Alex Rhodes

Co-Founder/Director Youth and Community

Cybersecurity Research Engineer and Space Cyber affluent, R. Alex Rhodes retired from the U.S. Army in 2018 as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Digital Forensics Research Branch for the Army Criminal Investigative Division, (USACIDC). In addition to conducting digital forensics and felony investigations for the Army, he spent 5 years as a Russian Linguist and 2 years as a Satellite Communications Specialist. Alex was recognized by Marquis Who’s Who as an Honored Listee and Top Engineer for 2024-2025.

After retiring from the Army, he worked for Lockheed Martin as a cybersecurity professional where he was awarded the 2020 Technical Innovation Award for a classified cybersecurity project. Alex’s next assignment was with Peraton where he used his previous experience to assist with completely rebuilding and revamping the cybersecurity program for the 62nd Cybersecurity Squadron, U.S. Space Force. While working on an assignment to help secure satellite platforms, Alex wrote a research paper highlighting the vulnerabilities inherent within the Telemetry and Commanding (TT&C) system of a satellite.

His next role was with Stephenson Technology Corporation where he conducted cybersecurity research into IoT, Medtech, and System of Systems technologies. He and his coworkers authored several research papers that were presented at cybersecurity conferences. Currently, Alex works as an Information Systems Security Engineer for Open Systems Technologies Corporation. He is helping to secure a cloud on premise solution for a government agency.

Alex has numerous military and civilian awards over the last 20 years. He has an Associates in Russian Language from the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center, a Bachelor of Science in Russian Studies from Excelsior College, and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity with a focus in Information Assurance from Excelsior College. Alex is looking to start a second master’s degree in 2025, a Master’s in Legal Studies in Privacy Law and Cybersecurity from Seton Hall University.

R. Alex Rhodes Celebrated for Expertise in Information Technology and Cybersecurity