Alex Virula

Alex Virula has a diverse work experience in hardware engineering and technical support. They began their career as a Sigint Support Team Leader at 1st Radio Bn in 2012 and served in that role until 2016. From 2017 to 2020, they worked as a Signals Intelligence Hardware Technician at Marine Cryptologic Support Batall, specializing in hardware maintenance. In 2020, they transitioned to Wrench as a Hardware Engineer, where they worked until mid-2021. At Wrench, they gained experience in hardware engineering. In 2021, Alex joined Aditi Consulting as a QA RF Test Engineer, focusing on testing networking devices for Comcast. Later in the same year, they moved to Rekor as a Senior Technical Support Specialist, providing technical support for Rekor products. In early 2022, they transitioned to their current role as a QA Hardware Engineer at Rekor, where they conduct hardware testing and troubleshoot hardware-related issues. Alex has expertise in Linux, network troubleshooting, and software/system validation.

Alex Virula has a diverse educational background. In 2018, Alex enrolled at the University of Maryland Global Campus, where they pursued a degree in Computer Networks Cyber Security with a focus on Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism. This program lasted until 2020. Additionally, Alex obtained various certifications during this time, including CompTIA Network+ in August 2018, CompTIA Security+ in April 2020, and CompTIA Linux+ in May 2020.

Following their degree program at the University of Maryland Global Campus, Alex continued their education at Bottega University. From 2021 to 2022, they completed a certificate program in Full Stack Development at Bottega University.

Overall, Alex's education history reflects a strong foundation in cybersecurity and computer networks, complemented by a more recent focus on full stack development.