Allen Holman

The Lateralist

I don’t attack problems head-on. I come at them sideways — combining real-world engineering, systems thinking and a lifetime of “that shouldn’t work, but it does” prototypes.

What I do

I design and debug systems in the messy overlap between hardware, networks and people: from long-distance wireless links and autonomic servers to self-contained mobile production rigs and secure infrastructure.

Turn vague problems into concrete, testable systems.
Bridge physical constraints with digital architectures.
Out-maneuver complexity with simple, robust designs.

The lateralist lens

Lateralism is my working style: step off the obvious line, look for the hidden degrees of freedom, then build something real that proves the idea.

Favour experiments over slide decks.
Exploit edge cases instead of fearing them.
Anchor everything in how it behaves in the field.