This biographical article is written like a résumé. (April 2021) |
David Allais | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, USA | March 5, 1933
Alma mater | University of Arizona, Stanford University |
Occupation(s) | Inventor, Chairman of PathGuide Technologies, Former Chief executive officer of Intermec Inc. |
David Allais (born March 5, 1933) is an American expert and inventor in the fields of bar coding and automatic identification and data capture.[1] As vice president and later president and chief executive officer of Everett, Washington-based Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN),[2] he built the company from a small startup into the leading manufacturer of bar code and printing equipment.[3] Prior to Allais' role at Intermec, he served as a manager for IBM. Most recently, Allais founded PathGuide Technologies, a Bothell, Washington-based developer of warehouse management systems for distributors.