Computer scientist with over forty years of industry experience in design of computer systems, communications systems, electronics, and software. Worked on packet-switching networks, including the ARPAnet and early TCP/IP systems at a pioneering computer research company, custom VLSI circuits and the single-chip optical mouse at a major research laboratory, and led custom chip design efforts for a leading technology company.

Formal Education

  • B.S. in Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Career Highlights

  • Former managing director of a venture capital firm specialized on opportunities created by the early infusion of wireless technologies broadly into the worldwide economy
  • Directed development of business and technology strategies for an Internet start-up serving the international container shipping industry, including design of a scalable three-tier cloud-based architecture
  • While at a leading technology company, led their efforts to adopt TCP/IP compatibility and ran the company's first Internet e-commerce pilot
  • While director of technology at a major Internet company, instituted use of CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) and led standards partnerships with leading industry standards organizations and others
  • As an engineer at a major research laboratory, helped founders of a leading graphics technology company test the first generation graphics processing chips

Expert Qualifications

  • Significant experience as a testifying and consulting expert for both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving a range of companies including Apple, FujiFilm, Motorola Mobility, Nielsen, and TiVo
  • Testifying expert for NetApp in a patent infringement case brought by Sun Microsystems
  • Submitted an expert report and declaration for the defense in a civil matter in San Mateo County Superior Court that was subsequently dismissed with prejudice in their favor
  • Consulting expert for Apple in a pair of investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
  • Technical advisor to respondent Samsung in an ITC investigation related to GPUs (Graphics Processing Units)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of cases can this expert support?

They testify in patent disputes and product liability cases involving computer systems, networking, consumer electronics, and software. They've worked for both plaintiffs and defendants with Apple, Samsung, NetApp, and Motorola Mobility on issues from cloud architecture to GPUs and wireless systems.

What is this expert's technical background?

Their experience spans four decades of systems design: packet-switching networks and TCP/IP at BBN, custom chip design at Xerox PARC and Apple, technology leadership at Netscape and other major tech companies. They hold a B.S. in Information Science from UW-Madison.

What technologies does this expert specialize in?

This expert works with C, C++, Python, Java, network protocols, reverse engineering, and embedded software. Application experience includes cloud systems, e-commerce platforms, GPUs, smartphones, wireless networks, and settop boxes.