Warren Alverson
About Warren Alverson
Warren Alverson is a Senior Solutions Architect at Zilliant, where he has worked since 2014. He holds an MBA in Finance from the Texas McCombs School of Business and a BSEE in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.
Work at Zilliant
Warren Alverson has served as a Senior Solutions Architect at Zilliant since 2014. In this role, he manages data engineers and optimizes custom queries utilized by pricing scientists. He collaborates closely with various teams, including Pricing Scientists, Engagement Managers, Customer Success Managers, Support, DevOps, and ETL engineers, to develop solutions on Zilliant's Pricing Science Platform. Alverson is responsible for architecting the data delivery side of Zilliant's system to clients' CRM systems, such as Salesforce, by creating, debugging, and maintaining APIs.
Education and Expertise
Warren Alverson holds an MBA in Finance from the Texas McCombs School of Business, where he studied from 1990 to 1992. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from The University of Texas at Austin, completing his studies from 1985 to 1990. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in data management and solutions architecture.
Background
Before joining Zilliant, Warren Alverson had an extensive career at Dell, where he held multiple positions. He worked as a Senior Business Intelligence Developer from 2004 to 2010, and prior to that, he served as a Programmer/Business Analyst III for 11 months in 1998-1999. Alverson also worked as a Software Development Sr. Advisor in Production Services from 2010 to 2011. Earlier in his career, he was a Software Engineer at Smart Technologies from 1996 to 1998.
Technical Skills
In his current role at Zilliant, Warren Alverson utilizes Amazon's technology stack, including Redshift, Aurora, and S3. He also employs new technologies such as Python, Matillion, and Spark. His responsibilities include profiling, validating, and optimizing customer data, which are critical for the effective functioning of Zilliant's systems.