Summary
Alex Bowden is a software engineer with nine years of experience in data management and storage, currently developing device drivers and contributing to FreeBSD at NetApp. He has deep SAN protocol expertise (NVMe, FCP, iSCSI) and a background spanning QA, large-scale virtualization, and systems administration. Alex is particularly fascinated by unconventional storage media—optical discs, holographic systems, and DNA-based data storage—which informs his pragmatic approach to long-term archival challenges. Based in Durham, NC, he combines low-level storage engineering with hands-on test and deployment experience, and he enjoys connecting with others to explore emerging storage technologies.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology
New Hanover High School