Dr. Brian M. Allen has more than 25 years of leadership experience in international project and operations management.  His broad experience includes leadership and sales experience in: information technology, ecommerce, telecommunications, international sales and operations management, and international project management. His experience includes service in the United States Air Force, as a company owner, managing multinational corporate expansions, as an executive consultant in company turnarounds, and leading quality process improvement initiatives.  His international leadership includes leading and managing projects and operations in 38 countries throughout North America, Central America, South America, Western Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Before teaching full time and working as a consultant Dr. Allen was the Global Chief Information Officer with Tandy Leather for eight years where he managed all retail systems operations, data management, and data security for their corporate office and 110 retail stores in 12 time zones throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, their ecommerce sales storefronts, as well as managing multinational distribution partnerships. He additionally served for 2 years as the Director of Tandy Leather Spain and was the principle leader in expanding company operations, sales, and distribution into the European Union, North Africa, and Southwest Asia.