Former adjunct professor of electrical engineering and consultant with more than two decades of hands-on industry experience in the design of wireless and telecommunications protocols, medical devices, and semiconductors. Significant expertise in the design of digital and mixed-signal electronics, including FPGAs, physical-layer (PHY) telecommunications, memories and smart cards, and computer architectures.
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stanford University
- M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stanford University
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
- B.S. in Chemical Physics, Saginaw Valle State University
Career Highlights
- Taught University courses in digital circuits, computer architecture and organization, and data communications
- As a senior manager in an engineering company, created patent portfolios for 5G cellular, IoT, connected/autonomous vehicles, and augmented/virtual reality including assisting scientists and engineers to create over 100 new invention disclosures and patent applications
- Engineering tools to detect and diagnose defects in commercial FPGAs
- Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) with law and business degrees
- Certified in Project Management (PMP) and Agile processes (ACP)
- Named inventor on over two dozen issued U.S. patents
Expert Qualifications
- Deposed as an expert for an IPR concerning semiconductor memory
- As an independent consultant, works with clients on technology issues; draft and prosecute patent applications for product-based companies; analyze patent portfolios including identification of potential infringers and development of infringement claim charts; and develop defenses against patent-invalidity assertions and draft IPR petitions
- Analyzed ETSI 3GPP specifications for prosecution of standard essential patents (SEPs)
- Licensed intellectual property attorney with experience in drafting and prosecuting patents in the electronic and mechanical arts, including for industry-leading wireless and semiconductor corporations
- Drafted approximately one hundred U.S. Patent & Trademark Office office-action responses for complex 5G cellular technologies
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
Automotive systems, medical devices, telecom, and semiconductors. They've been deposed in semiconductor IP disputes and can tackle both hardware and firmware issues. Litigation readiness would need confirmation, but that's a straightforward conversation.
What is this expert's technical background?
PhD and MS in ECE from Stanford, BS in EE from Michigan Tech, BS in chemical physics. Twenty-plus years designing wireless protocols, medical devices, and semiconductors in industry. Also adjunct-taught digital circuits, PE-licensed, and managed patent portfolios generating over 100 invention disclosures.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Works in VHDL, Verilog, C, C++, Objective-C, Java, and Matlab. CAD tools: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Blender. Domain expertise in cellular and wireless communications, semiconductor design and testing, reverse engineering, and surgical robotics.
- C, C++, Objective-C, Java, Matlab, VHDL, Verilog
- Computer Aided Design (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Blender)
- Cellular and wireless communications
- Reverse engineering
- Semiconductor design and testing
- Surgical robotics
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board