Derrick Bozkurt

Questioner
DISC Type : c

AI Engineer at Dallas AI

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Overview

Derrick is a Lead Site Reliability Engineer at RingCentral with extensive expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, and Python. He is also the founder of Spacer, a Proptech startup, and an AI Engineer at Dallas AI, demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial and technical drive across multiple domains. He holds an Apple Certified Mac Technician certification.

Outside of work, Derrick is deeply engaged in the Dallas-Fort Worth technology community. He is a key organizer for the "Prompt Engineers AI" group, promoting and hosting local meetups and hackathons. His interests also suggest a passion for the video game industry, following companies like Electronic Arts.

He uniquely combines his expertise in high-tech SRE and AI development with being a licensed Real Estate Specialist.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Not Easily Convinced

Systematic

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Topics They Care About

AI Community Building
Actively organizes and promotes hackathons and meetups for the "Prompt Engineers AI" community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, fostering local talent and knowledge sharing.
Proptech Innovation
As the founder of Spacer and a licensed Real Estate Specialist, he is directly involved in applying technology like AI and Kubernetes to innovate within the property sector.
Site Reliability
His lead role at RingCentral involves deep expertise in SRE principles and tools, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS, to ensure system stability and performance.

Media Appearances

Derrick has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025 - 8-2025
AI Engineer at Dallas AI
3-2023
Founder at Spacer
3-2022
Real Estate Specialist at eXp Realty
8-2014
SRE Lead at RingCentral
9-2011 - 8-2014
Apple Certified Mac Technician (ACMT) at Apple

Education

2023 - 2027
AI from Zero To Mastery Academy
2020 - 2023
Linux from Linux Academy

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Insights For Selling To Derrick

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Derrick is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Derrick

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Derrick move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Derrick take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Derrick

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