David W. Allen

David W. Allen is currently the GIS Manager for the City of Euless, Texas, where he became their first cartographer in 1989. His knowledge of municipal applications is evident in his books, but this is a wide spectrum and can easily translate to other disciplines.

He developed curriculum and taught in the GIS program at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1999 through 2018. The classroom experience has been a good testing ground for his books, where his students often worked through draft copies and suggested changes or even new tutorials. This was a great test to see if the materials can be understood and absorbed easily. Blank stares = rewrite!

David is also an avid traveler, and has visited many countries around the world. Favorite spot? ... watching the sunset across the Masai Mara in Kenya.