Tunde Deru is the Principal at Project Development Solutions {PDS) where he provides strategic business and project solutions to the energy sector in the USA and Africa. Before starting PDS, Mr. Deru was the Sales Director for GlassPoint Solar Inc., where he developed and drove its strategic growth in California’s Oil and Gas Industry, resulting in a partnership with Aera Energy to build the largest, and first-of-its-kind integrated solar steam and electricity project in the state – Belridge Solar. Before GlassPoint, Tunde established and managed the Project Management Organization {PMO) for Berry Petroleum Inc., California’s fifth-largest oil producer. At the PMO, Mr. Deru successfully managed $400 million CAPEX projects which enabled Berry to achieve its five-year strategic plan.

Tunde has more than two decades of sales and project management experience in telecommunications and construction industries. He has execution experience in the oil and gas, renewables industry and has also held various technical and leadership roles at Processes Unlimited (now Stantec) and Schlumberger. Tunde is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and is actively involved with the Project Management Institute (PMI) where he has served as President of the PMI California Central Valley Chapter. He is also on the Career Technical Advisory Board for Industrial Automation at Bakersfield College.

Tunde has over two decades of sales and project management experience in the telecommunications and construction industries. He has execution experience in the oil and gas industry and renewable industry and has also held various technical and leadership roles at Process Unlimited (now Stantec) and Schlumberger. Tunde is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and is actively involved with the Project Management Institute (PMI), where he has served as President of the PMI in California Central Valley Chapter. He is also on the Career Technical Advisory Board for Industrial Automation at Bakersfield College.