Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Erik W. Allen
I lead digital platform engineering at ENFRA. Outside of work I co-host a weekly podcast, ride bikes with a great Cedar Rapids crew, and volunteer with Iowa DeMolay. I also tell the dad joke at the end of every episode, so consider yourself warned.
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Now & projects
Updated October 2026
Director of Digital Platform Engineering at ENFRA. More on LinkedIn.
Started a strength and weight-loss block with a personal trainer this fall. Weigh-ins, rides and workouts feed a small dashboard I built for it.
Growing We're Still Cool, Right?, with new episodes every Wednesday and after-show episodes for Patreon members.
Rewriting the adult volunteer role descriptions for Iowa DeMolay and planning next summer's Conclave, the state event I run.
Throwing darts with Off In Church in the Cedar Rapids winter league, riding with Wednesday Night Bike Club, and tinkering with Magic: The Gathering Commander decks.
The show's site: every episode with transcripts, the drink of the week, and Patreon sign-in for after-show episodes.
werestillcoolright.comThe show's liquor inventory. Hosts update it from their phones, and each drink is tagged to the episode it was made on.
Pulls from my scale, Apple Health and Strava so my trainer sees progress without me sending screenshots.
2026 on the bike
Darts
Off In Church · ECS Cedar Rapids Winter 2026, Division B
As of Oct 28, 2026 · Full league stats
Find me
Email [email protected]
Dad joke
Why don't bikes stand up on their own?
They're two tired.