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2021 Rising Stars: Derek Schaefer
Vice President of Business Development, UBQ Materials US Inc.
Derek Schaefer said that when he entered the plastics industry in 2007, he never thought it would have taken him all over the world and allow him to interact with some of the largest OEMs ranging from consumer, construction, packaging, automotive and appliance.
Schaefer is vice president of business development for Tel Aviv, Israel-based recycling technology firm UBQ Materials US Inc. The biggest thing that has surprised me the most about the plastic industry is how much of the world it impacts and how many markets it drives. … Plastics is a very diverse and changing industry that impacts the world, he said.
We learned our 28-year-old grandson contracted it.
He lives out of state, and we haven’t seen him since the pandemic started. We communicate via phone and text.
Even though he works from home, somehow, he picked up the virus.
Fatigue along with the loss of taste and smell were his main symptoms.
I talked to him by phone today. He sounded good and is feeling stronger. His senses of taste and smell have returned.
Lynnda and I are relieved he is improving. But COVID isn’t going quietly. He said he feels like he is in a fog sometimes and is having trouble stringing thoughts together. This is getting better, but no one knows how long it will last.