About Me
Derek W. Beck, born April 14, 1977, in Cleveland, OH, attended Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College, Athens, OH, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics on June 12, 1999. On this same day, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Shortly thereafter, he was assigned to the Los Angeles AFB, as a 61S1D Physicist. He served first as a project manager for a key component of the Space-Based Laser (SBL), part of the Space-Based Laser Integrated Flight Experiment project office. In early 2002, after a promotion to First Lieutenant six months before, Derek began working for the Space-Based Infrared (Low) System Program Office (SBIRS-Low, now known as the Satellite Tracking and Surveillance System, or STSS). In July of 2003, Derek was promoted to Captain. In January 2004, Derek began an Educational Leave of Absence to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Systems Design and Management program, in residence. After leaving Cambridge in early February 2005, Derek was reassigned to Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH. Derek later left active duty to become a Reservist.
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