Nathan Allan, entrepreneur and software architect, has developed numerous solutions for a variety of fields. Much of his career has been spent consulting for organizations small and large, but has also founded or cofounded companies. Technical achievements include advancing the art of data science through the development of the D4 database language and associated Dataphor federated database system, the Fastore engine, as well as various rules engines and other toolsets. He also designed and built frameworks for robotics and hardware control, including the control platform used by a large pharmacy management company.Nathan has also contributed to hardware design both at small scale with his prototyping lab, as well as through consulting, where, for instance, he helped create a multi-robot medication repackaging system. He has architected, and/or built numerous software applications in the fields of financial services, healthcare, insurance, genealogy, education, and developer tools areas, and has been active for a decade in applying AI in the areas of machine vision and machine learning.His 31 years of professional experience also includes significant business expertise, including advising companies on strategy, hiring, and M&As. He has founded several startups and has filled executive positions within software companies.