My name is Alan Simmons and for the last five years I have been a Systems Analyst (tester) in a Voting Systems Test Lab. The lab was created as a direct result of what happened in Florida during the 2000 presidential election by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA).

I am also currently a distance learning student at the University of Alabama working on a second-degree in Science, Technology, and Culture. My goal is gain a wider educational foundation upon which to draw.

I enjoy playing and relaxing with my family which includes two dogs. One of which is doing his best right now to add content to this posting.