Engineer with over thirty-five years of experience designing electronics and software for consumer electronics products and safety-critical medical devices. Has held positions ranging from design engineer to head of the electrical engineering department for a medical products group.

Formal Education

  • B.S. in Computer Engineering, Boston University

Career Highlights

  • Experienced with FDA QSR / ISO 13485 / IEC 60601 quality processes
  • Designed safety-critical electronic hardware and microprocessor systems including a proton beam radiation treatment system
  • Developed C, C++, and assembly language software for embedded systems including a blood infusion pump
  • Developed the software and electronics, including an FPGA, for multiprocessor robotic vehicle
  • Performed hardware and software development of the on-board computer systems for underwater robotic vehicles, including a deep-ocean research system that located the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Member of numerous oceanographic expeditions including a major oceanographic expedition to explore War of 1812 shipwrecks

Expert Qualifications

  • Analyzed medical device source code for the plaintiff in a product liability case in U.S. District Court, submitted an expert report and was deposed
  • Consulting expert for defendants in a pair of state court cases relating to medical devices, including evaluation of medical device electronics and software for radiation treatment
  • Testifying expert in patent litigations in U.S. District Court and before the U.S. ITC, including for defendant Adaptics

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of cases can this expert support?

Medical device product liability and patent cases. They've analyzed source code and electronics for both plaintiffs and defendants in federal court, including cases on medical device safety and radiation treatment systems. They've also testified in patent litigations at the district court and ITC level.

What is this expert's technical background?

B.S. in Computer Engineering from Boston University, with 35+ years in medical device and consumer electronics design—from design engineer to electrical engineering department head. Experienced with FDA QSR, ISO 13485, and IEC 60601 quality standards. Major work includes proton beam radiation systems, blood infusion pumps, and the JASON robotic vehicle that discovered the Titanic.

What technologies does this expert specialize in?

Fluent in C, C++, and assembly for embedded systems. FPGA and ASIC design using Verilog and VHDL on Linux, Windows, and RTOS platforms. Also has specialized knowledge in image processing, satellite telemetry, and underwater vehicle systems.