--- title: Neil Employee Spotlight | Derrick Custom Homes Wisconsin description: "Employee Spotlight: Meet Neil one of our amazing employees! Click through to read his bio and dedicaton to Derrick Custom Home Builders." --- [715-246-2320](tel:715-246-2320) - - - - [![Derrick Custom Homes](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Derrick_Custom_Homes_September2021/images/derrick-logo.png?width=300&name=derrick-logo.png "Derrick Custom Homes")](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/) - [Custom Homes ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/custom-homes) - [Available Models](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/homes) - [Sold Models ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/sold-homes) - [Client Homes](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/client-homes) - [Remodeling](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/remodeling) - [Communities](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/communities) - Minnesota - [Hills of Spring Creek (Baytown)](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/communities/hills-of-spring-creek-baytown-mn) - Wisconsin - [Meadow Ridge of Troy (Hudson)](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/communities/custom-homes-hudson-wi-meadow-ridge-troy) - 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[Kitchen](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/portfolio/kitchen) - [Custom Cabinetry](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/custom-cabinetry) - [Videos](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/videos) - [Resources](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/home-building-process) - [Our Process](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/home-building-process) - [Blog ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog) - [Custom Cabinetry](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/custom-cabinetry) - [New Home Guide](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/new-home-guide-free-download) - [About Us](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/about-us) - [About Derrick](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/about-us) - [Staff](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/about-us/meet-our-team) - [Newsletters](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/about-us/newsletters) - [Contact Us](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/contact-us) # Derrick Custom Homes Employee Spotlight: Neil Posted by [ Sarah Jackson ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/author/sarah-jackson) | May 22, 2019 | [Uncategorized](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/tag/uncategorized) ![Neil](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/hubfs/Derrick_Custom_Homes_September2021/Images/Neil.jpg) #### Rapid Fire Questions - **Packers or Vikings?** - *#vikings* - **Favorite summer time hobby?** - Camping/beer drinking - **Favorite TV show?** - Meat Eater - **Badgers or Gophers?** - *Gophers* - **Do you play a musical instrument?** - *Hard No* ## **To make the best it takes the best and we have the best employees working for us!  Just in case you haven’t had the opportunity to meet the team members here at Derrick, we want to give you that opportunity!** ### To make the best it takes the best and we have the best employees working for us!  Just in case you haven’t had the opportunity to meet the team members here at Derrick, we want to give you that opportunity!  Neil has been working with us as an intern the last year and we were all eager to welcome him back this summer!   - **How did you first get involved in the Derrick Companies?** - *“At the Stout Career Conference.  Then I tracked them down!”* - **What was your first memory of Derrick Companies?** - “*They handed me their 1100 item Sub-Contractor list to verify and said have fun!”* - **What has surprised you most about working with Derrick Companies?** - “The work/home life schedule is very family friendly.*“* - **What do you wish others knew about Derrick?** - “*Nothing!  I don’t want any competition when I get hired!”* - **What is your “claim to fame” while working at Derrick?** - *“I made Tom Derrick laugh hysterically.”* - **If you could change one thing about Derrick Companies what would it be?** - *“I’d like to have one name…”* - **What might someone be surprised to know about you?** - “*I spent the majority of my 20s in combat.”* - **If you weren’t working for Derrick what would you be doing instead?** - “*Working for the BNSF.”* Share: [Previous Having a Happy Kitchen in Minnesota ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/having-a-happy-kitchen) [Next Casey Employee Spotlight ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/employee-spotlight-on-casey) ### Related Posts [![2020 Spring Parade Appointments Open](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/hubfs/Derrick_Custom_Homes_September2021/Images/appt-only-627x376.png) ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/2020-spring-parade-appointments-open) #### [2020 Spring Parade Appointments Open](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/2020-spring-parade-appointments-open) September 23, 2020 [![Derrick Custom Homes at Pepper Fest (2019)](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Derrick_Custom_Homes_September2021/images/post-format-thumb-text.svg) ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/pepper-fest) #### [Derrick Custom Homes at Pepper Fest (2019)](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/pepper-fest) August 21, 2019 [![New Richmond Fun Fest](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/hubfs/Derrick_Custom_Homes_September2021/Images/beer-tent-1280x640.jpg) ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/fun-and-new-richmond-fun-fest) #### [New Richmond Fun Fest](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/fun-and-new-richmond-fun-fest) July 16, 2019 [![Casey Employee Spotlight](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/hubfs/Derrick_Custom_Homes_September2021/Images/Casey3-627x376.jpg) ](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/employee-spotlight-on-casey) #### [Casey Employee Spotlight](https://www.derrickcustomhomes.com/our-blog/employee-spotlight-on-casey) June 24, 2019 - 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