Gonzalez is credited as the creative force behind Alienware’s success, providing expertise in advertising, e-commerce, and strategic product and marketing initiatives. Within two short years, Alienware was recognized as a premier high-performance computer manufacturer. The venture began with a small investment and a home garage for an office. Gonzalez’s idea was to design and produce the most advanced computer systems available. Nelson Gonzalez was previously the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Alienware, a company he founded in 1996 with his long-time friend Alex Aguila. At AMD, Azor is responsible for the design and definition of innovative platform technologies and solutions. In the summer of 2019, Azor joined AMD as Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions. Under his leadership, Dell’s XPS brand rose to the top in innovation, design and performance across the industry while becoming the most award-winning product-line in Dell history, and Dell’s gaming business grew to be the largest in the industry by measure of revenue in 2018.
XPS represents Dell’s most premium consumer focused brand, while Alienware is known worldwide for setting the standard for premium gaming PCs and innovation, and G-series products provide high-performance gaming systems at an affordable price. The game developer can also feel confident that we are taking a serious approach to preventing cheating with our technology in that it will ultimately give the amateur player an optimal experience.”įrank Azor is an Alienware co-founder, who until July of 2019 was the Vice President and General Manager for the premium consumer brands and businesses of Dell including the XPS, Alienware and G-Series portfolios. We are venturing into uncharted waters and have an opportunity to set the bar when it comes to offering a stable platform that offers anti-cheating/anti-smurfing, and gives the player/teams the confidence to know it’s fair and that everyone is playing on a level playing field. “Being on the forefront of something exciting like this in this space is something that we experienced at Alienware. “Gamercraft has a unique opportunity to make a name for itself,” said Gonzalez. “The platform is frictionless, secure, and rewarding for gamers at all levels with real-time monitoring of each tournament to ensure fair play and integrity.” “Gamercraft is unique in that it makes it simple to form and find teams in an integrated tournament platform where amateur gamers can compete to earn prizes in their favorite esports team-based games, starting with League of Legends,” said Azor.
Their guidance has been extremely valuable and will help us as we grow to ensure we stay true to our mission.” They help us navigate the day to day of start-up life, they care for the product and they care about what gamers want. “We at Gamercraft have tremendous respect for Frank and Nelson. They give Gamercraft a strong vision of strategy, growth, and structure,” said JJ Garcia-Rovira, CEO of Gamercraft. “Both Frank and Nelson are pioneers of the gaming industry. Gamercraft is setting the new standard in competitive online gaming experiences for amateur gamers to compete in high-stakes and high-quality esports tournaments on a fair, structured, and skill-matching platform.
MIAMI-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Gamercraft announced today that it has appointed Nelson Gonzalez, founder and former CEO of Alienware, the leading gaming PC and hardware brand around the world, and Frank Azor, AMD Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions, to its board of directors, effective immediately.