Former professor of software engineering with more than 25 years of hands-on technology development experience for a range of industries. Has specialized technical expertise in speech recognition, artificial intelligence / machine learning, computer vision, data centers, and blockchain. A proven innovator and software R&D leader who has designed and developed award-winning and leadingedge technology products and solutions. Also the inventor of a patented artificial intelligence-based expert system.
Formal Education
- M.S. in Software Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Career Highlights
- Responsible for the conception, development, and management, of leading-edge speech recognition technologies for commercial, aerospace, and military markets with users including major aerospace and defense companies and a military research laboratory
- Designed, implemented, and installed 24/7 data center server systems and racks for customers with responsibility for secure firewall and cyber hacking protection and protocols including for storage of cryptocurrency and other client data using secure, air-gapped, cold and hot storage configurations as defenses
- Former director of R&D focused on machine vision applications in continuous roll color printer applications with hundreds of printheads and thousands of jets requiring real-time adjustment
- Former director of advanced technology development at a major technology company
- Founder of a company that developed a patented, early AI-based expert system to manage and resolve technical service calls that was used by major technology companies
- Served as a technical advisor to a state Attorney General in relation to automated technologies for pornography filtering and child safety
Expert Qualifications
- As an expert witness for technology litigations, many relating to speech recognition patents, has worked on patent (in)validity for Inter Parties Reviews as well as (non-)infringement with roles in claim construction, source code review, writing expert reports and deposition
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
Patent disputes involving speech recognition and AI—they've done claim construction, source code review, and depositions. Also qualified for data security and cryptocurrency cases based on their data center architecture work.
What is this expert's technical background?
M.S. from Carnegie Mellon in Software Engineering, 25+ years of shipped products. Led R&D at Novell, designed speech systems for Boeing and AFRL, founded an AI company adopted by Apple and Microsoft. Builder, not theorist.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Speech recognition, machine learning, computer vision, blockchain, data center security. Fluent in C/C++, Java, Python. Has worked on both the algorithm side (patents) and production engineering (scaling, hardening systems).
- C/C++, C#, Java, Swift, Objective C, Python, etc
- Blockchain and crypto
- Computer vision
- Data center security
- Linux, Windows, OS-X
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Speech recognition
- U.S. District Courts
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board