Expert Details
Electronics, IT and Telecommunications
ID: 727675
United Kingdom
Recent cases include automobile electronics design dispute, software systems fitness for purpose, cellular UMTS femtocell software design dispute, automobile engine management electronics dispute, stock market software dispute, Patents and copyright disputes for gaming systems, machinery control software and mobile phones. Disaster recovery and assessment. Data centre security and network and internet security. Data recovery and forensic data recovery and analysis.
Expert has undertaken many expert witness assignments concerning consumer electronics and has appeared on National TV on several occassions on Consumer protection programs.
Expert was instructed as Technical Expert for the defence solicitor, in relation to the client's assertion that they were not part of a syndicate involved in 'carousel' VAT evasion. Detailed Forensic examination was performed on computers and hard drives. Using state of the art data recovery equipment, deleted files, e-mails, Internet cache and other data were interrogated, and the results prepared for a Crown Court trial. The case proceeded to the Crown Court with Expert' report being a key element of the case material. Expert was appointed as Technical Expert in the defence of a leading Stock broking Firm, in relation to their Part 20 Counterclaim (circa £1.4m) resulting from initial litigation action from a specialist systems provider. The Technical case involved an assessment of the specialist software in terms of its functionality (specifically to meet FSA Trading regulations, client account transaction posting and reconciliation, fee invoicing and accounting ledger suite integration), the systems operating software/hardware platform and the quality of its implementation. The case proceeded to the High Court with Expert providing oral evidence to support both the Individual and Joint Experts reports as developed with the claimant's nominated Expert Witness. Expert was instructed by a leading multi-national provider of data and business intelligence services to pursue a claim for a badly designed e-commerce web portal. Work included a full expert’s analysis and report and attendance at mediation.
Expert was engaged to investigate a 'hacked' telephone system resulting in a major London firm funding extremely costly 'free calls' to Asia. This involved detailed Technical Forensic examination and a High Court appearance to give oral evidence in London. Expert was retained to undertake and investigation into the failure of management system electronics for racing car engines. This case required extensive attendance and oral evidence in the High Court in London.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1979 | Degree: Bachelor of Science Honours | Subject: Electrical Engineering including Electronics | Institution: University of Aston in Birmingham |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2005 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chairman and Managing Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert is responsible for Consultancy, insurance loss adjustment advice and expert witness assignments. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2002 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert is Chairman of Rockford IT and has responsibility for policy, planning and strategy. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1989 to 1992 | Employer: Microsys Consultant Limited | Title: Managing Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert headed up a team of 30 engineers responsible for consultancy assignments in high technology and design and development contracts in microelectronics and software. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1988 to 1989 | Employer: GEC Plessey Telecommunications | Title: Group Manager | Department: Technology Applications Group |
Responsibilities:Expert headed up a team of 10 engineers responsible for consultancy assignments in high technology and design and development contracts in microelectronics and software. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1984 to 1988 | Employer: Froude Consine Limited | Title: Chief Engineer | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for a team of 65 engineers and draughtsmen designing automobile test system electronics and software. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1982 to 1984 | Employer: Techno Electronics Limited | Title: Chief Engineer | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for a team of 20 engineers and draughtsmen designing automated canning and bottling line systems electronics and software. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1979 to 1982 | Employer: Losenhausen GB Limited | Title: Service and commissioning engineer | Department: Customer Services |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for the installation, and commissioning of complex servo-hydraulic electronic control systems for automobile and aeronautical test systems. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1973 to 1978 | Employer: British Leyland | Title: Designer | Department: Electronics |
Responsibilities:Expert completed a fully indentured apprenticeship and completed a four year degree course in electrical engineering including electronics. He worked in a variety of placements within electronics designing electronic ignition systems, control systems and component test systems. |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 1987 to 1987 | Country / Region: Canada | Summary: Attendance at an arbitration in Toronto to resolve a dispute over electronic speed control systems for a major oil company. |
Years: 1999 to 2000 | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: Attendance in Osaka in a case involving a dispute over software designed fro a Man-Machine Interface. |
Years: 2009 to 2009 | Country / Region: South Korea | Summary: Preparation for an International Tribunal on Mobile Phone software. |
Years: 2004 to 2005 | Country / Region: Belgium | Summary: International Tribunal concerning a Patent and import classification of IT equipment. |
Years: 2009 to 2009 | Country / Region: Ireland | Summary: Mobile phone forensic examination and attendance at the "Four Courts" in Dublin. |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Expert has given evidence in the High Court, The County Courts, The Crown Court and Magistrates Courts on many occassions in litigation involving electronics, information technology, and telecommunications. He has been involved in many mediations and arbitrations and has been instructed in several international tribunals. |
Training / Seminars |
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Expert is regularly asked to speak on the subject of forensic IT and data recovery. He and a number of the team at IT Group are trianed in forensic data recovery from computer hard drives and mobile phones. |
Vendor Selection |
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Expert has completed a number of consultancy assignments to identify suitable replacement ERP and other business sog=ftware systems. |
Marketing Experience |
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Expert is a Fellow of the Academy of Experts (FAE), a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET), a Chartered Engineer (C Eng) and Chartered IT Professional (CITP), a member of the British Computer Society (MBCS) and Member of the Expert Witness Institute (MEWI). He is also a member of the Society of Expert Witnesses and a member of the Society of Computers and Law. He sits on the committee of the SCL IT Disputes Group. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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Expert was responsible for estblishing ISO9001 accreditation in IT Group, Rockford IT and Microsys Consultants Limited. He is instructed from time to time to undertake ISO 9001 audits for clients. He was responsible for obtaining ISO27001 (Information security Standard) for Rockford IT. |
Fields of Expertise
analog circuit, automotive electronic equipment, cellular telecommunication, computer network security, computer room security, consumer electronic product, data recovery, digital control electronics science, electronic circuit, electronic circuit design, electronic device patenting, electronic equipment, electronic equipment design, electronic equipment failure analysis, electronic fault diagnosis, electronic logic circuit, electronic product, electronic product design review, electronic product development, electronic system, electronics design engineering, electronics engineering, information technology, information technology security, internet security, Sarbanes-Oxley, telecommunication disaster, time division multiple access technology, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, computer memory