Del Hegarty

About Del Hegarty

I’m a global operations and risk management leader with over 25 years of experience guiding organizations and programs through complex international environments. My career has centered on building safe, ethical, and high-performing workplaces—whether through compliance frameworks, duty of care programs, or operational excellence.I’ve led cross-functional teams, overseeing risk management, ethics and compliance, travel safety, procurement, HR, and internal audit functions supporting operations in over 45 countries. I’m known for developing practical systems that strengthen governance, mitigate risk, and empower people to act with integrity.Key Strengths:• Risk & Compliance Strategy | Ethics & Governance | Duty of Care | Operational Leadership• Policy Design & Process Optimization | Cross-Cultural Team Management | Crisis Response• Stakeholder Engagement | Change Management | Organizational Resilience

Experience

1. Senior Director, Risk Management, Compliance & Operations

   Tetra Tech

   Nov 2013 — Present · Tampa, FL, US

   Directed global risk management, security, and compliance operations across 35–45 countries.Chaired Ethics & Compliance and Crisis Response committees.Authored and implemented global Duty of Care Standards, adopted company-wide.Led pandemic and crisis responses ensuring operational continuity and staff safety.Oversaw internal audits, investigations, and risk assessments for multinational field offices.Managed international travel program ($2M+ annually), procurement, HR, and administration function

Education

• The University of Akron

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Management

  1988 — 1992

• Ohio University

  Master's degree, International Relations and Affairs

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Economic Development
• Management
• International Relations
• Budgets
• Finance
• Community Development
• Spanish
• Usaid Contract Management
• Strategic Planning
• Grants
• Policy Analysis
• Human Resources
• Team Leadership
• Proposal Writing
• Government
• Program Evaluation
• Latin America
• Sustainable Development
• International Development
• Organizational Development
• Policy
• Contracts and Grants
• Capacity Building
• Project Management
• Programming
• Program Management
• Coordination
• Training
• System Administration
• Security
• Administration
• Procurement
• Sustainability
• Capacity Development
• Project Planning
• Managerial Finance
• Ngos