ABOUT US

About Trepa Technologies

Trepa Technologies is a Cybersecurity and IT Certification training company that serves our Active-Duty service members and Veterans.

Trepa Technologies was founded in 2022 by veterans who lived the gap firsthand — the distance between passing a certification exam and actually being able to do the job. Too much military and DoD training leans on rote "question dumps": memorize the answers, pass the test, forget the skills. We built Trepa to flip that model on its head, pairing rigorous hands-on labs with expert-led instruction so that every certification represents real, demonstrable capability.

Today we partner with active-duty units, DoD vendors, and individual service members to deliver the cybersecurity and IT certifications that open doors — CompTIA Security+, Cisco CCNA, Microsoft Azure, and more. Whether you're sharpening skills for your current role or preparing for the transition to civilian life, our platform meets you where you are and trains you for where you're going.

We care deeply about the quality of our work because the people we serve protect us. That means we hold our training to a higher standard: practical over theoretical, mastery over memorization, and outcomes over checkboxes. We believe a certification should be earned, not gamed — and that the men and women who serve deserve preparation that respects their time and their mission.

MEET OUR TEAM

We care deeply about the
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Johnny Bandin

Johnny Bandin

CEO / Co-Founder

Johnny is a Special Operations Veteran with 9 years of experience in Network Engineering and Automation. He founded Trepa Technologies in February 2022 with a big dream. Fix how DoD Vendors train units and service members. With an emphasis on hands-on learning over "question dumps," Johnny plans to revolutionize the standard of training for certifications.

Stephen Lindauer

Stephen Lindauer

CTO / Co-Founder

Stephen is a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over ten years of software experience. Ex-Facebook engineer working primarily on Mobile Video products, including Facebook/Instagram Live and Oculus TV. US Army Veteran (Intel Analyst). Previous CTO and co-founder of multiple startups. Bachelors in Computer Science from University of Missouri — Columbia. (M-I-Z!)

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