Derek Guthrie has been the supervisor of the FBI Redstone Central Shipping and Receiving (CSR) Facility since 2023, he oversees the retrieval, processing, coordination, delivery, and distribution of over 75,000 incoming and outgoing items that total upwards of $100 million annually.

Derek has restructured existing shipping processes and procedures to be able to provide service to over 3,000 FBI personnel and partners, covering more than 40 buildings, across a 38,000-acre military installation with very little to no discrepancies. In the last 20 months alone, Derek’s team (of only eight), has been responsible for nearly 50% of all items ever received or shipped at the CSR since it’s start in 2016.

Recently, Derek was able to successfully recover multiple pallets of explosive training aids that had been stuck in customs in Niger for eight months, by serving as a liaison between the US Embassy and the FBI Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC) Explosives Unit. Derek’s efforts saved the government $15,000 in fees plus the potential loss of over $50,000 worth of materials. Additionally, Derek coordinated the preparation and shipment of 25 pallets of furniture from FBI Redstone to the Chicago Field Office to assist in furnishing a new facility. Being able to reuse furniture from Redstone saved the government $40,000.

Derek and his team consistently work outside the scope of their duties to support the mission at FBI Redstone. At the recent request of a customer, Derek’s team assisted in the removal of more than 130 pallets of equipment located throughout the FBI North Campus and re-palletized everything in preparation for warehouse storage. This task would have otherwise had to have been completed by an outside contractor, thus costing the government money.

Derek and his team consistently receive accolades from the FBI customer and have a noteworthy reputation for customer service. Various groups across the campus, to include the Explosives Unit, Evidence Management Unit, and Operational Technology Division, have sent messages of appreciation for providing timely and quality service, as well as expert care in handling evidence and classified documentation shipments.