Product Design Expert Witnesses

This ivy-league trained electrical engineer has extensive hands-on experience in product architecture, system and circuit design, system integration, hardware and firmware development, intellectual property including patent development, and consulting. He specializes in technology areas related to wireless systems, including RFID, RTLS, WLAN, WiMax, Wi-Fi (WiFi), MIMO, UWB, CDMA, OFDM, LTE, 3G, 4G, and others. Currently, this expert is an independent wireless technology consultant in Boston. He has been an expert on over 30 cases since 2011, including infringement reports, code review, evidence of use documentation, invalidity reports, rebuttals, claim construction, IPRs (petitioner, owner and amendments), technical analysis for damages, and licensing disputes.

This expert earned his BS at Lehigh University in Mechanical Engineering. He then went on to complete his MBA at Worcester Polytechnic Institution. Formerly this expert served as a National Grooved Product Manager at Anvil International Headquarters. Currently, he is the Director of Product Engineering at a Private Company based in MA. Specializing in HVAC, Fire Protection, Plumbing, and process piping equipment claims.

This expert is a renowned authority on the toy industry and the CEO of a global toy consultancy and resource for toy industry analysis and strategies. Additionally, he is the publisher of a toy industry newsletter, gaining him access to the most notable individuals in the toy and children's media industries. He has appeared as a commentator on ABC News, CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, Newsweek and other media outlets in the US and abroad.

This expert has over 25 years in electrical engineering and product development. He gained his MS and PhD in electrical engineering and systems from the University of Pennsylvania. After serving as an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Illinois Institute, he transitioned to industry and spent 13 years at Motorola Mobility developing wireless products. He ended his tenure as Motorola's vice president of product management and development. Currently he is developing products at a start-up in Massachusetts.

This expert earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and his MS in product design engineering from Stanford University. He has seven years of industry experience working as a product designer for Ford Motor Company and Volkswagon of America. He has over fifteen years of experience designing products for automotive and home electronics clients. This expert is currently a professor of industrial design at a university in Georgia and the principal of a design and engineering consultancy.

This highly qualified expert has 30 years of experience in the field of chemistry. She received her BS in chemistry from Bradley University before earning her PhD in physical-organic chemistry from the University of Minnesota. This expert also holds several certifications: a professional innovator certification from the University of Michigan, a data analytics using Power BI certification from Skillsoft/Manpower Group, and a patent law for managers, engineers, and scientists certification from the Center for Professional Advancement. She currently holds 13 patents and has over 100 US and international patent filings. This expert specializes in product design chemistry and manufacturing for laundry, home care, and personal care. Her former positions include a researcher for Argonne National Laboratory and co-founder and president of Burslf LLC. For 19 years, this expert worked for Procter & Gamble as a scientist, senior scientist, and principal scientist. Currently, she is the president of a product design chemistry consulting firm in Ohio that specializes in home care and personal care.

This product design and liability expert has over 50 years of experience in mechanical engineering. He has devoted his entire career to the design, development, and commercialization of medical devices and similar consumer products, developing 5 patents along the way. He received his BS in mechanical engineering from California State Polytechnic College before obtaining his MBA from California State College. Formerly, he served as an engineer and department manager at California Injection Molding Co., a senior project engineer and the manufacturing engineer manager at McGaw Laboratories, the director of engineering at Hudson Oxygen Therapy Sales Co., and the president at Fallbrook Engineering Inc. Currently, he serves as the president of a consulting engineering services firm in Washington.

This highly qualified expert has twenty years of experience in digital product design and development with a focus on user experience and human computer interaction. She received her BA in mathematics and economics from Occidental College and then both her MS in operations research engineering and PhD in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Southern California. She currently holds four patents relating to user interface. This expert has held a variety of roles in the industry, beginning her career as a software engineer for PCS and then as a product development consultant for a number of companies. She then went on to cofound and serve as the director of product for Tagasauris, a company focused on building mobile and web-based products. She has also served as a researcher for the Museum of the City of New York, a director of mobile product strategy at DIRECTV, and then as a part-time lecturer of engineering at the University of Southern California. Currently, she is a senior lecturer of engineering at a university in California.