Derek Tarcza

Derek Tarcza serves as the Head of PMO for Customer Digital Products and Innovation at American Water, a leading publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, overseeing six project managers and spearheading digital programs and technical strategy since September 2021. Previously, Derek held various leadership roles at Comcast from 2007 to 2021, including Director of Strategy and Operations Support, where a 12-member team focused on enhancing the digital customer experience through project management, social media analysis, and incident management. Derek's career at Comcast also included positions as Director of IT and Governance, Senior Program Manager for Accessibility, Senior Project Manager for Supply Chain Management, and Engineering Project Manager. Earlier positions included Logistics and IT Project Manager at Lufthansa and Supply Chain and WMS Systems Analyst at Schenker. Derek holds a BA in Economics and IT from Rutgers University and has furthered education at the University of Pennsylvania.