Derek McBurney

About the author

Derek is a 25 year old web developer, born in Sarnia, Ontario but transplanted to Calgary at the ripe old age of 6. He currently works at the University of Calgary as a web integration analyst (don't ask him what that means - he doesn't know either).

On the side, Derek tries his hand at freelance web development, as well as playing around with many web projects that never see the light of day. He's had lots of website ideas bounce around in his head but ultimately they gruesomely die, however, Derek has high hopes that CalgaryUrbanite won't be next in a long line of failures. CalgaryUrbanite is a website to make a difference, however small, instead of a website to make money. Derek wishes more people would live their life focusing on the former and not the latter.

Outside of his geeky endeavours, he loves to play sports (albeit rarely succeed at them), watch sports (now that he can succeed at!), be somewhat socially active, listen to music, read books, and attempt to cook.

Derek also finds it awkward to write in third person.

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Derek McBurney's posts

The World's Largest Ponzi Scheme - September 23rd, 2009, 4 commentsGreen Peace and the Oil Sands: Together At Last - September 19th, 2009, 5 commentsCrossIron Mills: A Fairy Tale - September 9th, 2009, 6 commentsSave the Beat Niq - September 4th, 2009, 1 commentPeace Bridge Conflict - August 21st, 2009, 6 commentsBow River Flow - August 17th, 2009Green Drinks: Celebrate good times! - May 19th, 2009, 2 commentsThe Memorial Drive Pedestrian Plan - April 24th, 2009, 2 commentsPoliticians let me down again - April 13th, 2009, 4 commentsThis just in: Calgary has no culture - April 7th, 2009, 1 comment

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