Currently Derek work in the Network Security Research Group at Telcordia Technologies, (formerlly Bellcore). He used to work for Arepa Inc. as the Chief Technology Officer. Before that he worked for Sun Microsystems in the Network Security Products Group. Before that he was a graduate student in Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab, where he received a Master's of Science degree. He also got a Bachelor's degree from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He hail from Beachwood, Ohio, and got his High School education at Beachwood High School.