Expert Details
Solar Panels, Mobile electronics, Batteries, Product Design, Manufacturing, Quality Control
ID: 735019
Colorado, USA
Throughout his career, Expert has achieved significant milestones. He led the development of the groundbreaking Energy Switch, a residential distributed energy system, creating its system architecture and securing funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and corporate investors. This innovation was successfully commercialized through industry partnerships. At Heliovolt, he transformed an emerging thin-film solar panel technology into a reliable, high-performance product, enabling a $50M B-round of funding. His implementation of lean manufacturing methods reduced development cycle times by 40%, consistently achieving early product launch and certification milestones. Additionally, he directed the launch and marketing of award-winning Tablet PC products at Motion, shaping an industry-leading ultra-portable device through close collaboration with engineering teams and direct consumer engagement.
His technical expertise includes solar energy, advanced manufacturing technologies, portable computing, wireless technology, semiconductor packaging, and energy management systems. He is proficient in hardware design, rapid prototyping, big data analytics, and IoT applications. A proven leader in strategic planning and road-mapping, he excels in guiding projects from concept to commercialization, combining technical acumen with a deep understanding of market dynamics and consumer needs. His work continues to drive innovation and transform industries worldwide.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1989 | Degree: Masters of Science | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Rochester |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: Bachelors of Science | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2022 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director of Product | Department: |
Responsibilities:Spanning a broad array of holdings, technologies and investments—including both public and private companies from early to late-stage—as well as world-class building solutions, performance materials, logistics, real estate and next-generation solar technology.Leveraging deep industry expertise and vision to create outsize value across its businesses. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2020 to 2022 | Employer: PowerLight Technologies | Title: VP, Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Developing wireless ‘power beaming.’ |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2022 | Employer: AlltimePOWER | Title: CTO & VP Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Serving as Interim CTO for a distributed energy start-up funded by Entergy. Also providing product development, intellectual property and business development strategy consulting for clients in the smart energy, mobile electronics, IoT and electronics manufacturing industries. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2018 | Employer: Pecan Street Inc | Title: Chief Technology Officer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Co-created a product research and development consulting firm, globally recognized for the creation of the world’s largest high-resolution residential energy database, and distributed energy product test-bed. Directed the development of the company’s unique data acquisition, data analytics, and lean product development capabilities.Developed a sustainable pipeline of product R&D contracts with global Fortune 100 clients. Created compelling architectural concepts around distributed energy and water. Presented high-impact insights, forecasts and roadmaps at industry conferences. Performed strategic consulting for technology companies, utilities, and government entities. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Employer: Heliovolt | Title: Director of Product Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Developed an emerging thin-film solar panel technology into a high-reliability, high performance product that enabled the company to raise a $50M B-Round with a strategic investor. Established lean methods for rapid manufacturing process development and reliability testing which reduced product development cycle-time by 40%. Consistently directed completion of module design, manufacturing scale-up, and product certification processes ahead of scheduled completion dates.Maintained company’s demand pipeline to exceed projected production capacity by creating and presenting product roadmaps, application engineering documents, and system implementation designs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: Staktek | Title: Director of Product Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Created $20M in new intellectual property revenue streams for an established high-technology manufacturing firm. Created and presented marketing and technical education materials that secured licensing agreements with target customers. Co-inventor on three patents. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: Motion Computing | Title: Director of Product Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Directed the development, launch and ongoing marketing of a line of award winning Tablet PC products.Gathered product requirements from industry vertical markets and consumers. Promoted the worlds first “Ultra-portable” Tablet PC at trade-shows and press briefings. Collaborated with the engineering team to create a superior technology product that was the industry leader in its market segment. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2004 | Employer: Wireless Age | Title: President and General Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Started a small business that installed WiFi in over 30 hotels nationwide with 40+ % margins. First company to use WiFi repeaters to reduce installation cost and enable hotels to offer WiFi for free on a large scale. Exited business quickly when much larger companies replicated our solution and business model. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2003 | Employer: Advanced Micro Devices | Title: Product Marketing Strategist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for wireless marketing strategy and channel partnerships in support of new mobile processor product line-up. Built technology partnerships with wireless chipset manufacturers to achieve an integrated chip-set offering to compete with Intel’s single source solution. Worked with Taiwanese ODM partners to adopt the AMD solutions into their Notebook PC products. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2001 | Employer: Stellar Display Corporation | Title: Vice President of Product Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for technical operations (thin-film fabrication) at a start-up flat panel display company. Helped raise A-round funding from strategic investors and VC. Designed and sourced photo-tools for device development experiments. Managed development schedule and lab resource calendar. Designed and built electrical probing station and other test hardware. Also served as facilities manager. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2007 | Employer: Portelligent Inc. | Title: Co-founder & Board Member | Department: |
Responsibilities:Created world’s leading boutique data consulting practice on electronic component supply chain, manufacturing technology, and IP content for portable electronic products. Sold company in 2010 to a global trade media group for $20M. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1999 | Employer: Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) | Title: Vice President, Consumer Electronics Research | Department: |
Responsibilities:Created MCC’s most successful consortial R&D program, focused on advanced consumer electronic product design, development, and manufacturing. Produced reverse engineering reports of Asian manufactured portable electronics (notebook PCs, camcorders, cell phones, etc.). Studied miniaturization technologies contained within including tape-automated-bonding, flip-chip, high-density substrates, high density connectors, flex circuits, display driver chip packaging, heat sinks, fans, EMI shielding, etc..). Helped clients qualify advanced manufacturing services in Japan, Korea, China, and Malaysia. Developed trade-off analysis tools that enabled optimization of electronic design around cost, functionality, form-factor, and battery life. Migrated the use of the trade-off analysis capability to forecast the impact of new technology innovations and predict new product paradigms. Developed and presented roadmaps for future portable electronic products to corporate clients. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1993 | Employer: Eastman Kodak | Title: Engineer | Department: Manufacturing Technology Development |
Responsibilities:Developed new manufacturing capabilities such as surface-mount, thick-film hybrids, laser trimming, optoelectronic interconnect, multi-chip-modules, and various semiconductor packaging technologies. Wrote automation software for robotic systems, found optimal process parameters, and developed control charts for manufacturing. Produced cost estimation tools for electronic assembly department. Developed special electronic packaging solutions for image sensors and print-heads. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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| Years: 1994 to 2015 | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: Worked with Japanese companies to develop consumer electronics technology. |
| Years: 2005 to 2017 | Country / Region: Korea | Summary: Worked with Korean companies on consumer electronics, home energy management and IoT technologies. |
| Years: 1998 to 2008 | Country / Region: Taiwan | Summary: Worked with Taiwanese companies on WiFi, Tablet PC and consumer electronics technologies. |
| Years: 1995 to 2000 | Country / Region: Finland | Summary: Worked with Finnish companies on smart phone technology. |
| Years: 2015 to 2018 | Country / Region: Netherlands | Summary: Worked with Dutch companies on IoT and home energy management technologies. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Former Member, IEEE |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| FAA Part 107 UAV License FCC Technician Class Amateur Radio License |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Proposal Reviewer, US Department of Energy Former President, Central Texas Electronics Association Former Board Member, Clean TX Association |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He is the author of numerous industry publications in the fields of distributed energy and consumer electronics. He is the author of a McGraw-Hill textbook on Portable Electronics Product Design and Development. He has been awarded three US patents. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has served as expert witness in four cases as of 2020. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert has performed vendor selection for a wide range of products and technologies including: electronics manufacturing equipment, solar panel manufacturing equipment, data services, electronic test equipment, data analytics software, computer aided design (CAD) software, electronic components, contract manufacturing services, and cloud based infrastructure services. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| In addition to extensive technology leadership, Expert has directed marketing efforts for a line of Notebook Tablet PC products, a wireless mobile computing processor chip-set, an advanced high density silicon packaging manufacturing capability, a consumer electronics supply chain data service, and data services related to consumer energy consumption. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He consults on strategic technology projects for global technology companies and electric utilities. He also provides patent portfolio analysis, infringement strategy, and claim chart development. He has evaluated electric vehicle, consumer electronics, and solar power transmission portfolios for corporate clients. |
Fields of Expertise
software system development, new product development, expert witness, solar panel, solar energy, lithium battery, consumer electronic product, electric vehicle battery, hybrid electric vehicle, electric power transmission, electric power distribution, semiconductor packing density, plastic semiconductor device package, multilayer printed circuit board, solar technology, Internet of Things, patent claim chart, patent infringement analysis, trade secret damages, electronic assembled device reliability, accelerated testing, statistical data analysis