Professional Summary: This Expert Witness has extensive experience in Silicon Valley as an engineer, manager, owner of a small development lab that focused on machine controls and vice president of a start-up. Following on, he consulted to the EU & World Bank on large gas pipeline project Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and contracted to engineer about 60 water treatment control systems for multiple companies. At VPat Pantograph Corporation (now Newing-Hall Inc.), an engraving machine manufacturer, he was responsible for all engineering and product development. In recent years he has consulted to numerous pharmaceutical and medical device companies on compliance of computerized systems and information technology with FDA quality regulations. He has been an expert witness/consultant more than 23 legal cases. A recent case was the $2.25 billion penalty brought by the State of California against the utility PG&E. He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and is a licensed Electrical Engineer in California. He served active roles in the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He holds one patent and is named on several others.
This Expert's professional and technical career focus includes these areas:
? Custom machine controls and motion controls – board level, digital & analog circuit design, firmware and software. Devices include medical instruments, machine tools, hydraulic presses, submarine and aircraft inertial navigation systems, and engraving machines.
? SCADA and PLC based process control systems and process instrumentation design, implementation and commissioning – approximately 60 small to medium systems mostly for water treatment. Worked to consulting civil engineer’s plans and specifications under various supply contracts. Included electric power distribution for large machines.
? EU and World Bank large SCADA projects – natural gas pipelines – electric power grid
? Computerized system, Information system and IT security including data integrity in pharmaceutical, biotechnology & medical device manufacturing. Quality system development and risk based validation for compliance with FDA and SOX regulations.
? Expert witness/litigation consulting including forensic investigations – over 23 cases involving SCADA, control systems, equipment. The cases involved supply contacts, patents, equipment failures, equipment & control system safety, and related patents.
He has been employed in these capacities over his career:
? Practicing electronics design and micro system development engineer
? Owner of a small micro system development lab in Silicon Valley
? Engineering management –PLC, SCADA and control systems
? Vice President of Engineering – Pantograph Corporation of America |