Jean-Pierre Derdeyn – President

Jean-Pierre, President of Derwin Performance, is a designer/builder of production machinery, as well an an electrical engineer/designer. His true passion, however, is rotary engines.

Since 1976, he has owned an RX-3, as well as countless RX-7 FCs. He currently owns two RX-7s and an RX-8 (soon to be 20B) as well as a 4-rotor in the works. With 40 years of experience in manufacturing, custom fabrication and modification, rotaries have always been a big part of his life. With his expertise, he has grown to become the most trusted source of knowledge on rotary engines in Quebec.

Bernard Athot-Dufour – Mechanic & Tuner

Bernard started in automotive mechanics in 2003. His passion for drifting emerged in 2004 and has always made him push the limits of modifications using his own car as the canvas. His knowledge of rotaries stems back to his early beginnings in mechanics. Despite him starting off with an 88 Supra, he was always working on his best friend’s 1990 RX-7.

In 2008, he completed a ‘DEP’ Diploma in automotive mechanics to deepen his knowledge, followed by an 8 years stint at a Toyota dealership. During this time, Bernard replaced his Supra in 2010 with a RX-7 FC3S 86 and did a full TurboII swap. He keeps learning every day.

In 2016, he joined the Derwin Performance team, who are all passionate about rotaries, as a master technician and tuner. He also completed EFI Tuning training and has since tuned, repaired, and even revived vehicles that would otherwise have an uncertain future.

Véronique Derdeyn – Technical Designer

Véronique is Jean-Pierre’s eldest daughter, she shares her automotive passion with her father since a very young age. She disassembled her first RX-7 FC before she was able to have a driver’s license!

She effectively re-immersed Jean-Pierre back into the tuning craze of the early 2000s. For 20 years rotaries have been a part of her life. Her proficiency in engineering and mechanics allow her to design and draw up components with ease and precision.

She is no stranger to 3D modelling, having touched on architectural and graphic design, she has a sensibility in all Derwin Performance designs.

Denis Athot-Dufour – Mechanic & Fabrication

For Denis, everything started back in high school, passing countless hours with is friend in the garage working on a 180sx and having a gearhead brother whom transferred his passion for racing.

After completing his DEP in automotive in 2008, he went from garage to garage never having the same fun as modifying street cars.

Reaching is 20’s, he finally bought is 91’Rx-7 wich he still owns to this date. Keeping the car clean and maintained, he drifted it for 7 years. He modified the car himself. He spent 8 years as a welder in metal structure where he developed his own parts and techniques and now putting his knowledge and passion for Derwin’s quest, offering the best rotary expertise.