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This episode features Derek McGladdery, president of Derex Drill Rigs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. McGladdery learned drilling from his father starting in the mid-1980s and has experience in many facets of the industry: drilling, training, sales, and rig design and manufacturing. Like many in the industry, he learned to run and mod a rig early. He traveled around the world helping clients solve drilling and fluids issues on groundwater and other vital resource projects. In the process, he saved clients and other students time, money or both.