William Allen is a R&D engineer on Kitware’s software and data solutions team located in Clifton Park, New York, where he leads the development of CDash. William is interested in databases, distributed systems, and is a staunch advocate for good software development & testing practices.

William received his master’s degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2024 while working full time as part of Kitware’s Open Source Software Technology Program (OSTP). Before joining Kitware, he received his bachelor’s in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.