Alan has been working in technology since January of 1959.  Beginning his career in the IBM mid-range area, Alan became a programmer in 1962 for Simon & Schuster.  In 1965, he became Operations Manager for Forbes, working on IBM Mainframe systems.  

In 1971, Alan began a consulting firm, Basic Systems Functions, located in NYC.  In 1976, he joined Fidelcor Business Credit and was Manager of Data Processing.  In 1991, Fideclor was acquired by the CIT Group, a world renowned financial services company.  As Vice President of Systems and Technology, and later as Chief Information Officer, Alan was responsible for managing and directing a group of professional technologists supporting one of the eight business units of CIT.  He was also responsible for company-wide training of CIT’s Credit Finance Unit.

In 1971, Alan served a two-year term as President of Guidance International, a NYC based non-profit users’ group.  He was elected to a second two-year term in 1990.  His responsibilities included arranging for guest speakers, conducting monthly meetings, and scheduling educational forums.  Alan is also a Volunteer Instructor for SeniorNet, an organization devoted to teaching seniors how to use Personal Computers.  He has been a SCORE Volunteer since 2002.