Alan is a Civil Engineer with a bachelors and masters degrees in civil engineering and geology. He was appointed and worked with the Department of Energy as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. For several years he worked with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association developing new cooperative businesses nationwide. He was a Senior Vice President for the Basin Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative for several years. As an engineer, he also provided professional engineering services to two separate regional and national engineering firms.
Alan's work experience includes about 22 years of service for the State of Wyoming in various administrative capacities. He was a member of the State Planning Office for Governor Mike Sullivan. Within the Department of Environmental Quality, he was an Administrator of the various departments and most recently served as the Abandoned Mine Land Administrator and then the dual role of Deputy Department Director/ Industrial Siting Division Administrator. Currently he serves as the Deputy Director of DEQ and provides day-to-day assistance to the Director and coordinating agency wide activities. .