Professor of electrical and computer engineering with significant industry experience in telecom, aerospace/defense, security, and healthcare application domains. Director of a university program that supports a major national space center and co-director of a connected infrastructure program that prototypes smart grid, smart energy, smart transportation, and other smart city projects. Research relates to those and other topics that touch on embedded computing systems and communication and networking protocols. Has held executive and senior engineering positions at major technology and defense companies.
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Career Highlights
- Cofounder and CTO of a successful startup company in the area of smart grid technologies
- Former director at a major technology company with recognition for technical leadership
- Prolific researcher with numerous published journal and conference papers in a wide range of subject areas as well as co-author of books about smart cities and smart grids
- Principal Investigator and network engineering lead for a research project in the area of end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) for high-reliability applications
- Created a testbed network for real-time, end-to-end subjective evaluation of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) technologies
- Developed a digital imaging system to enable real-time, remote medical diagnosis of microscopic tissue segments for intra-operative consultation in anatomic pathology and participated in other telemedicine technology projects
- Named inventor on half a dozen issued U.S. patents relating to smart grid and wireless communications systems and methods
Expert Qualifications
- Consulting expert for major technology companies in litigation, including AT&T, Cisco, Nortel, and Research in Motion (RIM)
- Testifying expert for American Express in an Inter Partes Review (IPR) before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Deposed as an expert in a U.S. District Court case in regard to a contract dispute stemming from an intellectual property license between companies in the telecommunications space
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
This expert covers telecommunications, automotive systems, medical devices, cloud computing, security, industrial controls, and smart grid infrastructure. They've been a consulting expert for AT&T, Cisco, and Nortel, and have testified in USPTO Inter Partes Reviews and U.S. District Court cases.
What is this expert's technical background?
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M. They spent years as director and Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett-Packard, plus engineering leadership roles at Compaq and General Dynamics. They co-founded a smart grid startup as CTO and currently direct university programs that support NASA's Johnson Space Center.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
C, C++, Python, and Matlab/Simulink in embedded systems and networking protocols. Their focus areas include smart grid and smart city infrastructure, wireless communications systems, real-time applications like VoIP, and telemedicine technology.
- C, C++, Python
- Matlab/Simulink
- Smart grid
- Smart cities
- U.S. District Courts
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board