Born in the Namibian desert, with a natural inclination for business, Darrell found himself completing his B.Com (Entrepreneurial) at the University of Johannesburg, before working in Finance for De Beers Group. Confronted by the need to be closer to the engineering world, he returned to university and completed his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at University of the Witwatersrand. Sharpening his engineering skills in the development of mining equipment, he decided to combine his business and engineering experience and went on to co-found EDC (Engineering Design Consultants). EDC is an engineering firm focused on the development of engineered products and solutions for Aeronautical, Electrical and Mechanical systems.