Tom Allen

Chief Information and Security Officer at Railspire. I do software and hardware stuff.

About

I’ve been working in technology and information security for over three decades, with experience spanning transportation, manufacturing, and communications industries. Currently at Railspire since July 2021, I lead our information security strategy while overseeing technology infrastructure.

Previously, I served at Nivel Parts and Manufacturing from May 2020 to July 2021, and before that spent nearly eight years at Florida East Coast Railway, where I advanced through various IT roles to become AVP, Information Services. Earlier in my career, I worked in network operations and tech support at AT&T, Comcast, MediaOne, and AOL.

Beyond work, I enjoy building things - both digital and physical - and exploring new technologies across software and hardware.

Interests

I’m passionate about autonomous vehicles and software development. I usually code in Go, C/C++, Python, Lua, and Perl.

I’m learning Spanish (Level 20) and Portuguese (Level 17) via Duolingo, with a 400+ day streak.

Tom Allen

Chief Information and Security Officer at Railspire.

I build software, hardware, and sometimes weird combinations of the two.