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40 under forty AGE 38 DERRICK BACHTEL ❘ DERRICK Bachtel, PE, grew up on a farm outside a small rural town of 400 people. At 15, an unexpected trip to Hawaii and first flight opened his eyes to a much larger world. Always an inquisitive personality, this freedom of flight experience was a defining moment for him and he's had the aviation bug ever since. Bachtel joined Burns & McDonnell's employee-owner team in 1998 as an assistant electrical engineer in the Fueling & Ramp Services Group within the Aviation Practice. Today, as chief electrical engineer, he is responsible for overseeing the electrical, instrumentation and controls associated with more than $100 million construction per year worldwide. Experienced in aviation design and construction, he has been CHIEF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER BURNS & MCDONNELL a driving force in developing new, innovative technologies for commercial and military fueling facilities, including the adaptation of variable frequency drive motors for fuel pumping systems, cutting-edge communications technologies for fuel storage tank monitoring and emergency fuel shutoff systems for airport hydrant fueling. Bachtel has experienced the aviation industry through service to airport authorities, sponsor cities, major commercial airlines, cargo airlines and the U. S. military. He has provided facility improvement master plan studies, designbid-build and design-build services. Some of Bachtel's past work includes greenfield fueling receipt and storage facility projects; power and controls system retrofits; passenger boarding bridge (PBB) power and point-of-use 400-Hz ground power units; Type I and Type IV glycol receipt, storage and blending facilities; and spent aircraft deicing fluid collection and analysis. He is currently leading automatic tank gauging replacement projects at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Kansas City International Airport; capital improvement projects at Honolulu International Airport's operating storage and off-site storage facilities; and an emergency fuel shutoff system installation at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Bachtel is a licensed professional engineer in Missouri and California. YEARS IN AVIATION 15 "The people who talk loudest aren't the only ones with opinions. I would recommend a new person listen to the varied expectations of all project stakeholders, consult senior members of their team and to continue to ask questions if the collaborative solution doesn't feel right." DERRICK BACHTEL, PE, BURNS & MCDONNELL AGE 39 MICHAEL CROCKATT ❘ MICHAEL Crockatt joined the Ottawa International Airport Authority as vice president, Business Development & Marketing in July 2006. Crockatt's responsibilities include strategic planning, marketing new air services for Ottawa to passenger and cargo airlines, commercial development within the terminal and on airport lands, customer service, airport planning, government relations, parking, ground transportation, and passenger facilitation. Crockatt is very active within the tourism and transportation industries and other business groups. He is the chair of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada Board of Directors. He is also the immediate past-chair of the Board of Directors with Ottawa Tourism, and is the chair of 34 airportbusiness October 2013 VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY the organization's Tourism Development Council. He serves as vice chair of the Board of Directors with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce. With the Canadian Airports Council, Crockatt is a past-chair of the Air Policy Committee, and participates on two committees with the Airports Council International-North America (Marketing & Communications Committee, and Commercial Management Committee). In 2012, Crockatt was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, recognizing his contributions to Canada. At the 2011 Ottawa Tourism Awards, Crockatt was named Tourism Volunteer of the Year. In 2010, he was a recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal 40 Under 40 Awards, and in 2003, he was named Chairperson of the Year by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce for his leadership of the chamber's Transportation and Logistics Committee. Immediately before joining the airport authority in Ottawa, Crockatt was the director of Marketing for cargo and passenger services with the Winnipeg Airports Authority. He is a graduate of the University of Manitoba, with a Master's degree focusing on the aviation industry and regional economic development. YEARS IN AVIATION 14