About Us

P82 Consulting Services is a Pennsylvania based and veteran owned small business.  Derek Oberlander is the founder and president.  Derek brings over 30 years of experience in corrections, parole, and project management to his clients.  He is a dynamic leader with proven senior level management experience in correctional facilities who is committed to public safety.  He recently retired as a Superintendent with 23-years of service with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.  Derek most recently led a maximum security state correctional institution housing 2300 incarcerated people and 650 staff through the pandemic.   He has a strong background in utilizing focused deterrence based and group violence intervention approaches to deter violence in correctional facilities and improve public safety.  Derek  has a background in parole supervision and reentry. He also brings years of extensive Project Management experience in the criminal justice market sector to his clients as well.  He has extensive experience conducting facility and security assessments for prisons and jails.  He is well versed in fostering strong professional relationships with a variety of stakeholders in the criminal justice system to include law enforcement officials, Judges and the Courts, and community service providers.  Derek also has an extensive  understanding of facility infrastructure to include extensive facility management experience.  He also has experience installing, maintaining and performance testing electronic security and control systems to include perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS).  Derek also has extensive Incident Command System experience and served as the incident commander for several critical incidents during his career. Derek is a veteran and served in the United States Marine Corps as a military police officer and embassy guard.  He is also  a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania.