AUSTIN, TX, December 13, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- William Derrickson has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
At the helm of WPD Associates, William Derrickson employs his skills as a respected manufacturing executive, consultant and expert witness in the national and international energy industries. He has utilized his expertise on a number of projects over the course of his career; notably, he was recently a consultant on a major nuclear energy issue in Finland. In the past, Mr. Derrickson served as a nuclear adviser to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board Directors. His role as president of WPD Associates entails full management of the company as well.
Mr. Derrickson began honing his knowledge by earning a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware in 1964. The same year, he started working as an electrical maintenance supervisor for Delmarva Power in Salisbury, Md. This was followed by positions as an instrumentation engineer for Hercules, Inc. in Wilmington, Del. and Sun Shipbuilding in Chester, Pa. Mr. Derrickson then relocated to Juno Beach, Fla., where he was a project director for Florida Power & Light Company for 14 years. He also earned a diploma from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Derrickson continued to advance in his career, serving as senior vice president of Public Service Company of New Hampshire before becoming the president of New Hampshire Yankee Electric Company. His work subsequently took him to California, where he was the president and chief operating officer of Quadrex Corporation, and then chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the same company. After moving back to Florida, Mr. Derrickson was chairman of the board and CEO of the companies QES Inc. and IBEX Engineering Services. He has been based in Austin, Texas and focused on WPD Associates since 2006.
An active member of his professional community, Mr. Derrickson is affiliated with the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Nuclear Society, the Project Management Institute, and the International Platform Association, among other organizations. He has also utilized his expertise to contribute articles to professional publications. In 1984, Mr. Derrickson was named Construction Man of the Year by the Engineering News-Record (ENR) and McGraw-Hill Publications.
Mr. Derrickson's accomplishments have been featured in the 26th through 37th editions of Who's Who in Finance and Business, the 44th through 70th editions of Who's Who in America, and the 1st through 9th editions of Who's Who in Science and Engineering. He has also appeared in multiple editions of Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in the South and Southwest.
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