Engineering consultant with nearly thirty years of hands-on software development experience. Has designed and implemented software for products ranging from autonomous underwater robots to cable modems and set-top boxes and from wireless radios to broadcast transmission equipment.

Formal Education

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of San Diego

Career Highlights

  • Architected and developed software for a next-generation autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for the collection of scientific oceanographic data with at-sea data uploads via satellite
  • Designed firmware for a military special operations rifle-mounted sighting system comprising a wireless camera module to transmit images to a video display module, including coding device drivers for camera zoom, power monitoring circuitry, and front panel buttons
  • Author of two books about embedded software development using the C programming with and without real-time operating systems
  • Active U.S. security clearance

Expert Qualifications

  • Performed source code review and comparison as well as researched prior art for a trade secrets matter before a U.S. District Court
  • Consulting expert assisting a team of testifying expert witnesses in a satellite TV anti-piracy campaign of more than 25,000 simultaneous lawsuits in federal and state courts, including analysis and reverse engineering of software and electronic circuits for smartcard tampering

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of cases can this expert support?

This expert has testified in court on trade secrets and software IP matters. They've also worked as a consulting expert in high-volume litigation—including a satellite TV anti-piracy case with 25,000+ simultaneous lawsuits. Litigation readiness status isn't yet documented.

What is this expert's technical background?

Nearly 30 years building embedded software for complex systems: underwater robots, military equipment, cable modems, set-top boxes. B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of San Diego. Authored two books on embedded C development and holds an active U.S. security clearance.

What technologies does this expert specialize in?

C, C++, and assembly; Linux and real-time operating systems; MPEG, DVB, and ATSC broadcast standards. Specialized experience in firmware design, device drivers, and reverse engineering of software and electronic circuits.