Alan Brittingham is a retired VP of Engineering for a large exhaust and emissions company. He started woodworking 65 years ago when his father bought him his own workbench with real tools. Alan has been assisting John Ressler in all of his Lutherie classes at MASW for the past 12 years. When not consulting on engineering or management issues, Alan makes woodworking projects, plays golf and builds stringed instruments. He resides in Seymour, Indiana with his wife Carol, who bakes the best cookies ever!