Derek Richardson

Derek Richardson serves as an Engineering Manager at CoorsTek, Inc. since May 2021, previously holding the same title at TTM Technologies from February 2019 to 2021, where responsibilities included overseeing a team focused on the design and maintenance of products for the Aerospace and Defense market. Prior to this, Derek spent nearly a decade at International Rectifier, initially as a Senior Staff Process Development Engineer and then as Process and Manufacturing Engineering Manager, managing the production and design of high-reliability electronic components. Earlier experience includes engineering management roles at Stellar Industries Corp. and process engineering positions at Corning Lasertron and Biz2Net Corporation. Derek holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.