Alex Frison

Data Analyst · Software Engineer · Systems Builder

Profile

Versatile data analyst and systems-minded builder with experience across Amazon ICQA analytics, Amazon Robotics AFM floor support, retail sales leadership, and full-stack product development. Strong at turning operational context into clear reporting, stakeholder-ready analysis, practical tools, and process improvements.

Experience

Data Analyst — ICQA 2024 — 2025
Amazon · PAE2 · Arlington, WA
  • Owned SOX-compliance IRDR workflows — researched 1,000+ inventory discrepancies and built the data systems behind Sarbanes-Oxley audit requirements.
  • Built SQL and Excel reporting for inventory accuracy and defect visibility; delivered dashboards and recurring leadership reports.
  • Created an Anthropic-powered SQL copilot that references every available data table for analysts.
  • Shipped an autonomous root-cause bot that performs end-to-end inventory research.
Amnesty Floor Monitor (AFM) 2023 — 2024
Amazon · Amazon Robotics launch site
  • Monitored the Amazon Robotics floor during launch operations — enforced amnesty zones, cleared obstructions, and kept pod/drive flow safe.
  • Investigated pod, drive unit, and workstation issues; documented recurring defects to drive process improvement.
  • Coordinated amnesty events and communicated floor status to ops leadership in real time.
Assistant Manager / Sales Representative 2020 — 2023
Verizon Wireless
  • Ranked among the district's top performers — consistently exceeded monthly quotas across phones, plans, accessories, protection, and financing.
  • Promoted to Assistant Manager; coached a team of 4–8 reps through 1-on-1s, floor coaching, and skill workshops.
  • Ran store opens/closes, inventory, escalations, and daily huddles.
  • Turned walk-ins into multi-line accounts through consultative, needs-first selling.
Founder · Systems Architect · Principal Engineer 2022 — 2025
Hobo Network · OpenVibe
  • Sole architect of OpenVibe — a 15-microservice open-source platform kernel: event bus, OIDC/OAuth2 identity, media storage, live-streaming ingest/restream, real-time chat, billing ledger, and AI/search backbone. A self-hosted alternative to Twitch + YouTube + Patreon + Discord.
  • Built and operated HoboStreamer — a full live-streaming platform with WebRTC, HLS, multi-destination RTMP restream, auto-recorded VODs, clips, real-time chat, voice channels, and moderation tools. Fully open source.
  • Built HoboQuest — a browser MMORPG on a custom isomorphic engine: shared game logic compiled to both server and client, Source Engine-style lag compensation, and four live game worlds. Playable in a tab, streamed live inside HoboStreamer.
  • Ran hobo.tools — shared SSO/OAuth2 identity and service registry connecting 14 services.
Founder · Developer · Systems Admin 2015 — Present
GameServerStats, LLC
  • Built analytics-focused web platforms tracking 200,000+ live game servers using JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, Python, SQL, MongoDB, Redis, HTML, and CSS.
  • Designed ingestion, search, dashboards, Linux infrastructure, scaling, DDoS resilience, support workflows, and business reporting.
  • Self-built and collocated 1U / 2U servers in datacenters; ran the entire LLC including licenses, taxes, and partner relations.
Earlier Technical & Business Experience 2012 — 2015
Devolved · GModStore · eBay
  • Built multiplayer game systems, monetized in-game economies, and digital products sold through ScriptFodder/GModStore.
  • Created graphics, support docs, e-commerce listings, moderation workflows, and ran online communities at scale.

Core Stack

Analytics / Data

SQL · Excel / Power Query · ICQA Reporting · Defect Research · Dashboards · Root Cause Analysis

Engineering / Web

JavaScript / TypeScript · Node.js · Python · PHP · React / Vue · Electron · HTML5 / CSS / SASS · REST APIs

Systems / Infrastructure

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) · Windows Server · NGINX / Apache · MongoDB / Redis / MySQL · Cloudflare · DDoS Resilience · Datacenter / 1U-2U builds

Game Dev / Product

Lua · C# / C++ · Gameplay Systems · Creator Tooling · UX & Product Thinking · Source Engine

Robotics · Hardware · Leadership

ARS Robotics Support · Electro-mechanical Troubleshooting · 3D Printing (MP Select Mini) · Photoshop / Graphics · Consultative Sales · Team Leadership & Coaching · Quota Attainment · Customer Retention · Customer Support

Education

Snohomish High School, WA — AP Statistics, Calculus, English, Creative Writing, Spanish. Self-taught systems builder focused on analytics, infrastructure, graphics, photography, and practical problem solving.

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