Allen C Smith has been using the NI platform to solve complex engineering challenges for over 26 years. He is a Certified LabVIEW Architect, Certified Embedded Developer, and Certified TestStand Developer. He has been an Alliance Partner, worked for Alliance Partners, and served as a Systems Engineer with National Instruments. While at NI, he developed the software tool support and official training course for the Actor Framework. He is once again an Alliance Partner, offering services as a consulting software architect and engineer. He remains an AF evangelist and active member of the AF community.