Derek Ehrman

Derek Ehrman is an accomplished engineering professional with extensive experience in the gaming industry. Currently serving as Director of Engineering at Epic Games since October 2018, Derek has held roles such as Lead Programmer and Senior Gameplay Programmer for the popular title Fortnite Battle Royale. Prior to this, Derek worked at Red Storm Entertainment from February 2011 to October 2018, where roles included Lead Engineer on The Division 2 and The Division, as well as Senior Game Systems Engineer. Notable contributions during this period include involvement in the releases of Far Cry 4 and Rocksmith 2014, and development of advanced gameplay systems for Ghost Recon Future Soldier. Earlier career experience at Atomic Games as a Core Tech Engineer included the creation of proprietary destruction technology utilizing Nvidia PhysX. Derek holds a B.S. in Game Development from Full Sail.