Alex Mironov is a seasoned maritime entrepreneur and CEO with over 30 years in liquid and dry bulk logistics, who co-founded and built Acta Shipping into a trusted chartering and S&P brokerage known for navigating volatile political and regulatory waters. He leads multi-national teams from Rockville, MD, coordinating global vessel operations to ensure uninterrupted product supply while continually adapting company strategy. His background blends hands-on chartering experience at firms like D/S Norden and McQuilling with entrepreneurship across sectors—from importing spirits to founding a bookkeeping services firm—demonstrating operational versatility and commercial instincts. Academically grounded with postgraduate studies in Shipping and Logistics and maritime degrees from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, he pairs technical know-how with strategic leadership. Unusually for a shipping executive, he contributes to open-source engineering projects as a QA/test automation engineer, adding software-driven rigor to testing and build processes. He is skilled at turning complex logistical challenges into reliable, client-focused solutions while spotting efficiency gains that materially improve the bottom line.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Shipping and Logistics, MS, Marine Transportation, BS, Marine Transportation, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Shipping and Logistics, MS, Marine Transportation, BS, Marine Transportation at Middlesex University
United States Merchant Marine Academy
rusefi - GPL internal combustion engine control unit
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:7 reviews, 6 commits, 7 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed unit tests, focusing on testing various functionalities of the `rusefi` project. These tests cover sensors like flex sensors and vehicle speed sensors, as well as features like launch control and integration with the DynoView and CAN dashboard components. The user's contributions ensure the reliability and accuracy of the engine control unit's different systems. Further contributions included updating the build process to include newly added tests and refactoring.
rusefi - GPL internal combustion engine control unit
Contributions:2 PRs, 66 pushes, 8 branches in 4 months
internalrustcombustiongplunit
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