Expert Details
Computers, Software, Hard Disk, Bus, Internet, Firmware, Input/Output, Technology Management
ID: 723850
California, USA
Ph.D. in Computer Science is from Stanford University.
He is an inventor on seven patents and has authored several published technical papers.
He has been disclosed as an expert witness in over 40 cases, has testified in deposition and at trial. He has been a
technical advisor to two Federal District Court judges.
His areas of expertise include:
• Bus design – system bus - local area network
• Standards - ATA – ATAPI – IDE - 1394 FireWire
• Computer design – CPU – multiprocessor –
• Hard disk - storage networks – SAN – NAS
• Internet protocol – http – cookies
• Software - firmware - embedded systems
• Operating systems - file systems – input/output
• Simulation - performance - benchmark
Expert is a consultant who helps business leaders get what they need from IT. He has also consulted on
managing product development and innovation in high-tech companies.
He has over 20 years of experience in management in the computer, software and storage industries.
His publications include a book on managing high-tech people, titled “Get Out of the Way” and articles on software
development.
Expert holds patents in computer design and is a regular expert in patent litigation.
He has advised U.S. District Court judges on technology, and is a regular speaker, he has also produced a weekly
show on technology for a local public radio station.
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For Veritas Software Corp., he performed an independent audit of a Cisco/IBM Storage Area Network software product, to determine compliance with a Cisco/Veritas contractual agreement.For Pure Digital Technologies, Inc. (designs and manufactures digital one-time-use cameras), he evaluated
patent applications and searched for further patentable inventions; and consulted for VP-Engineering on product development process and engineering organizationFor Reactrix Systems, Inc. (designs and manufactures interactive video display systems), he consulted on intellectual property strategy, evaluation of patent applications and competitive technologyFor Solidus Networks dba Pay By Touch (maker of ATM Debit terminals), he performed an evaluation of a patent portfolio preparatory to an acquisitionFor more than 30 cases, he was engaged as an expert in litigation related to patent, trade secret, copyright, and class action matters.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1973 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Computer Science | Institution: Stanford University |
| Year: 1966 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: California Institute of Technology |
| Year: 1965 | Degree: B. Engineering Physics | Subject: Engineering Physics | Institution: Cornell University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:Consulting for executives in insurance industry on IT project management; and consulting in high-tech product development and engineering organizations on management, process and tools issues; expert witness consulting in intellectual property cases. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1998 | Employer: Quantum Corporation | Title: Director, Systems Engineering | Department: Desktop Storage |
Responsibilities:Created and built the department from zero to 27 employees; managed bus hardware development (Ultra-ATA/33 and others), firmware testing & tools; and simulation and modeling of hard disk subsystems; participated in 10-year-forward strategic planning and helped to launch a new division oriented to Consumer Electronics use of hard disks. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1992 | Employer: John Levy Consulting | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:Consulting for high-tech organizations on product development and project management; Clients included Apple Computer, Quantum Corp., Ricoh Co., Ltd. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1982 | Employer: Apple Computer, Inc. | Title: Manager, LAN development | Department: Lisa hardware development |
Responsibilities:Responsible for development of CPU to run Pascal-language interpreter, 1Mbit/sec LAN, engineering development programs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1979 | Employer: Tandem Computer, Inc. | Title: Senior Engineer | Department: Advanced Development |
Responsibilities:Developed bus system for computer with hundreds of processors; worked on distributed rollback/recovery process; |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1977 | Employer: Digital Equipment Corp. | Title: Principal Engineer | Department: PDP-11 hardware and software |
Responsibilities:Developed hardware for high-speed input/output subsystems; project engineer on a new PDP-11 CPU; developed long-range plan for bus connections to future peripherals; managed an operating system software group. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1975 to 1976 | Country / Region: U.K. | Summary: Managed an operating system software development group in Reading. |
| Years: 1983 to 1985 | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: Assisted his client, Quantum Corp., in establishing and managing a relationship with their manufacturing partner, MKE, on the island of Shikoku and in Osaka. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Association for Computing Machinery; IEEE Computer Society; Forensic Expert Witness Association |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| National Lecturer for IEEE on computer bus design; |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 7 patents, several recent publications, book on managing high-tech people published in 2010 |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Engaged as an expert in over 40 cases; consulted for two U.S. District Court judges as a neutral expert; has written expert reports and given deposition and testimony at trial in multiple cases. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Taught courses on computers and software and consumer electronics at University of San Francisco / Fromm Institute; National lecturer for the IEEE on computer bus design; taught a course on computer input/output architecture at San Francisco State University. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Involved in selecting a manufacturing partner in Japan for Quantum Corporation. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Consultant in Agile Development Methodology for a major company in the Insurance industry. Long history of involvement in computer systems and storage (hard disks) industries. Engagements with startups in Consumer Electronics and Internet-related technologies. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Over 20 years as a consultant to business and high-tech organizations in IT, software management, product development, engineering management and intellectual property strategy. Trained in business mediation skills; member of Community Mediation Board providing pro-bono services to the local community. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French | Speaks, reads and writes fluently. |
| Japanese | Intermediate conversation capability, elementary reading ability |
| German | Elementary speaking and reading capability. |
| Spanish | Elementary speaking and reading capability |
Fields of Expertise
bus architecture, computer, computer engineering, computer hardware, computer peripheral device, computer processor architecture, computer software, computer system, computer technology, digital computer, disk drive, hardware engineering, input/output unit, new product development management, personal computer architecture, firmware, input/output software, software intellectual property, intellectual property strategy, IBM pc hardware, real-time software engineering, new consumer product development, Peripheral Component Interconnect, multimedia software, mainframe software, local bus, fault-tolerant computer system, IBM software, minicomputer system, microcomputer system, multibus, magnetic disk drive, rapid product development, software product development assessment, product development cycle time, computer software technology innovation, memory cache, cache, computer design engineering, CASE tool, device product development, online computer system, Microsoft Windows software, computer programming, new product development, hard disk drive, research and development management, extended industry-standard architecture, electrical engineering, Futurebus, client/server architecture, design process, microcomputer, software metrics, software engineering, software development tool, minicomputer, mainframe computer, database, computer science, computer network, computer architecture