M&A Intermediary, Business Broker, Attorney, Commercial Real Estate Broker, P.E. Alan@BestSoCal.com, (877) 420-6478
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- President & Advisor at BestSoCal Business
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- Attorney at Alan Lippincott, Attorney at Law
- Business Advisor at BP
- Government Relations Director at BP
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- Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
- Pepperdine University, The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
- Whittier High School
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Alan Lippincott’s Summary
Alan Lippincott and BestSoCal Business help business owners and investors to grow and prosper by applying leadership and analytical skills acquired and developed over a lifetime of education and experience in business, technology and law.
Alan Lippincott’s Specialties:
Business Sales
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Business Valuations
Business Consulting
Commercial Real Estate
Sales & Leasing
Landlord & Tenant Representation
Lease Negotiations
Alan Lippincott’s Experience
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President & Advisor
BestSoCal Business
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
Owns and operates an innovative company that provides high quality business and real estate sales and services to businesses and investors throughout Southern California.
Highlights:
• Hands-on broker who sells businesses while managing business brokers and advisors.
• Certified by the International Business Brokers Association, the California Business Brokers Association and the California Department of Real Estate.
• Works with contracting, manufacturing, technology, retail & service industries.
• Advises business owners on growing & selling their businesses
• Advises executives & entrepreneurs on starting & buying businesses
• Manages, trains& recruits business advisors & staff
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Attorney
Alan Lippincott, Attorney at Law
(Law Practice industry)
1995 — 2008 (13 years )
Helps businesses and commercial property owners with sales, leases, and other commercial legal matters. Also experienced in will, trusts, estate planning and business formation. An active member of the State Bar of California since 1995, except during 2001-2004 while on professional assignments in London.
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Business Advisor
BP
(Public Company; BP; Oil & Energy industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years )
Worked in London to simplify BP businesses and encourage innovation and growth. After demonstrating several effective approaches and jump-starting a longer-term transformation program, I moved on to BP’s planning, performance management and strategy group. There I provided routine business advice to senior executives, while initiating a more focused transformation of the global refining business.
Highlights:
• Coordinated productivity initiatives—in the U.S., Germany, rest-of-Europe, digital business, procurement and integrated supply & trading—estimated to improve RCOP by $400 million annually.
• Reorganized and redesigned worldwide manufacturing to deliver greater performance.
• Re-engineered commercial and maintenance processes at a U.K. manufacturing plant to improve annual RCOP by over $40 million.
• Re-engineered Turkey LPG B2B marketing and distribution processes to allow sales to increase by 100%. -
Government Relations Director
BP
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BP; Oil & Energy industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
Directed government relations for ARCO and BP in California while based at the State Capitol during a corporate merger transition and state energy crisis.
Highlights:
• Preserved income and reputation during the 2000 California energy crisis, earning a company award for innovation.
• Lowered natural gas costs by $2 million annually by convincing California to lower tariffs and increase competition.
• Gained California’s support for BP’s $28 million acquisition of ARCO.
• Chaired the petroleum industry advocacy group. -
Technology Advisor
ARCO
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ARC; Oil & Energy industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years )
Advised business executives and government officials on environmental and energy issues.
Highlights:
• Led industry fuel regulation advocacy in Arizona.
• Reduced capital costs by shaping a gasoline additive phase-out that was a win-win for BP and California.
• Avoided $100 million in state regulation of distribution and retail marketing despite the public pressure from relatively high gasoline prices.
• Reduced cost of supplying Arizona by allowing gasoline from California to be sold there.
• Avoided costly environmental controls by promoting an innovative program for scrapping old, air-polluting lawnmowers.
• Increased sales by making Nevada regulations more flexible to avoid product run-outs.
• Reduced manufacturing capital expenditures by $80 million, by making California regulations more flexible. -
Manufacturing Supervisor
ARCO
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ARC; Oil & Energy industry)
1989 — 1993 (4 years )
Managed area operations and turnaround maintenance at a premiere petroleum refinery. In Maintenance, led a team that overhauled refinery units, with annual budgets of $25 - 45 million and daily late penalties of up to $750,000. In Operations, managed the receipts, inventory, product blending, and shipments for the 240,000 barrel-per-day refinery. Led salaried specialists and shift foreman, who in turn supervised the hourly operators. Managed 65 people and a $50 million annual budget that employed $300 million in fixed assets to store and handle $1.5 billion in products each year.
Highlights:
• Reduced capital expenditures by creating the operating department’s first strategic plan.
• Reduced labor costs by reorganizing the operations workforce.
• Improved operations by doubling training compliance and empowering operators to monitor and improve areas of responsibility.
• Completed two major maintenance turnarounds, on-time and under the $40 million budget. -
Project Engineer
ARCO
(Public Company; ARC; Oil & Energy industry)
1984 — 1988 (4 years )
Managed large and complex engineering and construction projects to grow and optimize the production of gasoline and other energy products at a premiere petroleum refinery.
Highlights:
• Engineered and constructed over 50 projects.
• Increased gasoline production with a $9 million FCC Unit project.
• Reduced operating costs with a $6 million central control room.
• Reduced pollution and complied with tighter environmental standards with a $2 million wastewater treatment plant.
Alan Lippincott’s Education
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Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
J.D. , 1991 — 1995
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Pepperdine University, The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management
M.B.A. , Business Management , 1984 — 1986
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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
B.S. , Mechanical Engeering, Petroleum Option, Math Minor , 1979 — 1984
Summa Cum Laude
- Activities and Societies:
- Tau Beta Pi
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Whittier High School
1975 — 1979
- Activities and Societies:
- Varsity Basketball, Color Guard
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Alan Lippincott’s Interests:
Business, Technology, Politics
Alan Lippincott’s Groups:
State Bar of California, International Business Brokers Association, California Association of Business Brokers
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Alan Lippincott’s Honors:
Professional Engineer, Western States Petroleum Association California Lobbying Group Chairman, Elk Grove Planning Advisory Committee Member, Sacramento Theater Board Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers Environmental Technical Paper Co-Author, California Jaycee Project Director of the Year Award, Bank of America Award in Industrial Arts, H.S. Basketball All-League Honorable Mention
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