Alex La Fleur
About Alex La Fleur
Alex La Fleur is an Enterprise Account Executive at Orca Security in the New York City Metropolitan Area, with over a decade of experience in technology sales and significant contributions to major industry events.
Current Role at Orca Security
Alex La Fleur works as an Enterprise Account Executive at Orca Security. Located in the New York City Metropolitan Area, Alex focuses on securing cloud environments for global innovators such as Databricks, Autodesk, Lemonade, Gannett, and Robinhood. His role involves providing instant-on security and compliance solutions for AWS, Azure, and GCP without the need for agents or sidecars.
Previous Experience at Fastly
Before joining Orca Security, Alex La Fleur spent four years from 2017 to 2021 working at Fastly as an Enterprise Account Executive specializing in retail and eCommerce. His efforts contributed significantly to the IPO of Fastly (FSLY). During his tenure at Fastly, Alex gained considerable experience in Enterprise IaaS, SaaS, edge computing, and cloud security.
Career Journey from Catchpoint Systems to EdgeCast Networks
Alex La Fleur served for a year at Catchpoint Systems Inc as an Enterprise Account Executive from 2016 to 2017 in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Prior to that, he worked at Verizon Digital Media Services as a Senior Client Executive from 2014 to 2016 in Playa Vista, CA. His career began at EdgeCast Networks, where he played a key role in the acquisition of the company by Verizon, serving as a Business Development Manager from 2011 to 2014.
Early Career and Academic Background
Alex La Fleur started his career at Rohrback Cosasco Systems, Inc. as a Western Regional Account Manager from 2009 to 2011. He also held roles at EESCO, a division of WESCO Distribution, as a Sales Engineer from 2008 to 2009, and at PCL Civil Constructors as a Project Engineer in 2007. Alex holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida State University, where he studied from 2003 to 2008.
Expertise in Cloud Security
With over a decade of experience in technology sales, Alex La Fleur specializes in Enterprise IaaS, SaaS, edge computing, and cloud security. His expertise includes providing security and compliance solutions for major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. He has been instrumental in implementing these solutions for a variety of global innovators.