Derin Basden
Head Of Operations
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolDerin Basden is a seasoned technology and operations executive with 11 years of experience leading large-scale digital product launches and teams for Fortune 500 media and consumer brands. He has driven global streaming and consumer-health programs—helping launch Disney+ to 50 million subscribers in five months and leading delivery for Peacock, Sky NOW, SkyShowtime and Showmax—combining product, platform, and UX leadership to boost engagement and revenue. Skilled at scaling organizations, Derin has built teams from small startups to 350+ member programs, overseeing PMOs, cloud-backed AI platforms, connected devices, and e-commerce ecosystems. He blends strategic business operations with hands-on delivery excellence across marketing, personalization, commerce, and experimentation. Based in Amsterdam, he now applies that expertise to mission-driven operations at Tilt Parenting, while moonlighting as a longtime Minecraft modder and creator of popular mods like Inventory Pets and Animania—an unexpected signal of his tinkerer’s curiosity and product-first instincts.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Bachelor of Arts - BA at University of California, BerkeleyDeep Springs CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Github Skills (42)
minecraft10
minecraft-forge10
utility-mod9
forge9
localization9
fabric9
computercraft8
java8
gradle8
friend7
temperature6
compatibility6
spigot6
orbit5
planet5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
capnkirok/animania
Feb 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:45 commits, 22 PRs, 44 pushes in 1 year
capnkirok/animaniamod
May 2017 - Jun 2021
Animania Mod
Contributions:304 commits, 10 PRs, 51 pushes in 4 years 1 month
mod
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