Allison graduated in 2010 from Washington University in St. Louis with a major degree in Systems Engineering and minor degree in Visual Communications. After graduation, she worked at Boeing Research & Technology as a Systems Engineer for 3 years in a product management role. While at Boeing, she received a Quality Invention Award and led many high-visibility projects. Follow her on Twitter @_shiftseven and on GitHub @allisonnicoledeal. Allison graduated from the Hackbright engineering fellowship class of Summer 2013.