Summary
Kurt Allen is a seasoned software engineer and founder with over 30 years of experience building medical imaging, medical reasoning, and embedded control systems, and he currently leads Eir Solutions as President. He specializes in real-time clinical decision support that maps spoken inputs to SNOMED and FHIR resources, with deep practical expertise in DICOM, HL7, LOINC, and graph-based knowledge systems. Kurt has led both research-driven product development and hands-on firmware/software work—from diagnostic-grade printer control and PACS toolkits to multi-node real-time data acquisition and servo-hydraulic control. Based in Minneapolis, he combines systems-level architecture with low-level implementation skills (C++, C#, .NET, embedded assembly) and a history of award-winning products at 3M. Outside of work he stays sharp and unconventional as a part-time underwater hockey player, reflecting a practical, team-oriented competitive streak.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at University of Minnesota
german (beginner)