Derrick Thorson

Derrick Thorson currently serves as an Operator at Universal Industrial Gases since November 2022. Prior to this role, Derrick was Operations Lead at Rue Gilt Groupe from September 2020 to November 2022 and worked as an Operations Technician at Messer Americas from August 2017 to August 2020. Derrick's career began in the US Navy as a Nuclear Reactor Operator from September 2011 to June 2017, where responsibilities included operating and maintaining Naval Nuclear propulsion plants, supervising plant operations, and performing maintenance on electronic equipment related to reactor control and safety systems. Derrick completed education at John Hardin High School from 2006 to 2010.