Derek Baessler

Derek Baessler has extensive experience in the field of computer science, currently serving as a Manager in IMS, DB2 & Mainframe Security at Texas Instruments since August 2005. In addition to this role, Derek holds positions as Member Group Technical Staff and Mainframe Team Lead, along with previous experience as an IMS Systems Programmer. Prior to Texas Instruments, Derek contributed as a Graduate Research Assistant at Northern Illinois University, focusing on the implementation and testing of grid computing solutions. Earlier in 2003, Derek completed an internship in Category Management Systems at Kraft Foods. Derek earned both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University, completing the latter in 2004.