Alex Suzuki – Speaker Profile

I’m excited that you’re considering having me at your event! Here’s what you need to know.

Two photos of Alex Suzuki giving a presentation at ZurichJS

Languages

I speak English and German.

Despite my Japanese name, I unfortunately do not speak Japanese, gomen nasai.

Topics

Here are some things that I feel qualified to talk about:

🏖️ Professional Development / Software Entrepreneurship

I have a lot of experience with being self-employed, marketing yourself, and transitioning from being an employee to running your own software business.

Carving your own path – a builder’s journey, last given at ZurichJS Meetup #5 (May 2025)

📸 Computer Vision on the Web

For the past few years, I’ve been focusing on computer vision in the web browser, to enable scanning 1D and 2D codes. I’m intimately familiar with APIs such as MediaDevices, WebGL and WebAssembly, their constraints and the domain in general.

STRICH – Barcode Scanning for Web Apps, last given at GovTech Singapore (April 2025)

💵 Web Product Development & Monetization

I make my living building and marketing a commercially licensed JavaScript product. I know a few things about getting from a Git repository to a sustainable business.

Monetizing JavaScript – Building Profitable Products as a Solo Dev (working title)

Motivation

I do not expect or want monetary compensation for holding a presentation. Meeting new people and forming real connections is its own reward.

I feel most comfortable at smaller venues like meetups or corporate offices with small to medium-sized audiences.

Professional Accomplishments

I have a LinkedIn profile which can help you get a feeling for my professional background. The TL,DR; version:

I’m a seasoned software professional with 20 years of experience.
I’ve been employed as a Senior Software Engineer at two companies in Switzerland.
I worked as a solo freelancer, mainly in mobile app development.
I owned and operated a boutique agency that built web & native apps and low-level software for IoT devices.
I make a living from building my own products, mainly STRICH.

Personal Life

I’m a married father of two kids and live in Switzerland. I like to travel, enjoying good food and drink and reading books.

Assets

Headshot (1024 x 1024, JPEG)