Skilled computer engineer with more than 20 years of experience in computer engineering and integrated circuit design, with specialization in high-speed and energy-efficient digital VLSI systems. Their professional work centers on microprocessor architecture, high-speed digital circuits, and embedded computing technologies used in modern computing platforms. The expert has more than 10 years of experience providing expert witness services in computer engineering matters, including consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in cases involving semiconductor design, electronic design automation, and related technologies. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, a Master of Engineering degree in electrical engineering and computer science, and undergraduate degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics. The expert is also a licensed Professional Engineer in electrical engineering.

Technical expertise spans several core domains within computer engineering. Work in microprocessor and integrated circuit architecture includes the design of integer and floating-point execution units, clocking systems, memory structures, and high-speed circuit implementations used in modern processors and computing systems. Additional areas of engineering practice include computer graphics hardware, communications and network systems, GPS and wireless technologies, embedded systems, and computer security architectures. The expert’s design and development background also incorporates electronic design automation tools, CAD systems, and modeling environments used for semiconductor development and chip verification.

Professional experience includes academic and industry leadership roles in engineering design and research. The expert currently serves as a professor of engineering design and has held leadership responsibilities including associate department chair and director of engineering computational facilities. Earlier industry roles included technical leadership in microelectronics research focused on methodologies for low-power and high-speed CPU design, as well as founding a startup company that manufactured low-cost functional chip testers used in semiconductor development and validation. The expert’s litigation work focuses on patent-related disputes involving semiconductor technologies, integrated circuits, and electronic design automation tools. This work has included patent claims construction, conception and ownership analysis, infringement and validity evaluations, prior art research, and code analysis. The expert has prepared expert reports, provided deposition testimony, and testified in federal court in cases involving microprocessor architecture and integrated circuit technologies.