Derek Arends

Derek has been building software for over 15 years, and what gets him excited is making AI useful for businesses: working systems that save time, automate boring tasks, and help small businesses compete with much larger ones.

He's built everything from AI chat systems that answer customer questions to automation tools that handle repetitive work so business owners can focus on what they do best. Derek has worked with Azure OpenAI, built document search systems that understand context, and created custom software that grows with businesses.

What Derek brings to Carpathian is a practical approach to AI. He's not interested in building something cool just because it's technically possible. He wants to understand what is slowing clients down or costing them time, then figure out if AI can solve it in a way that makes business sense.

Derek spends his free time experimenting with the latest AI tools and building prototypes, but when he's working with clients, it's all about results. Can this save hours every week? Will it hold up in production? Is it worth the investment? Those are the questions that matter, and Derek makes sure the answers are yes before moving forward.