• 👋 Hi, I’m Allen (@allen-ciq)
• 👀 I’m interested in vim, awk, git, and text manipulation in general
• 🌱 I’m currently working on Metrics server and a new API client for stx
• 💞️ I’m looking to re-architect the License Server
• 📫 allen.ng@spglobal.com

I'm a natural born geek. I wrote my first computer program for an Apple ][e, but not actually having one, I wrote it on paper and debugged it in my head.

Professionally, I got my start in the Navy where I spent 8 years as an Electronics Tech. I still occasionally like to play with various hardware projects. One of these days I'll get back to my Omnikey 102 mod/restoration.

In school my focus was primarily on theoretical computer science and mathematics. Computer graphics has always appealed to me as an interesting intersection of programming and math. You can check out some of my toys. Type help to get started.

I've been a professional software engineer since 2013. I got my start in ad tech working on a hierarchical targeting forecast engine.

I'm a tinkerer and a lover of puzzles. I like troubleshooting and figuring things out. I enjoy getting out on my bike and enjoying Colorado, and then coming home and cooking dinner or playing my guitar. I enjoy retro computers and modern computers alike; I love my Analogue Pocket and my Steam Deck, both. One of these days I'll get around to installing FreeDOS on my ODroid H2+, and RetroArch on my Ouya.