Associate Urban Planner

Derrick leverages spatial thinking and system architecture to craft bespoke analytical tools for solving complex urban challenges.

Derrick has a Bachelor of Environments (Urban Design and Planning) from Melbourne University and a Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems and Science (GIS) specialising in Software Application Development. He discovered his passion in infrastructure planning and utilises his strong technical background to deliver accurate, data-driven insights that tell a compelling story. Derrick takes a lead on the geo-spatial technology realm that helps Mesh unravel urban complexities and demystifies them.

Derrick has developed Mesh’s unique interactive excel-based software system for demonstrating infrastructure planning scenarios and how they will impact on Council’s cashflow and revenue over time as well as automated infrastructure planning templates. Furthermore, Derrick has written and programmed several more geospatial algorithms and automated workflows that is designed to align with planning controls in the Planning Scheme as well as assessing the performance of Structure Plans based on the 20-minute neighbourhood hallmarks specified in the PSP Guidelines. Passionate about PlanTech, Derrick continues to push the boundaries of geospatial applications in urban planning.