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Digital Media Technologies, Digital Copyright, Media Business, and Intellectual Property

ID: 733105 New York, USA

Expert is a strategy consultant specializing in technologies, business strategy, and intellectual property issues related to digital content, holding a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Cum Laude) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Master of Science in Computer and Information Science. Expert built an early career in enterprise technology and publishing systems, including a role investigating advanced technologies at a major credit rating agency, a role as corporate technology project director at a media company launching large-scale content and digital asset management initiatives, and technology/business development roles at a major computer systems company supporting the media and publishing industries. Expert subsequently served as Chief Information Officer for a vertical-market publishing group and as Chief Technology Officer for an academically backed e-learning venture.

Since 2000, Expert has led a boutique strategy consultancy advising content providers and digital media technology vendors across three continents, working with organizations ranging from early-stage startups to Global 500 companies on content technology architecture, digital rights, IP licensing, and go-to-market strategy. Expert has extensive experience as an expert witness and litigation consultant in copyright, patent, and antitrust matters, having testified in federal court and before the Copyright Royalty Board, authored dozens of expert reports, and served as a technical expert in USPTO proceedings. Expert also performs technology and IP due diligence for investors and provides public policy consulting to government and regulatory bodies on digital copyright matters.

Expert is the author of multiple published books on digital rights management and technology topics, a contributor to Forbes on digital media and copyright issues, and a contributor to the design of a widely adopted industry-standard digital identifier system used in the publishing and video industries. Expert has spoken at international industry events, including a major global economic forum, and has chaired an industry conference series on copyright and technology.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1990	Degree: MS	Subject: Computer and Information Science	Institution: University of Massachusetts
Year: 1983	Degree: BSE	Subject: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Institution: Princeton University

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2000 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: President	Department:
Responsibilities: Founder and president of boutique strategy consultancy with clients spanning three continents.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1999 to 2000	Employer: Fathom Knowledge Network	Title: VP & CTO	Department:
Responsibilities: CTO of e-learning venture backed by Columbia University, London School of Economics, and other institutions. Fathom.com was an adult continuing education site that featured content from Columbia, LSE, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and other top institutions and academic publishers, and enabled users to enroll in online courses from several dozen major universities.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1999 to 1999	Employer: McGraw-Hill	Title: VP Technology & New Media	Department: Information & Media Services
Responsibilities: CIO for vertical market publishing group. Chief architect of AviationNow.com, information portal for aviation industry. Responsible for front and back office IT, managed staff of 30.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1997 to 1999	Employer: Sun Microsystems	Title: Market Development Manager	Department: Computer Systems
Responsibilities: Market strategy and business development for media & publishing industries. Developed strategic partnerships, led sales development initiatives, executed marketing plans.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1996 to 1997	Employer: Sun Microsystems	Title: Enterprise IT Architect	Department: Computer Systems
Responsibilities: Pre-sales strategy consultant to major customers in media/publishing industry.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1994 to 1996	Employer: Times Mirror Co.	Title: Director, Publishing Systems	Department:
Responsibilities: Corporate technology project director on CIO's staff. Launched and/or managed series of content management/digital asset management development projects with budgets to 8 figures. Represented company on technology standards initiative for online copyright protection. Did technical due diligence on investment & acquisition candidates.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1992 to 1994	Employer: Moody's Investors Service	Title: R&D Manager	Department: Corporate Ratings
Responsibilities: Investigated advanced technologies for potential adoption, including Expert Systems (rule processing engines) for corporate billing application; automated software testing tools; and groupware (Lotus Notes). Collaborated with marketing dept. on strategy for pre-Internet electronic publishing of Moody's corporate credit reports using Notes and PDF; built prototype and led effort to build production systems. Led crossdivisional team that rolled out Lotus Notes company-wide.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2019 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Adjunct Professor	Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions
Responsibilities: Instructor for courses: Data Analysis in the Music Industry, Technological Transformation of the Music Industry.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Served as an expert witness and litigation consultant in numerous copyright, patent, and antitrust matters. Expert has testified in federal court in digital music copyright disputes and in a patent lawsuit concerning anti-piracy technology, and has testified before the Copyright Royalty Board regarding the mobile music market. Expert has authored dozens of expert reports over the course of this litigation practice and has particular skill in patent infringement analysis and rebuttal, prior art searches, and source code discovery. Expert has also served as a technical expert in USPTO proceedings, including ex parte reexamination and inter partes review matters. Separately, Expert has performed due diligence for investors evaluating digital media technology companies and has conducted intellectual property (patent) portfolio analysis and licensing strategy work.

Expert Witness Experience

Served as an expert witness and litigation consultant in numerous copyright, patent, and antitrust matters. Expert has testified in federal court in digital music copyright disputes and in a patent lawsuit concerning anti-piracy technology, and has testified before the Copyright Royalty Board regarding the mobile music market. Expert has authored dozens of expert reports over the course of this litigation practice and has particular skill in patent infringement analysis and rebuttal, prior art searches, and source code discovery. Expert has also served as a technical expert in USPTO proceedings, including ex parte reexamination and inter partes review matters. Separately, Expert has performed due diligence for investors evaluating digital media technology companies and has conducted intellectual property (patent) portfolio analysis and licensing strategy work.

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Associations / Societies
Association of American Publishers (AAP) Enabling Technologies Committee

Publications and Patents Summary
• 4 published books on digital rights management and technology topics (published by O'Reilly and John Wiley & Sons), covering digital rights management business/technology, and technical/programming reference topics • 1 book chapter/journal article (published by a major academic publisher, on digital rights and digital television) • 5+ industry white papers on digital media technology and content protection topics (OTT video security, pay-TV content security, DRM/content protection technology, and content monetization strategy) • 2 major industry research reports (on enterprise rights management and digital periodical publishing trends) • Numerous articles as a Forbes contributor (2014–Present) covering digital media technology, business models, and copyright; additional articles for other industry publications; ongoing industry blog on copyright and technology topics

Publications and Patents Summary

• 4 published books on digital rights management and technology topics (published by O'Reilly and John Wiley & Sons), covering digital rights management business/technology, and technical/programming reference topics
• 1 book chapter/journal article (published by a major academic publisher, on digital rights and digital television)
• 5+ industry white papers on digital media technology and content protection topics (OTT video security, pay-TV content security, DRM/content protection technology, and content monetization strategy)
• 2 major industry research reports (on enterprise rights management and digital periodical publishing trends)
• Numerous articles as a Forbes contributor (2014–Present) covering digital media technology, business models, and copyright; additional articles for other industry publications; ongoing industry blog on copyright and technology topics

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