Derek Froese
Founder at Koala Technology
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Froese is a founder and senior IT consultant with a decade of hands-on experience designing secure networks, IT strategy, and business systems for legal, accounting, real estate, and enterprise clients. He runs Koala Technology, delivering multi-datacentre administration and efficiency-focused IT solutions—most new work arrives through unsolicited client referrals, reflecting strong trust and outcomes. Prior roles include Operations Manager and Tier III Network Engineer where he implemented documentation, SOPs, and automation that measurably reduced ticket backlogs and improved satisfaction. Derek combines deep infrastructure skills (Windows/Linux, VMware/Hyper-V, RMM, and storage systems) with practical project management and client-facing consulting. Notably, he has a track record of turning technical improvements into measurable business impact, from multi-datacentre operations to streamlining service delivery across teams. Based in Abbotsford, BC, he pairs technical depth with a knack for translating IT investments into productivity gains.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer Information Systems, Bachelor's Degree Computer Information Systems at University of the Fraser Valley
Github Skills (34)
google-play8
music8
tracer8
ping8
opnsense8
player8
connectivity8
traceroute7
laravel7
php7
creator6
documentation5
uid5
tld5
network-monitoring5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
DerekFroese/SyncroScripts
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:52 commits, 56 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
DerekFroese/PublicScripts
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
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