Automotive Sensors and Electronics Expert Witness

Independent consultant and former adjunct professor of technical project management with over four decades of industry experience in automotive sensors, electronics, and systems. Has significant expertise in automotive electronic component technology and the product development cycle for automotive systems, with direct experience in R&D, advanced engineering, product planning, forward technology development, and product line management and leadership. Dealt directly with automotive suppliers as well as original equipment (OEM) vehicle manufacturers of electric bikes and conventional passenger cars to heavy-duty trucks.

Formal Education

M.B.A., University of Michigan
Ph.D. in Materials Science, Rutgers University
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University

Career Highlights

Independent consultant concentrating in systems engineering as well as automotive electronics including telematics, infotainment, and safety systems, as well as data communications between systems and devices
Former director of advanced engineering and systems integration for a Tier-1 automotive electronic systems supplier as it developed new products including forward-looking radar, solid-state YAW sensors, advanced airbag electronics, heads-up displays, infrared-based night vision, and telematics systems
As a research scientist at a major automotive manufacturer, participated in R&D targeted at bulk, thick-, and thin-film devices to sense key internal combustion engine operating parameters such as temperature, humidity, fuel flow, and oxygen partial pressure
Named inventor on three issued U.S. patents relating to exhaust gas oxygen sensor technology

Expert Qualifications

Retained as an expert witness by plaintiffs and defendants in more than two dozen litigations relating to technologies used by companies including BMW, Caterpiller, Cummins, Fiat-Chrysler, Ford Motor, Honda, LG Electronics, Mercedez-Benz, OnStar, and Porsche
Wrote an expert report, was deposed, and testified at a Markman hearing in a patent infringement case about GPS receivers
Submitted expert opinions on invalidity and non-infringement for Nissan in a patent litigation relating to car stereo system technology before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Consulting expert for defendant Texas Instruments in a multi-year litigation brought by a leading automaker related to automotive safety systems technology, including analysis of test data and methods

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of cases can this expert support?

Automotive electronics and sensors—they've been retained in over 20 cases involving companies like Ford, Honda, BMW, and Cummins. Cases cover radar systems, telematics, infotainment, airbag electronics, and GPS. They work for both plaintiffs and defendants on patent disputes and technical causation questions.

What is this expert's technical background?

They have a PhD in Materials Science from Rutgers, a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell, and an MBA from Michigan. They started their career in R&D at GM working on engine sensors, then directed advanced engineering at a Tier-1 supplier developing radar, airbag electronics, and telematics systems. Now they run an independent consulting practice and are a named inventor on three US patents for oxygen sensor technology.

What technologies does this expert specialize in?

Sensors, control systems, telematics, infotainment, GPS, wireless protocols, displays, and safety electronics. They understand both the component level—circuits and embedded systems—and how these pieces integrate into the vehicle's overall electronics architecture.