Electrical Engineer Expert Witnesses in California

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Expert witnesses in Electrical Engineering practice in a variety of fields, including power systems, electronics, telecommunications, signal processing, and control systems. Some of the most common specialties among these expert witnesses also include microelectronics, power electronics, digital signal processing, and wireless communication. They have provided opinions on the effects of electrical safety, electromagnetic interference, electronic design, power grid reliability, and electrical patent infringement.

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Review Fee $300/hr
Deposition Fee $325/hr
Court Fee $325/hr

This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in electrical and electronics engineering, rail transit systems design, construction, project management, light rail vehicle, and field wayside maintenance areas. He earned his BS in electrical and electronics engineering from California State University at Sacramento and his MBA in strategic leadership from Amberton University. He is licensed as a registered professional engineer in California. He formerly served as a technologist for Bechtel Power Corporation, a stop and zones technician and acting administrator for Orange County Transportation Authority, a project engineer for DCM Industries and Balfour Beatty Rail Systems. He also served as the associate systems design engineer for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, working with the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) team on the Silicon Valley Rapid Transit (SVRT) BART Extension Project. Currently, this expert is a senior systems engineer of rail operations for a local transportation authority in California.

Managing Director, A Transportation Service in CA

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Amberton University

San Jose,

California

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Review Fee $250/hr
Deposition Fee $250/hr

This highly qualified expert from the field of computer science has an MS and a Ph.D from John Hopkins University. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of Association of Computing Machinery and Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. This expert has received several awards for his work, including Best Paper awards, Vice President’s Research Excellence Award and Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal among others. He has over 200 publications and is also an editor with International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, ACM Transactions on Sensor Network, International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science and Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications. Currently he serves as professor, Director for Center of Geometric Computation and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at a renowned university.

Chair, A renowned university

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Johns Hopkins University

Santa Barbara,

California

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Review Fee $225/hr
Deposition Fee $250/hr
Court Fee $250/hr

This master electrician has almost 40 years of hands on experience. His areas of expertise include national electrical code compliance, safety code compliance, high voltage electrical safety orders, grounding and bonding of electrical systems, electrical line contact, high voltage contact, power plant wiring, ANSI standards, electrical patent infringement, accident investigation and OSHA standards. He is currently a private electrical contractor in California.

Owner and Operator, An Electrical Contracting Company in CA

Associate of Science (AS), College of Marin

San Francisco,

California

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Review Fee $850/hr
Deposition Fee $850/hr
Court Fee $850/hr

This highly qualified expert is a semiconductor memory industry analyst with a strong engineering background. He received his B.A. in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech and his M.A. in Business Administration at the University of Phoenix. He is a patent holder in cache memory design, has published 50+ articles in the field, and is the creator of two independent blogs that frequently cover both memory and SSD technologies. He has strong ties with all major memory chip makers (Samsung, Micron, SK hynix, SanDisk, Toshiba, Intel, Macronix, Spansion, etc) other members of the memory ecosystem (Kingston, PNY, Applied Materials, etc.) and SSD makers and users (IBM, Western Digital, Seagate, Kingston, etc.) This expert has 32 years professional experience and deep technical knowledge in the semiconductor space. He has worked at Intel Corporation, National Semiconductor, Siemens, Integrated Device Technology, and other leading firms. As Director and Chief Analyst at Dataquest, he was responsible for all memory forecasts, models, and analysis. As Senior Director of Corporate marketing at a major technology firm, he implemented marketing programs to sell SST’s flash memories. As Director of a flash memory research firm., he developed key analysis of memory markets and led the analysts team's research efforts in chip and application markets. Currently, he is the President of a semiconductor market research firm, where he is the leading analyst for the semiconductor memory and SSD markets.

President, Major Semiconductor Research Firm in CA

Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Phoenix

Los Gatos,

California

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Review Fee $200/hr
Deposition Fee $200/hr
Court Fee $200/hr

This expert has been involved in the LED industry since 2005. He managed the patent portfolio for Color Kinetics and enjoyed considerable success in building out a functional licensing program for the world-wide LED industry. He went on to be the IP Strategist and GM of Custom Solutions for Lighting Science Group. Since 2010 he has worked as an independent advisor to a wide range of LED companies in North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on IP strategy, product development, new market entry, fund-raising, and related activities. He is a former instructor in IP strategy for the Licensing Executive Society. He currently serves on technical advisory boards and boards of directors for LED lighting companies in the US and Europe, and remains active in assisting both young and established companies in the pursuit of their goals for growth.'

IP Strategy Consultant, An LED products & IP portfolio consultancy in CA

Master of Public Administration (MPA), University of Washington

Berkeley,

California

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Review Fee $600/hr
Deposition Fee $600/hr
Court Fee $600/hr

This expert has been working as a mechanical engineer and testifying expert witness for over 30 years. He holds both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a BES from Georgia Tech. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a Member of SAE and ASM. This expert is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer (PE), providing expertise across a wide range of engineering topics and fields. He has deep experience in medical devices including cardiovascular, orthopedic, and spinal applications and applications of nitinol shape memory materials. He has experience as an Expert Witness, has testified in trial and deposition, and authored expert reports and IPR declarations. He works in patents and product failure analysis and forensics. He was previously Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University as well as a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University.

Principal, An independent engineering consultancy in CA

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Stanford University

Sunnyvale,

California

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $500/hr

This expert is globally known for his expertise in telecommunications and wireless networks, a field he has worked in for the past 40 years. He has worked for military contractors, universities, Fortune 500 companies, and start-ups. Having earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Communications from Purdue University, his counsel is frequently sought by business ventures in the wireless electronics field.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Purdue University

Laguna Hills,

California

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Review Fee $300/hr
Deposition Fee $500/hr
Court Fee $500/hr

This registered Professional Electrical Engineer and Professional Control Systems Engineer earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He holds more than 25 US patents and is an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as well as the National Fire Protection Association. For a number of years he served as the Chief Engineer at the Tyco Corporation, developing heat tracing technologies. Since 2008, he has operated an independent San Francisco Bay Area consultancy specializing in electrical and mechanical engineering.

Owner, A private electrical and mechanical engineering consultancy in CA

Master of Science (MS), Stanford University

Palo Alto,

California

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Review Fee $400/hr
Deposition Fee $400/hr
Court Fee $400/hr

This highly qualified expert received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University University. He is the primary inventor of 11 patents and has reviewed 20+ cases on patent validity and infringement since 1998. He is a Fellow of several professional organizations in the field including the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers, American Physical Society, and The Optical Society of America. Formerly, he was at AT&T Bell Laboratories where he researched novel sources of ultraviolet and soft X-ray coherent radiation, advanced lithography, picosecond optoelectronics, semiconductor physics, surface physics, MOS device physics, and integrated circuit process technology. He held management positions as Head of the Laser Science Research Department and Head of the ULSI Technology Research Department at AT&T Bell Labs. He has also done technical consulting for Rodel Inc., Alpha Golf, Inc., University Technology Ventures, Inc., and Veeco Metrology Group. Currently, this expert is the Associate Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Chair of the EE Division, College of Engineering at a high-ranking major university.

Associate Dean, Research, A major university in CA

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Stanford University

Berkeley,

California

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Review Fee $650/hr
Deposition Fee $800/hr

This former technology executive is a longtime innovator with significant contributions to the wireless telecommunications industry. Over the course of his career, he filed 2,066 invention applications worldwide; the expert has been issued 187 U.S. patents and has 200+ pending applications. His experience spans wireless technology, systems, and networks, including 5G and IoT. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and is a Senior Life Member of the IEEE. From 1990 until 2016, the expert worked for Qualcomm Technologies and was most recently the Vice President of Technology, with 22 engineers reporting to him. He now runs his own wireless technology consulting firm.

Founder and CEO, A wireless technology consultancy based in CA

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Southern California

Poway,

California

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Review Fee $225/hr
Deposition Fee $400/hr
Court Fee $400/hr

This expert on Electrical Engineering has over 28 years of experience. He is experienced in lighting, power, fire alarm and communication design for institutional, medical, commercial and design/build projects. He has performed analysis of electrical systems for hospitals, military and industrial facilities. His background in electrical engineering provided a solid platform for performing Forensic Services. Over the past fifteen years, he has given testimony at arbitration and deposition for Superior and Federal Court cases. His cases have involved residential construction defects, fire investigations, product defects, electric shock, overhead and underground building systems, lighting surveys, electrical failures, code analysis, personal injury and electrical design. This expert also performs commissioning of electrical and lighting systems, electrical design and construction document reviews and is LEED AP certified.

Principal Consultant, An electrical engineering firm in CA

Bachelor of Science (BS), California State University Long Beach

Irvine,

California

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Review Fee $424/hr
Deposition Fee $424/hr
Court Fee $424/hr

This electric engineer has over 40 years of experience and is active as a consultant. He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Heald College and is licensed in California as a professional electrical engineer. The expert started his career as an electrical engineer with RE Corp., where he estimated electrical construction projects and earned his electrical contractor's license. He spent several years running his own firm that specialized in the design and construction of facility automation systems, HVAC systems, and lighting control systems. He is now an independent consultant, primarily working on litigation matters.

Electrical Design and Forensic Engineer, An Independent Engineering Firm in CA

Bachelor of Science (BS), Heald Engineering College

San Jose,

California

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This highly-qualified expert has nearly 40 years of experience in electrical engineering. He earned his BSEE with a focus in power and control systems from Healds Engineering College. He is a licensed professional electrical engineer in California and Hawaii, a licensed contractor in electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, and a certified forensic litigation consultant. He is active in his field as a member of the Institute for Electrical Electronic Engineers. This expert has formerly served as an electrical engineer for Reliance Enterprises and Control Systems West, an investment broker for Edward Jones Investments, and an engineering and design manager for MCC Control Systems. Throughout his career, he has also been the owner of multiple electrical contracting companies, including Energy Experts and California Energy Experts. Currently, this expert serves as an electrical designer and forensic engineer for an independent electrical design company in California.

Electrical Design and Forensic Engineer, An independent electrical design company in CA

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Healds Engineering College

California

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Review Fee $330/hr
Deposition Fee $450/hr
Court Fee $450/hr

This highly qualified expert has 50 years of experience in the field of engineering. He earned his BS in electrical engineering from Rutgers University and has completed a multitude of professional development courses and seminars over the course of his career. This expert is a licensed professional engineer in 5 states and is a certified diver. He is active in his field as a member of numerous organizations, including the National Society of Professional Engineers, the International Association of Forensic Sciences, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He has also previously served as the president of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. This expert has previously served as a field service engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation, electrical project manager for American Biltrite, senior electrical design engineer for Air Products and Chemicals, and consulting engineer for Paul Zamrowski Associates. Currently, he serves as a consulting electrical engineer for an independent engineering consultancy, with experience investigating the causes of electrical malfunctions, failures, or injury in cases of fires, lightning strikes and power surges, electrical shocks and electrocution, shipping damage, and accident reconstruction.

Consulting Electrical Engineer, An Independent Engineering Consultancy in CA

Bachelor of Science (BS), Rutgers University

Rio Vista,

California

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Review Fee $600/hr
Deposition Fee $700/hr
Court Fee $800/hr

This expert has 30 years of experience in computer engineering with a specialization in digital signal processing and speech. He has demonstrated experience with telecommunications, cellular networks, speech and audio compression standards (codecs), video codecs, computer software and hardware, packetized networks, VoIP, streaming audio and video, smartphones, location methods, human interface, realtime systems, speech recognition, and web systems and applications. He received his BSc in electrical and computer engineering from Ben Gurion University and his MSc in electrical and computer engineering from Drexel University. He then completed his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California Santa Barbara. He is active in his field with several publications and as a member of IEEE. He holds several international patents and has won the Ericsson-Nokia Best Paper Award. He is fluent in a number of programming languages. Throughout his career, he has held several DSP roles including serving as a DSP consultant at AT&T Bell Labs and as an audio group manager at Optibase - VCON. Currently, he is the founder of a DSP and R&D implementation startup in California.

Founder, A DSP and R&D implementation startup in CA

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California Santa Barbara

Los Altos Hills,

California

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Review Fee $250/hr
Deposition Fee $250/hr
Court Fee $250/hr

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in electrical engineering, with his work focusing on high voltage electric power transmission, distribution, and substation design, construction, operations & maintenance, control centers, and in particular electrical safety. He is also exceptionally familiar with industrial, commercial, and residential electrical systems, including the vast array of industry standards, codes, and best practice applications. He received his BS in electrical engineering from California State University before earning his MS in electrical engineering from the University of Nevada. A licensed professional engineer in the state of California, this expert is also certified by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation as a reliability coordinator and is licensed by the FCC in general radiotelephone, advanced class amateur radio, and as a global maritime distress safety system operator and maintainer. He is active in his field as an author of multiple textbooks and publications on the subject of electric power and is a member of several professional organizations, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers. He worked for NV Energy for 15 years, as a telecommunications operations supervisor, a relay protection operations supervisor, a senior distribution engineer, and a senior substation design engineer. For the past 27 years, this expert has served as an electrical engineering consultant for an electric power engineering and safety consulting firm based in California.

Electrical Engineering Consultant, An electric power engineering consultancy in CA

Master of Science (MS), University of Nevada

San Marcos,

California

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FAQs for Electrical Engineer Expert Witnesses

What is the role of an electrical engineering expert witness in a legal case?

An electrical engineering expert witness provides technical knowledge and expertise in cases involving electrical systems, products, or accidents. They can analyze evidence, provide testimony, and explain complex concepts in understandable terms.

What types of cases might require an electrical engineering expert witness?

Cases that may require this type of expert include patent disputes, product liability cases, personal injury claims related to electrical accidents, construction disputes, and more.

Can an electrical engineering expert witness assist in patent infringement cases?

Yes, they can help determine if a product or process infringes on an existing patent by analyzing the technology involved and comparing it to the patent's claims.

Are there subspecialties within the field of electrical engineering that could be relevant to my case?

Yes, there are many subspecialties such as power systems, electronics, telecommunications, signal processing etc. The right expert will depend on the specifics of your case.

How can an electrical engineer expert witness help in a product liability case?

They can examine the design and manufacturing process of the product in question to identify any flaws or defects that could have caused harm.

How does Expert Institute select its Electrical Engineer expert witnesses?

Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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