Derek Chow

  • Business Development Manager
  • Burns & McDonnell

Derek Chow currently serves as the Pacific Rim Business Development Manager for Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company. Previously, he served as the director of Hawaii’s commercial ports and oversaw the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water resources development throughout the Pacific. He was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom to assist with infrastructure reconstruction in these war-torn countries. He is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Leadership Program and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Leadership Program.

Sessions

  • Logistic Challenges and Requirements for Military Buildup in the Pacific

    Derek Chow, Burns & McDonnell leads a panel of experts that will discuss US military cargo logistics through civilian logistics systems. The panel will look at the importance of civilian logistics systems and how best to optimize operations through lessons learned and improvements to processes.