Derek Yau
Observer · DISC type icDerek Yau is an Environmental and Sustainability Specialist at Pacific Seafood, where he has grown from an intern to a specialist. He focuses on improving processes through sustainability, with a background in Ecology from Oregon State University and a Seafood HACCP certification. His work has directly led to significant waste and water reduction projects.
Derek is passionate about the intersection of food systems and ecosystems. He has a keen interest in learning where food comes from and how to make agricultural and food processing more sustainable for future generations, a passion that has driven his career path within a single company.
As an intern, Dereks project recommendations had the potential to save Pacific Seafood over $26, 000 annually by reducing plastic waste and water usage.
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