Hi, I’m Allen!
I’m a software engineering executive and technology enthusiast based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Having worked for companies big and small, I’m most energized by the dynamic potential of startups, early in their journeys. I’m at my best helping scale teams while up-leveling the people that I work with.
With my wife and two kids, we enjoy the quiet serenity of reading, nearby national parks, and simple crafts. I get overly excited by new gadgetry, and nurture a bad habit of picking up new hobbies. Since 2011, this site has collected my regular, late-night musings.
An Environment of Trust
About 2 years ago, a mini-banking crisis eventually caused several mid-sized banks to become…
Financialization Endgame
2024 was a pretty rough year for the video game industry. Even though there were some great…
Review: Shift Happens
Shift Happens is a labor of love. The author, Marcin Wichary, quit his job to start the…
Optimizing MacOS Screens
So I was inspired to write this post on workflow-centric computing from playing around with…
Workflow-Centric Computing
Depending on what you consider to be the genesis of mobile devices, it’s been…
Year in Review — 2024
Year in Review posts are some of my favorite posts to write. They’re the encapsulation…
Raising Readers in the Digital Age
I still remember my grade school years. Immigrating to North America and enrolled in…
Review: Minesweeper
Before the advent of smartphones, or widespread internet connectivity, the primary role of a…
Through the Looking Glass
Augmented Reality (AR) is one of these technologies we keep returning to. The sheer…