Expert Details
High Performance Imaging, Emerging & Evolving Technologies for Transit & Transportation Applications
ID: 724256
Virginia, USA
Expert possesses a wealth of knowledge in digital image processing, analysis, and feature extraction acquired through his engineering and management positions with Gould/DeAnza, Carl Zeiss, Inc., and the GeoSpectra Corporation. His membership in professional associations complement decades-long dedication to image acquisition, display, compression, communication, mensuration, and data extraction.
A Baccalaureate Degree (Hartwick College), Post-graduate Study (University of Connecticut), and Continuing Education Programs (American Management Associations, Smithsonian Institution, Xerox Learning Systems) constitute Expert’s educational history.
Some of Expert’s non-proprietary work is published in specialty periodicals, including:
• Advanced Imaging
• ITS International
• Law Enforcement Technology
• Parking Today
• Thinking Highways
• Traffic Technology International
Expert has been recognized by and cited in:
• CXO Media Inc.'s CSO
• Greater Washington Board of Trade's Network Security Directory
• The Miami Herald
• The New York Times
• The Wall Street Journal
• USA Today
From attending conferences, trade exhibits, and symposia—where he has delivered invited presentations—Expert maintains his currency on vendors, emerging and evolving technologies, commercial products, as well as the state and direction of the market. He also participates in industry events sponsored by, for example, the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, ITS America, and the Transportation Research Board.
Expert researched, prepared, and delivered (in both written and oral formats) an extensive competitive intelligence on the state and direction of "Automatic License Plate Recognition" technologies and solutions.Expert helped optimize the overall quality of images which the client was able to acquire, using specialty, high-resolution analytical video cameras.Expert provided input into the design of evolving features for client's next-generation products.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1974 | Degree: BA | Subject: Biology | Institution: Hartwick College |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: n/a | Subject: Developmental Genetics | Institution: University of Connecticut |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1989 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal Systems Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Engineering solutions for integrators, OEMs, VARs, VEUs, and contractor organizations to federal, state, and local governments. Affords impartial competitive assessments, market direction, and strategic planning and assistance with emphasis on emerging as well as evolving high-performance electronic imaging technologies for transportation and transit applications. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1988 | Employer: GeoSpectra Corporation | Title: Vice President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Championed corporate-wide efforts in remote sensing, multispectral image enhancement and analysis, stereo image mensuration and image perspective transformation. Rendered services to the intelligence community, DoD, the military and related agencies plus value-added vendors. Assumed full management responsibilities for the Washington DC operation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1987 | Employer: Gould Inc. | Title: Regional Manager | Department: Imaging & Graphics |
Responsibilities:Directed regional office facility, technical and administrative staff and applications engineers. Recruited and trained personnel. In 1983, joined the Eastern Regional Consultative Engineering team for DeAnza image processing equipment and peripherals. Became well-versed with the military and civilian government agencies as well as the commercial private sector. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1982 | Employer: Carl Zeiss, Inc. | Title: Product Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Primarily responsible for fully-automated pattern recognition systems, sales and service organizations, targeted advertising campaigns, instrument demonstrations, installations and applications analyses. Collaborated with international counterparts on market trends, strategies and systems’ requirements. Formulated design specifications for evolving-technology products. Hired in 1979 as Product Specialist, manufacturer’s technical liaison for image analysis equipment, quantitative microscopic and photometric systems and compound optical microscopes. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1978 | Employer: Reinhardt Instruments, Inc. | Title: Technical Analyst | Department: |
Responsibilities:Marketed optical, electrical and electronic instrumentation manufactured by Carl Zeiss, Inc. and affiliates. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1975 to 1976 | Employer: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Title: Research Technician | Department: Immunobiology |
Responsibilities:Performed clinical and investigative research. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2011 to 2023 | Agency: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | Role: Technical Security Consultant | Description: Reviewed the “Video Analytic Requirement Study” (June 2011) and clarified its findings. Researched and reported on commercial video analytics products and suppliers while mindful of safety, security, and counterterrorism mandates. Made recommendations centered around a single-source solution, open standards compliance, system scalability, and backward-compatibility. Arranged Peer Agency visits, scheduled on premises briefings by vendor representatives, and conducted periodic Stakeholder meetings. Prepared and circulated reports with comprehensive appendices and revised the same based upon feedback and redirection from Stakeholders and Team Members. Arranged and attended Peer Agency site-visits. Scheduled and prepared agendas for on-site briefings by vendors. Compiled suppliersʼ responses to a formal RFI plus technical questionnaires obtained from Peer Agencies. Conducted supplemental efforts as requested by Stakeholders and Program Managers. Reviewed Peer Agencies’ solicitation documents and authored an overview of procurement options (sole-source, single-source, IFB, RFP). Formulated bid documents, implementation timelines, and technical and support requirements. As requested by Stakeholders and Program Managers, drafted justifications, assisted with return-on-investment analyses, and prepared position papers on specific technical elements (ie: biometric recognition). Formulated briefing materials used by MARTA Police to obtain Committee and Board approvals. Continued to conduct periodic Team Meetings on projectsʼ status, direction, and options. Tracked procurements and authored multistage testing and acceptance plans for installation of selected products. Provided ad hoc assistance for enterprise-wide safety, security, and counterterrorism initiatives in preparation for Super Bowl LIII (February 2019). Referencing CDMS (Comprehensive Data Management Solutions), arranged and participated in Peer Agency site-visits, reviewed literature, and maintained interactive dialogs with suppliers. Created and—based upon feedback from Police, Stakeholders, and Team Members—continuously revised requirements’ traceability matrices on sub-systems slated for integration. Conducted advance installation surveys at PCC and the IOC/EOC/SOC. Championed a complex study phase, justification processes, and public solicitation efforts for the CAD/RMS modernization and EOC display technology rejuvenation (LCD panels versus video projectors). Led upgrade of LRV video surveillance to align with Authority-wide safety and security standards, and provided input on interior and exterior video cameras, mounted onboard Stadler’s CQ400 dual-vehicle railcars. Advocated for lifecycle refresh of the VSCS to avert a catastrophic failure scenario. Initiated designs for replacement of an aging Police K-9 Unit facility, expedited transformation of an all-encompassing security access control solution, and assisted with independent, objective CCTV network assessment and remediation. |
| Years: 2021 to 2021 | Agency: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Role: Technical Security Consultant | Description: Contributed to surveys of commercial video management systems and CDMS. Authored technical material for white papers promoting alternative strategies and attendant benefits. |
| Years: 2000 to 2001 | Agency: Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration | Role: Technical Security Consultant | Description: Researched and assessed intelligent character recognition technologies for potential inclusion in expediting commercial motor carrier monitoring and inspection. Tractor-trailer operators could bypass interstate weigh stations if their USDOT Number was read, automatically, and linked to a database entry of a prior successful inspection. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2002 to 2002 | Country / Region: France | Summary: Expert helped launch a client's new venture in automatic video-based image processing. |
| Years: 1997 to 1998 | Country / Region: Malaysia | Summary: Expert provided external technical assistance on video-based security solutions for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, held in Kuala Lumpur. |
| Years: 1992 to 1996 | Country / Region: England | Summary: Consulted extensively on international applications for video-based AVI/AVL technologies. Contributed to targeted advertising campaigns, symposia, system demonstrations, installations, application analyses, market trends, and strategies. Collected voluminous real-world data for training, testing, and validation. Formulated user-interface specifications for future products. |
| Years: 2014 to 2014 | Country / Region: UAE | Summary: Supported high profile video-based traffic violation enforcement programs. Analyzed requirements, performed site surveys, managed day-to-day activities, conducted interviews, determined overall architecture, future plans, maintenance requirements, and developed the timeline. Ensured both Sponsors and Stakeholders continuously and competently were apprised of status and outstanding concerns. Authored a gap analysis report to elucidate customer requirements and project commitments versus actual performance. Undertook extensive accuracy computations aimed at verifying system precision. Tendered technical expertise on AVI/AVL modalities (LPR, lidar, passive IR, radar, ultrasound, video), their integration, and data handoff/chain of custody for evidentiary purposes. Studied system integrators and value added resellers as potential suppliers/sub-contractors. |
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Country / Region: France | Summary: Performed an exhaustive, worldwide study of commercial products for automatic license plate identification/ recognition. Compiled and furnished particulars for each supplier (ie: product description, number of employees, core business/application focus, processing time, performance accuracy, geographic focus, approximate annual revenue, market share, unit pricing, recognition technology, number of installations, patents, reference installations). Delivered an interactive briefing of findings to executives. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| IAVO MENSA NCRI |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Cygnus Business Media, Contributing Editor H3B Media, Contributing Editor |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Madison Who's Who Among Executives & Professionals Metropolitan Who’s Who Among Executives & Professionals Cambridge Who's Who National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives & Professionals Online Consultancy Network International Executive Guild’s Registry Marquis’ Who’s Who in America International Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs International Executive Club’s Online Who’s Who Database International Executive Guild’s Who’s Who Kensington’s Who’s Who Directory Lexington’s Who’s Who Nationwide Register’s Who’s Who in Executives & Business Who’s Who in Executives & Professionals Who’s Who in Science & Engineering International Who’s Who of Information Technology International Who’s Who of Professionals Strathmore’s Who’s Who International Who’s Who Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has published nearly 150 articles in industry and trade magazines. He has been cited in such noted periodicals as: The Miami Herald, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has provided expert witness services, principally in patent infringement cases by researching and preparing expert witness reports. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has chaired various conferences under the moniker, "Image & Video Compression", offering delegates the opportunity to hear from industry experts on the status and direction of lossy and lossless CODECs. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert maintains an objective and unbiased view of compute-intensive electronic imaging technologies and vendors. As such, he renders vendor-independent recommendations, ensuring all clients are served capably and continuously without unjustified or unsubstantiated claims of product performance. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| As a frequent attendee at trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions, Expert keeps abreast of market dynamics and the evolving state-of-the-technology. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert contributes to a number of industry periodicals. He also assists clients in the composition of corporate and product literature as well as authoring targeted applications articles. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Castellano | Basic |
Fields of Expertise
competitive analysis, competitive intelligence, project management, law enforcement technology, imaging technology, commercialization, market assessment, market trend, technology search, proposal writing, product management, product improvement, new product market survey, new product design, new product development, research and development management, image compression, image analysis, information technology, strategic planning, market research