Allen is a Product Manager for the LANMeter Series handheld network analyzers for Fluke Corporation in Everett, Washington. His responsibilities in that position are "anything the engineers don't do," including: market research, writing manuals and literature, helping to specify and BETA-test new products and product features, attending and delivering papers at trade shows, and providing both training and sales support world-wide. Allen has been involved in the design, installation and troubleshooting of networks for ten years.