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My name is Jeff. I love this world and the people that fill it. Community is at my core. I am on a journey to generate lift wherever I go. Please explore! I am excited to share a little bit about me with you. https://www.jeffderricott.com/home/passions monthly 0.5 2025-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/1616736842373-9QSF1ZDV0YPCTRDSMFOG/IMG_3433.JPG Home - Passions - LGBTQ+ Activist Growing up in as an LGBTQ+ community member in a conservative Christian environment poses some interesting challenges. I take any opportunity I can to help create space and acceptance for those that are navigating this ~*fun*~ journey! Check out a podcast I was on by clicking the link below (but only if you promise to listen at double speed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/95a98170-d327-43f1-9dd1-23691408353a/Lotoja.jpg Home - Passions - 2-Time LOTOJA Finisher Logan, UT to Jackson, WY Road cycling! I have completed the longest USA Cycling sanctioned race in the United States twice because of some incredible friends and a great support team! Some day I hope to be on the podium! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/213a7c19-30b5-4674-82bc-b9b75908bd08/Marathon.jpg Home - Passions - Marathon-er St. George, UT 2019 and Los Angeles, CA 2025(!!) Ran a 3:42 marathon in 2019 and I am hoping to beat that in LA in 2025! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/98af3887-566a-4ca0-bebd-24b9b762bfaf/Sourdough.jpg Home - Passions - Sourdough Lifelong pursuit I was a little late to the sourdough train, but I have picked up the hobby and am continually honing my skills! Special thanks to my starter, Jeremy Breadimy, without them none of this would be possible. Pictured: White Chocolate Pecan Sourdough Boule and Sourdough Bagels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/1a84d551-4c4b-43c7-9f52-74f54e0cec13/Patagonia.jpg Home - Passions - Backpacking Planet Earth Nature stores the answers to some of life’s toughest challenges. We only need to slow down and listen to learn from our wise teachers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/1616735468149-8C186UH6A0BW67BZX3QQ/IMG_1666.JPG Home - Passions - HEFY Trip Leader Lilongwe, Malawi; Suva, Fiji Led 23 youth and adults in 3 week service trip in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Lilongwe, Malawi. Mentor for 38 youth and project manager for building a rural school for one month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/1616735240438-7SH1GEIKAIONUDNX2M78/IMG_1934.JPG Home - Passions - BYU Concrete Canoe Head Captain 2016-2018 This was forever ago, but I still love these memories! Yes, concrete can float :). Ask me about it, and I guarantee you’ll walk away loving concrete too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/d88a1847-0068-4dd2-9c4d-d1f47594b8e9/KBBQ.jpg Home - Passions - Food! Everyday I love food! Trying new foods, restaurants, and recipes. Every month I try to accomplish one new food project. Most recent projects included homemade lasagna (even the ricotta), homemade croissants, homemade Korean BBQ (pictured). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/f1c67994-e9fd-45d0-9585-834abd6ccfff/Garden.jpg Home - Passions - Gardening “until we can grieve for our planet we cannot love it—grieving is a sign of spiritual health. But it is not enough to weep for our lost landscapes; we have to put our hands in the earth to make ourselves whole again. Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy.” Robin Wall Kimmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/f38b02f7-5b69-4bbc-a03a-0959acfc92db/JPTV.jpg Home - Passions - Friends and Family! Without so many wonderful people in my support group I wouldn’t be who I am today, and I am grateful for that. Pictured: My family was very involved with Japanese television in the 80’s and 90’s (lol random… I know), and this was a darling picture of us during a commercial for a brand of hot chocolate! https://www.jeffderricott.com/home/education monthly 0.5 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/1616734835662-TI6O80WGQHSCKIF25HRZ/EB.jpg Home - Education M.S. Civil Engineer Brigham Young University 2015-2019 GPA: 3.5 Emphasis: UAV Infrastructure Modeling, Hydrology, Transportation, and Urban Planning Teaching Assistant for Hydraulics, Soil Mechanics, and Fluid Mechanics https://www.jeffderricott.com/home/work-experience monthly 0.5 2021-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/e3a2193b-c486-490d-9e63-c2a099e8b736/IMG_3399.JPG Home - Work Experience - Thomas Safran & Associates Director of Operations - IT and Process Strategy Thomas Safran & Associates (TSA) is a reputable affordable housing development and management company in the Los Anageles area. With over 70 properties in Southern California and nearly 7,000 units, TSA doesn’t simply build houses, but currates homes for low income families and individuals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/1616732903740-GXLHNY1VKK4KUB50Q4HS/IMG_1794.jpg Home - Work Experience - HXP/Humanitarian Experience for Youth Sr. Director of Operations and Builder Experience HEFY is a non-profit that runs humanitarian trips in 27 countries for 4,000 youth, ages 14-19. The company mission is to ‘change lives through service’ and benefits 80,000 people annually with $15 million in revenue and less than 15% overhead expenses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60541486e933b508a4d6ca39/1616734249128-EN8ZRIN453IZHVKUVRNW/roam3.jpg Home - Work Experience - Research in Optimized Aerial Modeling Lab Head Undergraduate Researcher (Pescara, Italy) The ROAM Lab is a disaster reconnaissance research group that uses UAVs to autonomously collect optimized imagery for constructing 3D models.