Product Design Expert Witnesses

This expert has more than a quarter century of experience developing financial and economic analyses to solve business problems. His practice principally involves intellectual property issues, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret as well as unfair competition antitrust matters and business valuations, breach of contract disputes, and technology assessment. acquisitions analysis, has enabled him to assist clients on a wide range of litigation issues. His industry experience includes pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food, industrial products, machinery, automotive aftermarket, electronic components, telecommunications, airlines, computer hardware, software, and media and entertainment. He has testified in state court, U.S. District Court, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of International Trade, and before the Federal Trade Commission. Prior to joining Freeman & Mills, he served in senior corporate positions in business planning, acquisitions, and product development. He was the president of a technology marketing and licensing company; served as an economist at the Department of the Treasury, where his responsibilities included corporate fraud, technology licensing and transfer pricing; and was a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He holds a BS in engineering and an MA and a PhD in economics, all from Duke University.

This expert has been involved in Product Development and new product innovation for over 25 years, serving in various positions in both the corporate and consulting settings. In his current position, he is responsible for New Product Development and Innovation as well as managing the day to day product development and brand development activities. I have held similar corporate positions at Body Solid Inc. a fitness equipment manufacturer and distributor, Lava World Internationaln and Home Products International. As part of his experience in developing and bringing to market new and innovative products, he has become very familiar with the patenting process and efforts to protect new product innovations. He has served as a design and utility patent expert for a number of intellectual property law firms throughout the country and has been part of numerous cases involving utility and design patent infringement as well as trade dress. He has testified in Federal Court and WTC Hearings. IHe has a number of personal patents and has been named on over 100 design and utility patents. He have been involved in two company start ups, an intellectual property licensing and manufacturing firm and a specialty sporting equipment and apparel manufacturer. In addition to his career in Product Development,this expert has over 20 years experience in the architectural field as an Architectural Designer of residential, commercial and government projects. Prior to transferring to U of I for design, he was involved in the architecture program at Western Michigan University, later becoming a partner in an architectural firm responsible for the historic re-development of downtown Kalamazoo.

This highly qualified shoe designer has 18 years of experience in the footwear industry. He received his B.F.A in Industrial Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Former positions include Staff Designer at Saucony, Staff Designer at Nike, Senior Designer at POLO, Ralph Lauren, RLX, and Reebok, Product Design Director at Morro Snowboards, Creative Director at UGG, Owner at Medium Design Group, and Founder/Design Director at the Vael Project. Currently, he is the founder and principle designer at a design firm.

This expert received his B.S. in Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering from the Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State University. He has spent the entire 29 years of his industrial metalworking career as a metallurgical and quality assurance specialist. He has completed more than 25 continuing education and technical conference courses and seminars on various metallurgy and quality science topics. He has worked in several metallurgical and quality assurance positions for some of the best known companies in their respective industries in Midwest. His firm provides basic and advanced metallurgical and quality science consulting and training for a wide range of metalworking companies in the Midwest. These services range from material selection research and design considerations through processing, fabrication, welding, testing and failure analysis in the metallurgical arena, as well as quality assurance system design, training and pre-certification guidance.

This expert runs a full-service, comprehensive safety and engineering facility. As a leader in the field of mechanical engineering and safety, his goal is to increase awareness of personal safety issues, while maintaining exacting standards and best practices of the science of personal safety and industrial safety. He is a member of numerous prestigious societies in the field, including the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering and the Society of Automotive Engineers. Currently, this expert is the principal of a design engineering and safety analysis firm.

This international technology expert has hands-on experience in all aspects of agriculture, including crop production, equipment design, R&D, teaching, manufacturing, and marketing. He has four advanced degrees in business/engineering, including a Ph.D. in the Automation of Technological Processes from the National University of Life and Environmental Science of Ukraine. He has authored 70+ publications and holds 11 U.S. patents, as well as others from Canada, the EU, and Russia. The expert currently works in a product development and marketing capacity for an agricultural systems consultancy.

This expert has over 25 years in electrical engineering and product development. He gained his MS and PhD in electrical engineering and systems from the University of Pennsylvania. After serving as an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Illinois Institute, he transitioned to industry and spent 13 years at Motorola Mobility developing wireless products. He ended his tenure as Motorola's vice president of product management and development. Currently he is developing products at a start-up in Massachusetts.

This expert has experience in Medical devices since 1992. Design experience since 1986. Areas of expertise include full life cycle product development of medical devices from conception through development including manufacturing, bench testing, verification, validation, packaging, labeling, clinical trials, regulatory approval, marketing, and sales training. Granted 28 patents (others pending), 7 awards, designs published by Life Magazine, was recognized as one of 100 notable people in the medical device industry by the Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI) publication in June 2008. This expert recently served as chairman of the Medical Device & Manufacturing Conference in 2014.

This expert has over 35 years experience in technology-based products and services, wired and wireless communications, and the Cable Television industry sectors. He has a Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Engineering as well an MBA from Temple University. He has 23+ patents within the industry for Cable TV and consumer electronics products. He has worked for a number of telecom and PV companies including Motorola, General Instrument, Closed Networks, and Aurora Control Technologies. In these roles he has experience in strategic planning, product and system design, as well as implementation of corporate initiatives. Specifically, he has designed and tested of portable 2-way communications equipment, as well as developed, patented and launched systems internationally for an innovative Interactive (Internet) TV system for CATV. As an independent consultant for Tyco/ADT, he completed a full analysis of potential home and health care segments and competitive products. He is currently the Director Business Development for a Cable Television Hardware Manufacturer.

This industrial design expert has 45+ years of experience in product design and engineering. The expert founded a successful industrial design development company in Philadelphia in 1970 and remained Principle of the business through 2012. In addition, he served as a local and national officer for the Industrial Designers Society of America and was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award as well as election to the Academy of Fellows. The expert earned his B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design and is currently a Member of the Product Development Management Association. He now works as a professor and a product design & development consultant.

This clinical development and regulatory expert has an M.S and Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Toxicology from West Virginia University. A member of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, he has extensive product development experience in the pharmaceutical field. The expert spent his early career in clinical research roles, including a position as the Director of Clinical Research Operations for Univax Biologics. He has since founded/run a biotech development business and acts as both a Professor and Consultant in his field.

This well-qualified expert earned his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest [Romania], his MBA in International Economic Relations from the Academy of Economic Sciences [Romania], and his PhD in Engineering from North Dakota State University. He is active in his field as a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Management Association. This expert has been granted 10 patents as contribution to innovation in his field. Formerly, he was the Vice President of Engineering for PRISM Enterprises, Inc., an Adjunct Professor of Physics, Engineering and Architecture Department at San Antonio College, and a Senior Design Engineer & Project Manager for Kinetic Concepts, Inc. He is currently an Engineering Coordinator for a top college, the Co-Director for a Science & Mathematics Education Program in a top university, as well as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Engineering for a top university.

This expert earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and his MS in product design engineering from Stanford University. He has seven years of industry experience working as a product designer for Ford Motor Company and Volkswagon of America. He has over fifteen years of experience designing products for automotive and home electronics clients. This expert is currently a professor of industrial design at a university in Georgia and the principal of a design and engineering consultancy.

This highly qualified expert is a registered professional engineer with over 15 years of experience in geotechnical and structural design in roles spanning from engineering consulting to senior executive in a manufacturing company. He received a diploma in civil engineering with an emphasis on structural engineering from Germany and a Ph.D. in civil engineering with an emphasis on geotechnical engineering from The University of Arizona. He holds professional engineering licenses in 35 U.S. states as well as the country of Australia and serves or has served on various national and international committees related to solar energy system design and construction. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences throughout the United States and Canada.

This oil and gas expert has worked in the industry for 28 years. After earning his BS in mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota, he became a certified professional engineer in the states of CA, KS, LA, OK, and TX. He served as a design engineer for SPEC Services, a senior project engineer for Unocal 76 Products Company, a director for Conoco Pipe Line Company, a senior engineer for Baker Consulting Group, and as vice president of pipeline operations at JP Energy Partners. He is also a member of prestigious societies as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and is a member of the Subcommittee on Aboveground Storage Tanks with the American Petroleum Institute. Currently, this expert is the owner of an OK independent engineering consulting firm.

This highly qualified accident reconstructionist has extensive professional experience in his field. After finishing his BS in mechanical engineering at Florida State University, this expert went on to become certified as a professional engineer in Florida and Illinois. Additionally, he is an accredited traffic accident reconstructionist. He is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association and the American Society of Safety Engineers. This expert currently has 2 patents in the United States. Formerly, he has held roles as a design engineer, failure analyst and project manager at Benedict Engineering Company, Inc., as a professional engineer at Beaches and Coastal Systems, as the owner and lead design engineer of Environmental Beach Restoration, and as a truck driver and loader at Adkins Transfer. Currently, this expert is a trailer design certifying engineer at a FL-based terminal service company, an owner and inventor at a FL engineering company, and the president of a FL engineering company.

This expert has extensive experience in the field of biomechanics and human factors. He earned his BS and MS from the Colorado School of Mines and his PhD in biomedical engineering from Oregon Health & Science University. He is certified in prosthetics and a member of the International Society for Posture and Gait Research. He previously served as a design engineer for JR Engineering, LLC, as a graduate research assistant at Oregon Health & Science University and as an assistant professor at the University of Hartford. He is currently an associate professor at a university in Connecticut.

This qualified expert has over 40 years of experience as an automotive powertrain engineer. He received his BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and his ME in engine systems from the University of Wisconsin Madison. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Astronautics and ALCO Power. For several years, he worked for Daimler Chrysler as an engine development engineer on their future engine development team and as a product development specialist on their advanced engine task force. He worked as an advanced engineering product specialist for Mahle Technology, where he developed a new piston and cylinder liner technology. He also worked as a technical specialist for the corporate advanced engineering division of BorgWarner. Over the course of his career, this expert has filed for 19 patents and written numerous published papers. For his work, he has won the BorgWarner Innovation Award and the SAE McFarland Award. Currently, this expert serves as a senior consultant for an engine science consulting firm in NY.

This highly qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in medical device regulations. He received his BS in chemical engineering from Lowell Technological Institute and earned his MS in chemical engineering from the University of Iowa. He currently has 5 patents. Over the years, his work has included antimicrobial development and application, hydrophilic coating development and implementation, and over-the-counter and personal care product development. His former positions include research engineer for Eastman Kodak and GAF Corporation, project manager and laboratory supervisor for Biosearch Medical Products and Hydromer, and corporate manager of materials for Arrow International. Currently, this expert is the president of a medical device consulting company in Pennsylvania.

This highly qualified expert has 30 years of experience in the field of chemistry. She received her BS in chemistry from Bradley University before earning her PhD in physical-organic chemistry from the University of Minnesota. This expert also holds several certifications: a professional innovator certification from the University of Michigan, a data analytics using Power BI certification from Skillsoft/Manpower Group, and a patent law for managers, engineers, and scientists certification from the Center for Professional Advancement. She currently holds 13 patents and has over 100 US and international patent filings. This expert specializes in product design chemistry and manufacturing for laundry, home care, and personal care. Her former positions include a researcher for Argonne National Laboratory and co-founder and president of Burslf LLC. For 19 years, this expert worked for Procter & Gamble as a scientist, senior scientist, and principal scientist. Currently, she is the president of a product design chemistry consulting firm in Ohio that specializes in home care and personal care.