Previous to his career as an instructional designer, Derek Brezette spent 10 years as both a secondary and post-secondary English teacher, where he worked with underserved student populations. His experiences working with these learners helped hone his instructional-design skills, crafting lessons that captured and maintained his students' interest while delivering high-quality instruction. Derek always seeks to leverage the latest emerging and available technologies to better engage and prepare his students. As an instructional designer, Derek has created web-based instructional content for online college students, commercial airline pilots, and automotive sales consultants.