Alexandra McCoy is currently a Site Reliability Engineer at VMware.  With four years of experience in the field and six years within open-source and cloud environments, Alexandra shares insightful anecdotes and valuable expertise. From leading large-scale software projects to mastering Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration, her story is filled with innovation and dedication. In this episode, Alexandra takes us on a journey through her time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way. 00:00 Introduction 03:00 What is Alexandra Doing Today?   07:44 First Memories of a Computer 13:30 High School Journey  30:30 Entering University  35:20 Juggling Sports and University 40:50 Working for Nike 46:40 Working in Criminal Justice  1:00:45 IBM Enters the Radar 1:22:00 Getting a Masters in I.T  1:28:00 Moving to VMware 1:49:30 Contact Info  Connect with Alexandra:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AddisMama17 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandramccoy17/ Mentioned in today’s episode: VMware: https://www.vmware.com/ IBM: https://www.ibm.com/us-en Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog! Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/  Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/  Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog  Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs