Derek McGhie

Derek McGhie is an experienced Application Security Manager at SILAC Insurance Company, leading a team focused on software development lifecycle security practices and promoting secure coding methodologies. Prior to this, Derek held roles as a Software Engineer II at Experlogix, Inc., where backend services and REST APIs were developed using C# and .NET, and as a Software Engineer II at Raytheon AST, where microservices were transitioned and developed securely with C++. Additional experience includes roles as an Application Security Engineer at Progrexion, where security testing and code reviews were conducted, and as an Intelligence Analyst in the Utah Army National Guard, leveraging Python and SQL for data analysis and reporting. Derek holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Utah Valley University.