Derek Olson
Derek is Vice President of Foraker Labs, a web and mobile application development shop in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to leading the design and development of award-winning iOS apps, web apps, and websites, Derek provides usability, content strategy, and information architecture guidance to clients. Derek has been conducting user studies for over a decade, and has come to believe that most of the world’s software is in need of a good spanking. While Foraker Labs is focused primarily in the non-profit sector, the company also works in for-profit industries like publishing, healthcare, education, and transportation. Derek’s hobbies include cooking with cast iron, massive home remodels, and teaching his boys which lizards are safe to eat raw.










