Alan brings together the mindset of an artist, the vision of an inventor, and the architecture discipline of a veteran coder. Whether pioneering embedded interfaces in the '90s or designing scalable mobile systems for Fortune 10 companies, his work always aims to make tech feel like magic.
Founder/President of Sumner Internet Marketing Environments Corp (SIME Corp).
Inventor, executive technologist, and creative coder focused on building ambient interfaces and secure, human-centric digital platforms. With 40+ years spanning embedded systems, mobile apps, and AI-based UI, Alan thrives at the intersection of software innovation and usability design.
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Professional Highlights:
Mobile Lead Architect: Led the design of CVS Health’s native retail app, scaling to 0.75M DAU and introducing CVS Pay and blockchain-based PHI visibility.
AI + Blockchain Inventor: US Patent US11862306B1 — Secure data control using local and blockchain-based rules for mobile apps.
Interactive Furniture Visionary: Developer of Sculpted Portals—immersive, high-fidelity furniture-driven AV experiences.
Control4 Universal App: Designed the first rotary thermostat UI on mobile, setting a design precedent across the smart home industry.
Early 3D Game Innovator: Created one of the first 3D flight sims from Pong on cartridge systems (CBS/Atari).
Spatial Interaction Evangelist: Creator of myPromenade, a SwiftUI-based app rethinking shopping, discovery, and shared browsing through ambient and spatial UI principles.