Human factors engineering professional with 44 years of experience in usability science, graphical user interface design, and product ergonomics. This expert is President of a usability consulting firm specializing in landmark product designs across handheld communication devices, financial trading systems, and consumer electronics. A named inventor on multiple U.S. utility and design patents, this expert has served as testifying expert in over 75 major intellectual property cases and directed amicus briefs with favorable court outcomes.
Formal Education
- B.S. in Industrial Design from Art Center College of Design
- M.S. in Ergonomics from New York University
- NIOSH Research Fellow from the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Career Highlights
- President of a usability science consulting firm for several decades, providing GUI design and usability solutions to leading corporations across technology, finance, aerospace, and other sectors
- Designer and manager at a renowned industrial design firm, overseeing large-scale design projects for national and international clients
- Design director at a major international design consulting firm
- Designer of a landmark handheld communication device that received industry recognition
- Creator of an innovative handheld wireless trading terminal recognized with a major design award
- Recipient of a major award for contributions to operational systems
- Named inventor on multiple U.S. utility and design patents in GUI design and user interface systems
Expert Qualifications
- Retained as testifying expert in numerous major intellectual property cases
- Directed amicus brief submissions in landmark intellectual property cases with favorable court outcomes
- Consulting and testifying expert for major corporations on utility patents, design patents, trade dress, copyright, and trademark issues related to product design and GUI software development
- Served as liaison with a federal intellectual property office on industrial design and GUI design matters, including education programs
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
This expert handles IP disputes involving product design and user interfaces—consumer electronics, mobile devices, financial trading systems, mechanical products. They've testified on design patents, trade dress, utility patents, and copyrights for major corporations.
What is this expert's technical background?
B.S. in Industrial Design, M.S. in Ergonomics, with decades running a usability consulting firm. They designed landmark products including a handheld communication device and an award-winning wireless trading terminal.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Touchscreen and mobile interface design, financial trading system interfaces, and usability/human factors engineering. They also handle design patent analysis, which is often the key issue in these cases.
- Touchscreen interface design
- Mobile device GUI
- Financial trading system interfaces
- Usability engineering
- Human factors engineering
- Wireless handheld terminal design
- Ergonomic design
- User experience research
- Design patent analysis
- U.S. District Courts
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board