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Posted on Jan 1, 2022

"Hi! I’m Allan. I build and break software."

I am a software engineer with a penchant for security, reliability, and distributed systems. You can learn more about me from my leadership philosophy or reading list.

Work

An Internet Security Company (2022-present). for details.

Advisor/Investor (2019-present). for requests.

Robinhood (2018-2022)

Staff Software Security Engineer, Red Team. Hacking and breaking things to make them more secure against attackers and fraudsters.
Staff Software Security Engineer, Authentication Platform. Built and maintained authentication at scale for millions of users.
Software Engineering Manager, Security. Supported the Application Security, Infrastructure Security, and Secure Foundations teams.
Staff Software Engineer, Payments. Built highly available systems that powered money movements.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend Scaling. Made distributed systems run fast and scale to millions of users.

Udacity (2015-2018)

Software Engineering Manager, Careers. Built web applications that helped students and graduates connect with employers and get hired.
Senior Software Engineer, Marketing and Growth. Full-stack engineer and manager hybrid role. Built the first microservice that powered the company’s main website.

Self-employed (2014-2015)

Engineering Consultant. Freelance consultant for robotics and biomechanics in the tri-state area.

Compass Automation (2012-2013). Acquired by Tesla.

Lead Mechanical Engineer. Department lead. Built a bunch of awesome industrial manufacturing robots.

United States Army (2007-2012)

Captain, Infantry. Combat arms leader. Led paratroopers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also: honed the ability to lug heavy things up and down mountains. For the vets who also speak acronym: 82d ABN, OIF 2008, OEF 2011, EIB, CIB, Ranger Tab.