Our e-Learning Team

Allen Interactions is one of the larger and more experienced custom e-learning developers in the country with world-renowned e-learning experts.

Allen Interactions has assembled a team of creative, talented and dedicated learning industry experts to design and develop custom e-learning and technology enabled solutions that improve performance and enhance people effectiveness. We embrace innovation, deliver quality, and we’re fun to work with!

World-renowned e-learning industry experts

As one of the larger and more experienced custom e-learning developers in the country, we meet pressing timing requirements by assigning you a dedicated team(s) that includes the appropriate mix of:

  • instructional designers
  • multimedia producers (video, audio, 3D, 2D, illustrations, interface)
  • developers
  • integrators (LMS, database)
  • content/writers
  • project managers
  • quality assurance specialists

Following our Savvy™ Process, our teams utilize a variety of leading industry tools and other proprietary tools that we have developed to ensure quality and timeliness.

Meet the Leadership Team

Michael W. Allen, Ph.D.

Michael W. Allen, Ph.D.

chairman and CEO

Michael W. Allen is known for pioneering multimedia learning technologies, interactive instructional paradigms, and rapid-prototyping processes — bringing each forward into leading corporate enterprises. He was the founder and CEO of Authorware, Inc., a revolutionary e-learning authoring tool. Authorware, Inc. merged with MacroMind/Paracomp to become Macromedia, which was later acquired by Adobe. With a Ph.D.

Martin Lipshutz

Martin Lipshutz

president

Martin Lipshutz has more than 15 years of experience in finance, accounting, sales and operations. Previously he was chief financial officer at ViroMed Laboratories, Inc., Authorware, Inc. and an auditor for Coopers & Lybrand, LLP. Lipshutz also has held various senior management positions in sales, operations and finance. He holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Iowa.

Ethan Edwards

Ethan Edwards

chief instructional strategist and principal consultant

Ethan Edwards draws on more than 25 years of industry experience as an e-learning instructional designer and developer. He is responsible for the delivery of the internal and external training and communications that reflect Allen Interactions’ unique perspective on designing and developing meaningful and memorable e-learning programs. Edwards is the primary instructor for ASTD’s e-Learning Instructional Design Certificate Program.

Scott Colehour

Scott Colehour

co-founder and solutions architect

Scott Colehour has been in the e-learning design and development industry for 20 years. Scott brings many abilities to Allen Interactions, some of which include: providing high-end consulting and training services to client organizations in such areas as needs analysis, multimedia project planning and management, interaction design, template and model development and model-based production. Colehour is an instructor for ASTD’s e-Learning Instructional Design Certificate Program.