Former assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and materials scientist whose areas of specialized technical expertise include design of semiconductors and other electronics and sensors and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) as well as signal and image processing. Industry experience includes working for and consulting with multinational companies on projects relating to medical devices, consumer electronics, biometric security, clean-tech, and electrical power delivery. Intellectual property experience that includes patent development, analysis, licensing, and strategy.
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Material Science, Oxford University
- M.A. in Physics, Oxford University
- B.S. (1st Class Honors) in Physics, Oxford University
Career Highlights
- While in R&D at a major industrial company, designed algorithms for semiconductor implementation of a beamforming chip that became the heart of the company's successful entry into the premium ultrasound market
- At another company, was manager of R&D and oversaw a group that created the electronics for the first 2D and 3D images using silicon ultrasound transducer technology
- Taught undergraduate courses in circuit theory, medical imaging, and acoustics at a major research university while conducting research in scanning laser acoustic microscopy
- Named inventor on over twenty issued U.S. patents including many in the areas of ultrasound and medical diagnostic imaging
Expert Qualifications
- Consulting technical expert for various plaintiffs and defendants in patent cases related to communication systems, hearing aids, pulse oximeters and other products, for parties including Cisco and Cochlear
- Also a consulting expert for the class in a matter relating to fingerprint security and privacy brought under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act
- Testifying expert in a medical malpractice case alleging misuse of a surgical system
- Working as an expert witness, performed source code review of devices ranging ultrasonic imaging system to wearable heart monitors
- Submitted an expert report and declarations on X-ray imaging systems, was deposed twice, and testified at an ITC hearing on behalf of defendant Fujifilm in a matter that spilled over to Inter Partes Reviews at USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
Patent litigation on medical devices, ultrasound, hearing aids, and imaging systems. They've testified in medical malpractice cases involving surgical equipment, handled biometric security class actions, and worked ITC proceedings. Source code review and device failure analysis are also in their wheelhouse.
What is this expert's technical background?
Ph.D. in materials science from Oxford; taught circuit theory and medical imaging as a university professor. Spent 20+ years in R&D and management at companies like GE, Medtronic, and Siemens, with 20+ issued patents in ultrasound and medical imaging.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Ultrasound beamforming and imaging, signal and image processing, semiconductor design, MEMS. Codes in C/C++, Python, and Matlab. Comfortable with both high-level algorithm design and low-level hardware implementation—from biometric sensors to surgical systems.
- C/C++, Python
- Matlab
- Biometrics
- Image processing
- Medical imaging
- Ultrasound
- U.S. District Courts
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- International Trade Commission