Derek Hottle Email & Phone Number

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.