Alan holds several professional certifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) – State of Delaware, License # 7875
• Certified in Clinical Engineering (CCE) by Healthcare Technology Certification Commission, Certificate # 66
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) – by Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
• Fellow, American College of Clinical Engineering (FACCE)
• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Fellow (AAMIF)

Alan is active at the national level, including the following awards and memberships:

• Recipient, 2006 Clinical/Biomedical Engineering Achievement Award from Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
• Recipient, ACCE 2012 Marv Shepherd Patient Safety Award
  
• Co-Chair, AAMI Standards Board (1993–2015)
• Editorial Board of Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology (AAMI Journal) (1987-2018)
• AAMI Technology Management Council (2004-2018)
• Chair, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Medical Equipment Technical Committee (2007–2015) & Member (2015-present)
• Fellow, American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) (2015-present) & Member (1991-present)
• Vice President, ACCE Board of Directors (2016-2018), Member at Large (2012-2016)
• Fellow, AAMI (2020-present) & Member, AAMI (1971-present)
• Member,  Institute for HealthCare Improvement (IHI) (2014-present)
• Member, AAMI Electrical Safety Committee (1975-present)
• Member, AAMI Infusion Device Committee (2010-present)
• Member, AAMI Medical Device Alarms Committee (2011-present)
• Member, National Coalition for Alarm Management (2014-2018)
• Member, National Coalition for Infusion Therapy Safety (2015-2018)
• Member, National Coalition to Promote Continuous Monitoring of Patients on Opioids (2014‑2018)
• Member, National Coalition to Promote the Safe Use of Complex Healthcare Technology (2017‑2019)