In Brief:
Hi, I'm John C. Derrick, the founder of PROnetworks. PROnetworks is a subsidiary of my larger company, the Hawaiian Style Organization LLC, a company founded by my wife and I.

My wife, Natasha, and I reside in Lexington, SC. We also spend a good deal of time each year on the Hawaiian Islands performing research. I'm an avid environmentalist and researcher on eco-tourism, and I enjoy study on many aspects of Hawai'i, ranging from the cultural and historical to the flora and fauna of the islands. I have particular interest in landscape photography and tropical flora. Of course, I also enjoy all-things-technology, hence PROnetworks - which is actually one of my first major websites (predating the Hawaii ones).

I serve as the President of HSO LLC and oversee the company's web-related material, photography, advertising, web store, and I performs map layout and GIS analysis on the companies books and digital media. At PROnetworks I serve as President of our Management team. I also lead the web design and planning teams. Currently I am 27 and I hold a Bachelors of Science in Environmental/Physical Geography from the University of South Carolina.

Credentials/Accomplishments:
I would say my largest accomplishments are the companies I've started. I've always had the mind of an entrepreneur, and it never rests. I have a habit of turning all of my hobbies into businesses, but I love what I do and that's what counts. In particular I'm proud of my Hawaii media business, especially the books we've published in the last two years. I am also an Eagle Scout and a member of the collegiate International Geography Society (Gamma Theta Upsilon). I work for the state of South Carolina, as the Webmaster for SCETV (South Carolina Education Television Commision).

About PROnetworks:
I founded PROnetworks in early 2001 as Windows XP (then known as Whistler) was being finalized. At the time the site I started was known as 'WindowsPRO.' A year later it was renamed to its present state. May 2007, marks my sixth year with the company.

When PROnetworks was originally founded it was composed of a Board of Directors. Initially I served as the Chief Executive and then later as the Chairman. When I dissolved the Board in 2006 and formed a management team to take its place, I undertook the President role at the company. I have appointed a Senior Vice President and two additional Vice Presidents to help me over see the site and staff as they exist today. You can read more about our site and management on the PROnetworks - About Us page.

My background:
I was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1980 and have resided in or near Columbia my entire life; a location both sides of my family have lived for nearly 300 years. At the age of 16 I became an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. During my years in the BSA I also was part of the Order of the Arrow, a Muscogee Lodge Member. In December 2004, I graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelors of Science. I graduated with GTU (Gamma Theta Upsilon) honors and finished my last three semesters on the Deans List. I left USC serving as Vice President of a collegiate club and a member of a fraternity. Shortly before graduating I met and starting dating the woman that would become my wife 18 months later. Natasha Alana Derrick and I were married on May 27, 2006.

You can read more on the company my wife and I own on the Hawaiian Style - About Us page. My other hobbies, excluding Hawai`i and Computers, including traveling, landscape photography, ornithology & bird watching, movies, music, hiking, and growing/researching tropical plants. Natasha and I are also working to complete our newest small business venture, Tropicals of Hawaii.