually built the IT department into a group of diverse team members, all of whom are cross-trained to help the BKF staff with any and all requests.

One thing Derrick really appreciates about BKF is that “you’re given a lot of rope; you can use it to an advantage or hang with it.