Aleksandr Andréievich Kovaliov
Red Bloc · Current leaders of the Red Bloc
Physical description
Height: 1.97 m. Large, broad-shouldered, and solidly built. Round face, thick dark hair reaching the nape of his neck, and a full beard. No glasses.
Education and training
He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Bauman Higher Technical School in Moscow. He then earned two master's degrees at the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute: Robotics and Control Systems, and Metallurgy and Advanced Materials. At the same institution, he specialized in Biomechanics, focusing on human movement and the integration of prostheses and mechanical implants. He completed all his studies in half the usual time.
Career
He began his career in Kuznitsa's prototype workshops and steadily rose through project management to become chief engineer.
His experience combines experimental development with transferring designs into industrial production. He consolidated his position by working with the teams responsible for turning the Forge's projects into functioning machines and systems.
He deals directly with the Atomic Academy, on whose Core supplies Kuznitsa depends, and with Directive Nine, which provides foreign technology for study and adaptation.
Character and interests
Affable, wry, and self-assured.
Capabilities
He integrates scientific knowledge and recovered technology into engineering solutions for machinery, weapons, and systems implanted in the human body.
Intelligence value
He has direct access to Kuznitsa's prototypes, designs, and restricted programs. His knowledge allows him to distinguish the real capabilities of Red engineering from projects that have yet to move beyond the experimental stage.
Exploitable vulnerabilities
None.