David Allais

David Allais
Born (1933-03-05) March 5, 1933 (age 91)
Alma materUniversity 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.