Alan Schilke

Alan Schilke (/ʃɪlki/, shill-KEE) is an American engineer and roller coaster designer based in Hayden, Idaho, United States.

[3] During his time at Arrow Dynamics, Schilke was credited as the designer of Road Runner Express at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood.

[6][7] The project only got off the ground when Six Flags' President Gary Story asked the company to develop a scaled-down prototype.

[10][11] In 2006, Schilke along with Ned Hansen founded Ride Centerline LLC, an independent engineering firm in Hyde Park, Utah.

[12] Schilke continued to work with S&S and is responsible for the outward banking turn found on the S&S El Loco coasters such as Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach.