Michael Ross Derring Jr

My career in the construction industry taught me the value of a hard days work and also taught me how to be a leader. I have been fortunate to build some amazing houses and have had 4 houses featured in architectural digest. I also learned to be a working leader. Someone who doesn't just bark orders to my employees but is also down in the trenches with them working just as hard. 

I have always had a passion for building things with my hands. I grew up playing with Legos, K'Nex, and Erector sets. I wanted to know how things work. I routinely would disassemble and reassemble my toys, I was fascinated with anything electronic or mechanical in nature. This curiosity eventually would boil over into computers and technology. I can remember being grounded when we got our first in home computer for taking it apart the second week we owned it. My mom came home from work to the desktop opened up and the various parts (ie Motherboard, ram, hard drive, etc) on the table as I was putting it back together. I will never forget how mad my mother was. Eventually the computer got put back together but that was just the beginning of my love affair with computers and technology. 

Today this drive has led me to pursue my degree and build the life I want. I was married to my Wife and best friend in March of 2022. My wife brought with her my amazing stepdaughter who I treat like my own. We also have two dogs Rufus our lab mix (My dog of 9 years) and our new addition Frank our golden retriever. We also have a cat for my stepdaughter who she named Moonkitty.