Allan is the former chief analyst for an investments and acquisitions firm he joined in 2003. In this capacity, Allan dealt with all aspects of mergers & acquisitions work. He subsequently continued in this role as an independent consultant, providing research and analysis for a wide range of clients. Allan’s formal training as an engineer has imparted him with the insight to “think outside the box”, enabling him to conceptualize and define strategies for managing his client’s businesses with an eye towards creative repositioning and partial property redevelopment.

For the last 13 years, Allan has been an advisory consultant to Berkley Advisors. He provides market analysis, financial modeling and projection, engineering assessment, research & development, and due\ diligence guidance to Berkley’s clients, providing a platform from which clients can make informed strategic business and marketing decisions.

Allan has recently applied his expertise in data analysis, engineering assessment, energy savings calculations, spreadsheet projections, and tech support research for an array of Berkley’s most important clients.

• Blink Charging Inc. (NASDQ traded company with market cap of $1.2B)
• EMCOR Services New York/New Jersey, Inc. (EMCOR is an $11B Fortune 500 company)
• David Shuldiner Glass (a 135 year old, 6th generation owned Brooklyn, NY based company)
• INF Associates
• Graphic Security Systems Corp.
• Outsource Consultants, Inc.
• MG Engineering
• JRM Construction Management
• UMG Cleaning Inc.
• M&M Plumbing Inc.

Previously, Allan exercised his technical competence in his role as an optical engineer at a number of large high tech corporations. He was subsequently involved in several fiber optic telecom start-ups, and founded DiPlex a company which productively utilized one of Allan’s patents in Fiber-to-the-Home realm. He is the author of five patents and author of numerous scientific publications. He has taken part in numerous talks and presentations on a variety of highly technical subjects, including low-cost Fiber Optic Datalink design & manufacturing; optical coupling of semiconductor lasers and edge-emitting LEDs; ultra-high speed lasers and optical measurement; laser damage to optical surfaces; laser assisted chemistry; and magneto-optic non-reciprocal optical circuits. Allan has worked in the R&D departments of world renowned technology firms, including: Sarnoff Research Labs (RCA), NSG, Allied-Signal Corporation (Honeywell), AMP Incorporated (Lytel Division), and Exxon Research & Engineering Company.

Allan is the father of 2, a Brooklyn native, and a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. He holds Master’s and Bachelor’s of Science degrees in Optics and Applied Physics from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester. He enjoys playing basketball and racquetball, and is an avid Jets fan.