Derek L.

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Director of Product Management at Dandy

Denver Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Derek is a Product Director at Dandy, building AI-driven production systems using computer vision and 3D CAD. His experience spans autonomous vehicles and AI platforms at companies like Uber and Motive. Colleagues describe him as tenacious, organized, and dependable.

He co-holds patents for networking technologies, including methods for dynamic network discovery and configuration using wireless protocols.

Personality Overview

Early Adopter

Fast But Thoughtful

Big Vision Person

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

AI in Manufacturing
His current role at Dandy focuses on integrating AI, 3D CAD, and computer vision to enable scalable, high-precision manufacturing at an enterprise scale.
Autonomous Vehicle Systems
He has extensive experience leading product for self-driving cars at Uber, autonomous yard operations at Outrider, and AI cameras for vehicle fleets at Motive.
Computer Vision Platforms
A core theme in his career, he has developed computer vision solutions for remote kitchen management, autonomous vehicles, and fleet safety systems.

Media Appearances

Derek has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Director of Product Management at Dandy
4-2024 - 10-2025
Staff Product Manager at Motive
8-2022 - 4-2024
Product Lead - AI Powered Computer Vision - Remote Kitchen Management at CloudKitchens
8-2020 - 8-2022
Product Lead - Autonomous Vehicles (Hardware, Software, Computer Vision) at Outrider
8-2019 - 9-2020
Sr. Product Manager - Self Driving Cars - Perception & Maps at Uber

Education

Business Managment from Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Education details unavailable from Avon Grove High School

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 18 Location : Denver Metropolitan Area, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Product Management at Dandy
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Derek

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Derek is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Derek

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Derek move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Derek take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Derek

Personality Compatibility


Other Dandy Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.