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Derek Beaufrere has a comprehensive work experience in the field of software engineering. Derek started their career as an IT Intern at Boeing in 2010, where they conducted research on Semantic Web technologies. Derek then joined Boeing as an Information Technology Career Foundation Program Participant, participating in a two-year job rotation program to develop leadership and technical skills. During this program, they served as a Programmer Analyst and was responsible for designing and developing various web applications and systems using technologies such as jQuery, HTML, CSS, T-SQL, and UML.

In 2018, Derek moved to Axiom, which later became Knowable in 2019. Derek held the position of Senior Software Development Engineer, leading the development of backend REST APIs and database structures using Node.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Elasticsearch for Knowable's primary revenue-generating web application.

Currently, Derek is working at Knowable as the Manager of Software Engineering. In this role, they lead and manages the backend Software Engineering team, designs and architects complex backend features, and continues to perform their previous responsibilities.

Throughout their career, Derek has demonstrated a strong proficiency in various technologies and a keen understanding of software development principles and methodologies.

Derek Beaufrere completed their Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies from Green River College from 2004 to 2006. Derek then pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Informatics from the University of Washington between 2009 and 2011.