Darby spent 8.5 years in the United States Marine Corp Infantry holding multiple leadership roles during readiness and combat deployments and then on Combat Instructor duty. After leaving the military he spent the next 17 years in manufacturing, working in Leadership roles spanning from small teams to departmental and plant level experience. During this time, he participated in numerous operational excellence teams and events that started his interest in process documentation and improvement leadership. The next 3 years were spent at the executive level of a small Cleveland area service company. Here he was responsible for all company operations with a focus on sales and operations. Utilizing his extensive experience in process development and improvement implementation to build a strong foundation, he focused on preparing the company for possible sale to new ownership. Now Darby’s focus is Delta Business Strategies, the business that he founded several years ago. Delta Business Strategies strives to help businesses build their process and operational playbook for teams that do not have the time or expertise to do it themselves.