About DAB Enterprises

Twenty years running operations. Now I build the tools, too.

I'm Derrick Banks, founder of DAB Enterprises. I help businesses fix the process, see their numbers clearly and show up well online, using what I learned leading some of the largest operations in the country.

Derrick Banks, founder of DAB Enterprises

My story

For twenty years I've been the person brought in when an operation needed to grow or needed to be fixed. I started in grocery at Kroger, ran a $100 million Walmart Supercenter, led Amazon operations with 2,800 associates and 101 leaders, and helped a third-party logistics startup grow past $10 million in revenue.

The pattern was the same everywhere. The fix started with the process and the people. It only stuck when the team could see how they were doing, and too often that meant spreadsheets nobody trusted and reports that showed up a week late.

So I started building the tools myself: live dashboards, reporting that pulls itself together, and AI assistants that answer questions straight from the data. In 2026 I earned my Agentic AI certification through Simplilearn and Microsoft. Pairing two decades on the floor with the ability to build changed how quickly a team could go from "what happened?" to "what do we do next?"

That's why I started DAB Enterprises. Small and mid-sized businesses deserve the same clarity that big operators pay for: a website that brings in work, a dashboard that shows what's really happening, and an outside set of eyes from someone who has actually run the floor.

Operations is a people business first. The systems exist to make the work easier for the people doing it.
+200%fulfillment throughput in six months (Standvast)
47%fewer recordable injuries year over year (Amazon)
+8%store profit year over year (Walmart)
$10M+revenue for a startup 3PL (Standvast)
Career

Where I've led

  1. 2023 – 2025

    Standvast Fulfillment

    General Manager, multi-unit logistics

    Helped grow a third-party logistics startup past $10M in revenue across three core facilities. Fulfillment throughput up 200% in six months.

  2. 2020 – 2023

    Amazon

    Senior Operations Manager, then Site Lead

    Led teams of up to 2,800 associates and 101 salaried leaders. Recordable injuries down 47% year over year; inbound production up 35%.

  3. 2018 – 2020

    Walmart

    General Manager, Supercenter, Dayton, OH

    Ran a $100M store with 300+ associates and 12 departments. Sales up 5.6% and profit up 8% year over year; shrink below 1% every year.

  4. 2006 – 2018

    Kroger

    Store leadership, then store and space planning

    Led category resets and a remodel program across a 100+ store division, and helped launch ClickList online grocery ordering.

Skills

What I bring

Operations and logistics

  • Warehouse management
  • Supply chain
  • WMS
  • Inventory
  • P&L
  • Space planning
  • Continuous improvement

Leadership

  • Team leadership
  • Change management
  • Contract negotiation
  • Vendor management
  • Customer relationships

Technology and AI

  • Agentic AI
  • AI automation
  • Business intelligence
  • Dashboard development
  • GitHub
  • Supabase
  • Netlify

Let's see what we can improve together.

Tell me what you're working on. You'll get a straight answer and, if it's a fit, a written quote.