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Alexandra Charikova

Co-Founder

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands4 yrs 6 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Expert in Application Security and AI Pentesting.
  • Proven track record in cross-functional project management.
  • Host of a podcast on application security challenges.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with a strong focus on application security and marketing strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Application SecurityMarketing

Other Skills

Project ManagementSales OperationsAI PentestingAICommunicationProcess OptimizationProject SalesComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)Project PlanningMicrosoft WordWordPressMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelEnglishThermal Analysis

About

I love solving problems and doing that together with people. My curiosity has led me to marketing, engineering, data analysis, project management and also sales ops. On the side, I'm passionate about making others learn more about application security, challenging industry leaders. Check out my podcast, The Elephant in AppsSec: https://www.youtube.com/@the-elephant-in-appsec I love meeting new people. Feel free to connect or send me a message.

Experience

4 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Bsides amsterdam

Co-organizer

Jul 2025Present · 9 mos · Amsterdam Area

  • Helping out with sponsor sourcing, CFP and social media promotion.

Owasp chapter france

OWASP AppSec Days France Co-organizer

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Remote

  • Helping out with sponsor sourcing, CFP, ticketing questions, goodies, and social media promotion.

The elephant in appsec

Podcast Host

Dec 2023Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Remote

  • I love to explore, challenge, and boldly face the AppSec Elephants in the room ;)

Escape

Senior Growth Marketing Manager

Aug 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Escape automates the full offensive security lifecycle, multiplying the impact of every security engineer tenfold.
  • Our key products:
  • 1. Attack Surface Management: Discover and validate exposure of modern applications, APIs, and infrastructure from code to cloud.
  • 2. Business-logic-aware DAST: Replace legacy DAST with business-logic-aware testing that improves over time and helps your team remediate real, exploitable vulnerabilities.
  • 3. AI Pentesting: Replace manual pentest and bug bounty programs with a solution that scales.
  • Don’t let your vulnerabilities escape.
MarketingProject ManagementSales OperationsApplication SecurityAI Pentesting

Getaround

Owner Growth

Apr 2021Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Developed and executed supply growth strategy to increase international user acquisition, conversion and retention by managing internal and external teams and coordinating with cross-functional departments: product, data, design, content

Vulcanic group

Sales Project Engineer

Oct 2018Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Paris Area, France

  • Built complex technical solutions and strategic partnerships with international clients, exceeding €1 million annual revenue targets, while managing several €10,000-€100,000 projects and fostering cross-functional collaboration across sales, product design, manufacturing, and logistics.

Liebherr aerospace and transportation

Aerothermal Engineering Intern

Mar 2018Aug 2018 · 5 mos · Greater Toulouse Metropolitan Area

  • Created and implemented methodical process for design & performance optimization of the aircraft engine component, ensuring collaboration between two separate R&D teams: mechanical and thermal engineering.

Lilium

Aerodynamics Engineering Intern

May 2017Aug 2017 · 3 mos · Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

  • Led the aerodynamic feature optimization of Lilium Jet's flaps (an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft), navigating cross-functional requirements.

L'institut jean le rond d'alembert

Research Intern

Oct 2015Dec 2015 · 2 mos · Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

  • Examined fluid dynamics within modeled porous media through experimental methodologies, subsequently devising a numerical model that effectively captured the observed phenomena.

Total

R&D at Deep Offshore Program

Jun 2015Jul 2015 · 1 mo · Greater Pau Area

  • Through simulations of oil flow, provided crucial insights into pressure requirements for restoring pipeline operations. Also designed a graphical user interface to streamline data visualization, and suggested software enhancements that were implemented by the IFPEN (French Institute of Petroleum).

Eikeo

Engineering Intern

Jun 2014Jun 2014 · 0 mo · Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Technohim

Marketing Analyst

Apr 2012Jul 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos · Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

  • Developed a go-to-market (GTM) strategy for a new product line by analyzing international trade data, market trends, competitive landscape and potential growth opportunities.

Education

Quantic School of Business and Technology

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2020Jan 2021

Pierre and Marie Curie University

Master's degree — Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics

Jan 2016Jan 2018

Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers

Master's degree — Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics

Jan 2017Jan 2018

Delft University of Technology

Exchange student

Jan 2016Jan 2016

Pierre and Marie Curie University

Bachelor's degree — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2013Jan 2016

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