Management Team

Ben Allen

Ben Allen loved working with computers since age 8 (1978) when Commodore came out with the PET computer that utilized a cassette tape loading device, predating the VIC 20 by almost 3 years. He continued having an acute interest in computers, attending Computer Camps in Ann Arbor, Michigan, becoming comfortable with software such as WordStar and Visicalc and designing databases at age 16 for non-profit organizations.

While he majored in English Composition at DePauw University, in Greencastle, Indiana, he continued to take programming classes and after graduation spent six months doing an apprenticeship in Southern California with an MIT graduate who had built up his own business technology consulting company. This gave him the experience to get a job with Price Waterhouse in Chicago where he served in a help desk capacity. He received the first ever office-wide administrative award for the creation of a database linking Human Resources, the mail room, the technology department and the different business units.

He changed hats and helped GE Capital Railcar setup a help desk system for one year and then returned back to Price Waterhouse in Denver where he managed the network and provided technical assistance to staff. He then joined an elite group of 10 individuals who were responsible for implementing network and communication systems for the top 20 audit clients, including Pepsi, United Bank of Switzerland, Walt Disney, NCR and Hewlett Packard. He then was promoted to Business Technology Liason which positioned him between the Price Waterhouse CIO and the Audit Business Unit, responsible for providing overall management of all technology business cases and leveraging technology between the different business units. He built the 12 step process tool for managing all technology business cases across the worldwide firm.

He left Price Waterhouse when the merger with Coopers and Lybrand occurred in 1998 and formed Allen Technology Advising (ATA) on July 17th, 1998. ATA’s first IT partnership was with Clear Creek County Sheriff and remains a client to this day.

In addition to running the business Ben has a huge heart for volunteering in his community and internationally:

• Spent 7 weeks in Tanzania with his wife and 4 children in November of 2008 volunteering his time to setup the network and software at the brand new Selian Lutheran Hospital, helping Africaid by visiting our student (www.africaid.com), working with the PlasterHouse and updating everyone with our Blog (see more here -> allensinarusha.blogspot.com)
• Spent 5 weeks in the Dominican Republic with his wife and 4 Children in 2005 sharing a program in Spanish on the benefits of hand washing with almost 1500 kids in 9 schools.
• Evergreen Rotary Member since 1999 and Youth Exchange chair from 1999 through 2007 and 2009 through the present
• Member of the Rotary District 5450 Youth Exchange Committee and Co-Creator of the most awesome District Youth Exchange Web Site – http://www.rmrye.org
• Member of the Rotary Distict 5450 New Generations Committee
• Member of the Evergreen Chamber Marketing Committee
• Member of the Evergreen Chamber Ambassador Committee
• Board member of Institute for Attachment and Child Development from 2004 through 2007

Also, Ben has been recognized by his community with the following awards and positions:

• Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce 2006 recipient of Business of the Year
• Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce 2000 ambassador of the year
• Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce Chariman 2011
• Institute for Attachment and Child Development Chairman 2006-2007
• Rotary Club of Evergreen 2010-2011 Youth Builder Award

In addition to his business and volunteering he is passionate about his children as well as his wife, who is a world class triathlete and CEO of Allen Technology Advising! In 2009 she received a 6th in the world in her age group (see what 6th in the world looks like here)

Ryan Curtis

Business Manager