Derek Hottle Email & Phone Number

Bentonville, Ar, Us

Bentonville, Ar, Us

• Established and honed an agile Insider Risk program focused on mitigating insider threats through enterprise-wide education and incident response protocols• Developed bespoke critical asset protection plans for products identified as integral to the business focused on Trade Secrets and Innovation• Performed Insider Risk investigations on confidential data exfiltration, social engineering attacks, and workplace violence incidents• Delivered timely and relevant reports and briefings to senior leadership on sensitive incidents and managed documentation in investigative case management software• Worked cross-functionally as an embed in a pharmaceutical company with over 10,000 employees throughout more than 100 countries

Austin, Texas Area

• Conducted initial monitoring, analysis, escalation, and reporting of security events detected from Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools and other cybersecurity controls• Responsible for the identification, assessment, and mitigation of insider and outsider threats to clients’ intellectual property and data through the development of incident response and internal risk mitigation plans• Collaborated with a team throughout the country to produce business intelligence and international background investigations, intellectual property and brand protection, and due diligence reporting• Debriefed senior leadership and client executives with updates on active and complex investigations involving compliance violations, intellectual property theft, and fraud• Embedded in client offices as needed to perform in-depth analysis and investigations of identified threats

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led a team of analysts in the production of client-facing publications covering global regulatory changes and market developments in risk management • Coordinated with other business service groups (IT, communications, operations, document design, accounting, and local international offices) to facilitate high-quality results and project management• Conducted client meetings in person and virtually to inform clients of actionable statutory changes and best practices

Master'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs, Gpa: 3.72

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs, Cumulative Gpa: 3.69, Major Gpa: 3.96

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta KappaDouble majors in International Area Studies and Chinese with a minor in History.