Meet the Team

Derrick Barwick is the principal of Ozark Roofing and Construction and lives in St. Petersburg, Fl. He has worked in the roofing and construction industry for the past 29 years, starting at the age of 15. Derrick has worked in all facets of commercial and residential roofing companies during that time. He began his career as a technician and moved through the ranks as a foreman, superintendent, project manager, service manager, estimator, account manager, and owner. As part of his career path Derrick has spent time in the real estate industry as a real estate broker and general construction as a general contractor. This experience makes him a well rounded professional in dealing with many facets of the real estate and construction industry.

Derrick is a Florida state licensed roofing contractor (CCC1333901), a Florida state licensed general contractor (CGC1525635), and Florida state licensed Real Estate Broker (BK3058484). He also holds license certifications in other states such as Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee.

During the past 29 years he has started and grown roofing operations from the beginning based on customer service, quality, and safety. These facets are what has lead to Ozark’s promise to Service, Quality, Responsibility, and Trust.

As the owner, Derrick is responsible for the overall operations of the business from the beginning of a request to the completion of a project including: speaking to customers about their needs, estimating projects, reviewing projects with field operations staff, following up with customers, as well as daily operation functions of the business. Derrick loves to be a problem solver working with a customer to solve a roofing or construction issue and delivering a high quality service to exceed customer expectations.

In his spare time Derrick loves to attend sporting events, Fishing, boating, golf, as well as spending quality time with his family.