Our Leadership
Karim Allana – pe, rwc, rrc
chief executive officer, senior principal
Mr. Allana is Chief Executive Officer of Contractor Fire Protection (CFP), responsible for the strategic planning and administration of the company. Under his guidance and supervision, ABB oversees $120 million of remedial construction projects and over $6 billion of new construction projects annually. He is an industry leader in building envelope architectural engineering and construction management.
He has over 40 years of experience in all types of roofing, exterior facade, curtain wall, and horizontal and belowgrade waterproofing systems. He has extensive experience providing forensic investigation and failure analysis of building assemblies, having served as an expert witness on over 1000 construction defect cases. His in-depth knowledge and experience in condition assessments, renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, peer review, engineering design, forensic investigation of construction defects, remedial reconstruction, and construction management-related services have received industry-wide acclaim.
Mr. Allana has extensive experience working on projects of all types and sizes for a variety of private and public sector clients. As a Senior Principal Mr. Allana is deeply involved in new construction and reconstruction projects, providing clients with the highest level of building enclosure systems expertise, project management, and conflict resolution.
Jason Blinkhorn
president
Jason Blinkhorn is the President of Contractor Fire Protection. He brings over 20 years of experience in the fire and life safety industry specializing in fire sprinklers, fire suppression, and fire alarm systems. His focus has spanned the western United States, throughout the Hawaiian Islands and Guam concentrating on all aspects of fire protection including consulting services, design-build contracting, inspections, testing, and maintenance. Under his supervision, the discipline of work consists of government, commercial, industrial, hospitality, residential projects, and more.
Mr. Blinkhorn’s responsibilities at CFP include the management and oversight of the entire fire and life safety program which includes consulting, installation, system inspections, and project management of all disciplines of fire protection systems.
