Computer scientist and executive with experience managing development of a range of computer systems from e-commerce and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) websites to set-top boxes and electronics kits, including research prototypes through to commercial products and services. Experience from hands-on product development to management, marketing, and venture investment. Also worked as a researcher, software development manager, and technology executive at large companies as well as Silicon Valley startups. Published author and experienced public speaker who was selected as a corporate spokesperson for several major technology companies.
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science, Univ of Massachusetts
- M.S. in Computer and Information Science, Univ of Massachusetts
Career Highlights
- Oversaw the creation of the broadband wireless industry's first consumer certification program and first formal security model
- Member of a leading research university's President's Advisory Board on Science and Innovation from 2001-2016
- Managed the history-making first live webcast of the Dalai Lama, bringing together the major streaming media industry competitors of the era to cooperate in a webcast for the first time in Internet history
- CTO of a billion-dollar market cap publicly-traded Internet firm with operations in 100 U.S. cities and internationally, including two-way satellite, Internet over cable, and wireless subsidiaries
- Successful track record as president/founder, CIO, and CTO of companies ranging from startups to billion-dollar public corporations
Expert Qualifications
- Submitted declarations in an Inter Parties Review at the U.S. PTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board on behalf of Google/YouTube
- Submitted expert reports and testified at deposition for plaintiffs and defendants in U.S. District Court cases, including on behalf of Apple, Comcast, and Electronic Arts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
This expert can support cases involving software, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and financial technology. They've testified in U.S. District Court for both plaintiffs and defendants—including Apple, Comcast, and Electronic Arts—and submitted an expert declaration to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for Google/YouTube.
What is this expert's technical background?
They hold a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science. Their career spans roles as a researcher and technology executive at major corporations (DEC, Compaq) and Silicon Valley startups, with hands-on experience in product development, engineering management, and running billion-dollar public companies as CTO.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
They program in C, C++, and Python. Their expertise covers e-commerce websites, SaaS platforms, broadband internet systems, wireless networks, satellite communications, and digital electronics. They created the broadband wireless industry's first consumer certification program and formal security model.
- C, C++, Python
- Broadband Internet
- Digital electronics
- E-commerce websites
- Satellite communications
- Software-as-a-Service
- Wireless networks
- U.S. District Courts
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board