Garrett Allen is a founder and freight tech specialist with over a decade of hands-on experience building Transportation Management Systems, including both commercial and open-source TMS products. Based in Raleigh, NC, he has led engineering teams at brokers and startups, shipping AI-driven communications platforms and multi-channel agent products for freight brokers. As Chief Builder at User Defined and former CTO/co-founder roles, he blends deep domain knowledge with full-stack engineering and product leadership. Garrett is comfortable in the trenches—designing SQL-backed systems, leading cross-functional teams, and shipping production-grade EDI and payments integrations. Notably, he has repeatedly turned in-house TMS work into scalable products and even open-sourced a TMS, signaling a commitment to practical, shareable tooling in the industry. His trajectory shows a rare mix of operational freight expertise and builder mentality that repeatedly converts logistics problems into shipping software.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Northern Kentucky University
Contributions:2 releases, 48 commits, 7 pushes in 14 days
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