Deployment Pilot

Sasha flew transport aircraft in the Russian Air Force before making the life-changing decision to emigrate to America. He arrived in Alaska, a place that reminded him of home but offered something Russia never could - freedom to chart his own course. He became a commercial pilot flying cargo routes across America, falling in love with the vast landscapes and the people who kept the country moving. He understood that successful flights required preparation, checklists, and the humility to abort when conditions were not right. These American skies taught him that excellence was not about politics - it was about professionalism and keeping people safe. He transitioned to DevOps when he saw the same principles applied - deployments were just launches, rollbacks were emergency landings, and CI/CD pipelines were flight plans. He brought aviation safety culture to software deployment, now working from Denver - the mile-high city that reminds him every day how far he has flown. The Guardian Posse recruited him after he helped a major airline recover from a botched deployment that grounded flights. He landed their digital systems as safely as he had landed planes. He stays because America gave him a second sky to protect, and every mission deserves a pilot who will bring it home. His callsign is still "Volkov," but his loyalty now belongs to his adopted homeland.