California Expert Witnesses

This expert has over 35 years of experience in the banking, finance, investment, and brokerage business. He earned his BA in philosophy, economics, and accounting from Pomona College and is licensed as both a California Real Estate Broker and California Finance Lender and Broker. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors. He formerly served as a commercial loan officer at Bank of America, as the chief financial officer of Engineered Equipment Company, and as the senior vice president of Mellon Bank and Regents Bank. This expert is currently the president and CEO of a commercial real estate lending company in California.

This qualified expert specializes in medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology, and is extremely proficient in dermatopathology. He received his BA in molecular and cell biology from University of California Berkeley before earning his MD from Johns Hopkins University. He subsequently completed an internship in internal medicine at Sinai Hospital-Johns Hopkins Hospital and a dermatology residency through Harvard University's Combined Dermatology Residency Program. This expert is board certified in dermatology and is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatological Surgery. He is also active in his field as a researcher and as an author of multiple peer-reviewed journal articles. Formerly, he served as an emergency department scribe at St. Joseph's Hospital, the co-founder of Project 381, and a clinical instructor of dermatology at UCLA Medical Center. Currently, this expert is a dermatologist at a private practice in California.

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.

This highly-qualified dentist has 25 years of clinical experience in his field. He earned his BS from the University of California Berkeley before earning his MBA from the University of Phoenix and his DDS from the University of the Pacific. He is active in his field as a member of the American Dental Association and Sacramento District Dental Society. Formerly, he served as a US Army brigade dental surgeon, the managing dentist of Gentle Dental Inc., and a dental hygiene clinical floor instructor at Carrington College. He is currently the owner of a dental private practice in northern California as well as a subject matter expert for a dental board and a dental advisor for a public health department in northern California.

This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in apparel development and sourcing, with an expertise in fabric and garment development and sourcing with a focus on sustainable materials. She earned her BS in economics from Monash University in Australia and completed training in retail business management at Caulfield Institute of Technology, also located in Australia. In Australia, this expert served as the regional director of Country Road and the director of retail, sourcing, and R&D at Table Eight. She then relocated to the United States, where she began working for Banana Republic, first as a senior manager of production and then as the director or production. She then went on to serve as the director of quality management for Gap, the senior director of fabric development, sourcing strategy, and quality for Old Navy, and the senior director of sourcing for Old Navy. Currently, this expert is a global sourcing consultant for an apparel sourcing consultancy based in California.

This expert has over 10 years of experience in risk management and regulatory compliance in the financial services industry, with a focus on identifying compliance issues and implementing solutions to mitigate risk. In his work with the CFPB, he identified millions of dollars in remediation for consumers. Formerly, he worked in consumer protection roles with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the California Department of Financial Institutions, as well as in compliance and risk management roles at San Diego County Credit Union and Union Bank. Currently, he is a compliance advisor with a national financial services group and is based in California.

This highly-qualified expert has twenty years of experience specializing in law enforcement investigations with particular expertise in sexual assault, threat assessment, and management. She is certified in forensic sciences, as a defensive tactic and use of force instructor, and as a threat assessment professional. This expert is active in her field with memberships to the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, Alliance for Hope, California Homicide Investigators Association, and California Sexual Assault Investigators Association. She has given multiple presentations in her field, has received multiple awards, and has trained thousands of individuals throughout the country in domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, etc. Formerly, she served as an investigator for multiple entities and most recently served as a master investigator for the Violence Against Women's Act and the Ben Clark Training Center at Riverside County Sheriff. Currently, she serves as CEO of a sexual assault and domestic violence consultancy, the CEO of a trauma and survivor nonprofit, and as an investigator of persons crimes for a county sheriff, all located in California.

This neurology and headache medicine expert earned her BS in neuroscience from UCLA and her MD from Florida International University. She subsequently completed an internal medicine internship at UC Irvine and a neurology residency at LAC+USC Medical Center. She is active in her field as a scientific researcher and as a member of the American Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology. She formerly served as an administrative assistant for John Muir OB-GYN and a psychiatry office assistant and transcriber for a private practice. Currently, this expert is a clinical fellow of headache medicine and a clinical researcher at a California university.

This highly-qualified technology expert has over 12 years of experience in product and platform, with a proven record of successful launches and revenue-generating products at companies of varying stages. He earned his BA in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, with a concentration in marketing, strategy, and entrepreneurship. He formerly served as a platform manager for Box, the head of platform product for Edmodo, the head of platform applications for Tradeshift, and the head of product for Boostable. He was also the vice president of platform for Pypestream and Pinn.ai. Currently, this expert serves as the director of product for a fintech company in California as well as an independent technology consultant.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 15 years of experience in the field of psychiatry, specializing in forensic psychiatry, correctional psychiatry, and addiction medicine. He earned his BS in biology from the University of Virginia before earning his MD from Tulane University. He subsequently completed an internship at Georgetown University Hospital, a residency at Johns Hopkins University, and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the University of California at Davis. This expert is board-certified in general psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and addiction medicine. He spent 4 years working with San Quentin State Prison, where he developed the prison's first telepsychiatry program and served as both the medical director of the Correctional Treatment Center and a senior psychiatrist supervisor. Additionally, he served as the chief psychiatrist at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and as both the statewide chief of telepsychiatry and the co-founder of the statewide medication assisted treatment program for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This expert currently serves as the CEO and founder of the forensic division for a psychiatry-focused telemedicine company based in California.

This biomechanics expert specializes in human performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation, and exercise and fitness. He earned his BA in history and his MS in kinesiology from California State University at Fullerton before earning his PhD in kinesiology, recreation, and sports studies with a biomechanics specialization from the University of Tennessee. He holds several certifications, including certifications as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning specialist, and is active in his field as a member of several organizations such as the American College of Sports Medicine and the International Society of Biomechanics. This expert is also an active researcher in his field, having received multiple research grants and authored several peer-reviewed articles, as well as serving as an editor for several scientific publications. Currently, he is both the owner of a personal training company and an assistant professor of kinesiology and a faculty advisor for the Sports Training and Research Program at a major university in California.

This qualified expert earned her BS in computer science from International Christian University in Japan before earning her DO from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She subsequently completed an internship at Alameda County Medical Center, a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, and a fellowship in pain medicine at UC San Diego. This expert is board-certified in both physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine, and holds certifications as an acupuncturist, a homeopath, and a massage therapist. For 5 years, she owned and operated Chi Fountain Integrative Medicine, an integrative medicine clinic located in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also has formerly served as a physician of physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine for Comprehensive Spine and Sports Center. This expert is currently based in California, where she serves as a qualified medical evaluator for a government department and as a physician of physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine for a medical group.