Alan Hansen at Arch Cape, Oregon, July 2008
Alan Hansen at Navajo Falls, Grand Canyon, Arizona, June 2006 |
Short BiographyAlan Hansen was born in Provo, Utah. He is the youngest child of Russell and Ramona Hansen. Alan has 6 older siblings (Pennie, Grant, Mark, Tom, Gayle, and James). Alan lived until he was 14 in Orem, Utah and attended Cascade Elementary School and Orem Junior High School. Alan spent his summers as a teenager as a guide running the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in Arizona (33 times) and Cataract Canyon in Utah (8 times) as well as the Salmon River in Idaho (10 times). He graduated with honors from Spanish Fork High School in 1983. He served an LDS mission to Madrid, Spain. He then married his high school sweetheart, Mary Lyn Stewart, in the Jordan River Temple in October of 1985. They have three children: Andrew, Christian, and Joshua. Alan graduated with a BS in Electronic Engineering Technology from Brigham Young University. He was also just two classes from a double major in Computer Science. Additionally, he holds an MBA from the University of Utah where he graduated with honors (Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi). He has been a director and vice president of software development at such companies as WordPerfect, Novell, Intelogis, and Campus Pipeline. He changed from software engineering management to product management in 2001. He is currently a General Manager in the Software Development organization at SunGard Higher Education. Alan is an avid runner, downhill skier, golfer, and hiker. Alan plays the saxophone, flute, and piano. Alan is completely committed to his wife and children. Since a very young age, Alan's goals have always been centered around preparing to be and then being the best husband and father that he can. Documents |

