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Alexandre Freire's work experience spans over two decades, with their most recent role being the LATAM Technical Sales Engineering position at Nozomi Networks. In this role, they were responsible for establishing and leading the Tech Sales Engineering team in Latin America, qualifying and prioritizing business opportunities, driving customer satisfaction, enabling sales and technical teams, preparing the partners ecosystem, conducting strategic product Proof of Concepts, and participating in marketing activities.

Prior to their role at Nozomi Networks, Alexandre worked at Palo Alto Networks as an Enterprise Accounts Tech Sales Engineer, where they were part of the WW Industrial Tiger Team from 2014 to 2018.

Alexandre also served as a Postgraduate Teacher/Researcher at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro from 2002 to 2015, where they focused on their research and teaching activities.

Alexandre has had significant experience working at major technology companies. Alexandre was a Strategic Accounts Technical Salesperson and Press Spokesperson for IBM from 2011 to 2014, a Principal Security Solution Architect and Press Spokesperson for Oracle from 2006 to 2011, and a Windows Server & Virtualization Product Line Technology Solution Professional at Microsoft from 2005 to 2006.

Additionally, Alexandre worked at Schlumberger as a Senior Security Consultant and Senior Security Engineer/Consultant from 2003 to 2005, and at Módulo Security Solutions as a Senior Security Consultant/Team Coordinator from 1999 to 2003, where they implemented security solutions and worked on various IT projects.

Alexandre'scareer started at IBM as a Trainee for Network and Systems Integration, where they worked on projects supporting VARIG's infrastructure and security operations.

Overall, Alexandre Freire has a diverse background in technical sales engineering, teaching, research, and consulting across multiple industries and technology domains.

Alexandre Freire's education history begins with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Networks & Security from Estácio, which they obtained from 2001 to 2005. Later on, they pursued higher education at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where they became a Professor specializing in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

In addition to their academic background, Alexandre Freire has obtained various certifications to enhance their expertise. Alexandre has completed the Multicloud Bootcamp AWS/Azure/Google Cloud/OCI from The Cloud Bootcamp in June 2022. Alexandre has also obtained the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in March 2022. Furthermore, Alexandre has certifications from Palo Alto Networks, including PSE: Endpoint - Professional, PSE: Professional Accreditation-Data Center, and PSE: Professional Platform Exam (ESL). Alexandre is also certified as a Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) 6 and PCNSE 7. Finally, Alexandre holds the Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) certification from SANS Institute and the Sans GCFW - Firewall, VPN Perimeter Defense Specialist certification, also from SANS Institute.