Embedded systems industry veteran who built or managed the development of more than one hundred computer products. Started three technology companies and often trains engineers and speaks and writes about industry best practices. Was an embedded systems specialist selected for a major government agency's crisis response team addressing a major aerospace incident, a team created to harness the expertise of highly-respected people from outside the agency. Has worked on many classified government projects and held various security clearances, including Top Secret/Special Intelligence.
Career Highlights
- Author and editor of six books specialized on design of electronic circuits and associated software
- Author of more than seven hundred articles and columns in industry publications
- Appeared as an expert on a major television network's engineering-focused documentary series
- Designed, manufactured, and sold in-circuit emulators and related debugging tools to the designers of embedded systems
- Designed and implemented over fifty embedded systems for clients throughout the U.S., including classified government projects, a high-security electronic control system (which used over one hundred interconnected processors and some 2,000 sensors), deep ocean probes, and industrial monitoring systems that gathered and processed data from hundreds of sensors spread throughout manufacturing facilities
- Developer of some of the first products built around microprocessors, working with essentially all of the processors of the time in locations on five continents
- Recipient of a prestigious lifetime achievement award in the electronics industry, recognized for contributions over a long career that have had a demonstrable impact on technological, business and cultural advancements in the world
- Presented over one hundred papers at conferences on five continents and was Keynote Speaker on many of them, including multiple major international software engineering conferences
Expert Qualifications
- Testifying expert for plaintiffs and defendants in multiple cases and venues, including U.S. District Courts in California, Connecticut, and North Carolina as well as Washington State's Superior Court
- Retained by Segway (twice) and Apple in proceedings before the ITC
- Expert for defendant on invalidity of a Toyota patent in an IPR proceeding before the U.S. PTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
Can handle cases in consumer electronics, firmware, industrial controls, and medical devices. Has testified in federal courts (California, Connecticut, North Carolina) and state court in Washington, plus ITC intellectual property proceedings.
What is this expert's technical background?
Built over a hundred computer products while starting three technology companies. Designed more than fifty embedded systems for government clients, including classified projects—notably the first electronic White House security system with hundreds of interconnected processors. Published six books and hundreds of articles on embedded systems design.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Primary languages are C, C++, and assembly. Has extensive experience with real-time operating systems, hardware description languages like Verilog and VHDL, and embedded systems across Linux and Windows. Also covers IoT, industrial controls, and safety-critical design.