Alison has been an automotive systems programmer and kernel engineer since 2011 and has worked at Nokia, Mentor Graphics, and Peloton Technology. In 2014-2015, she collaborated on-site with a customer in Germany and kann Deutsch an der EU B2 Stufe sprechen. Alison has presented at events including ELC and ELCE, linux.conf.au, USENIX, Automotive Linux Summit, Southern California Linux Expo and Maker Faire.   She loves bikes, beer and indie music.