An authority in reliability engineering with more than 30 years of experience, this expert witness provides technical evaluation and testimony in matters involving system performance, failure analysis, and engineering reliability across electrical and mechanical systems. Their litigation-related work includes extensive expert witness experience with consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony addressing electro-mechanical system reliability, medical devices, and electronic control systems. Their expertise includes design and analysis of systems utilizing microprocessors, digital signal processing (DSP), and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), as well as specialized capabilities in phase lock loop analysis and complex control system behavior.

Their technical work spans reliability studies of electrical and electro-mechanical systems, including prediction of failure rates and performance across applications such as nuclear power plant control systems, automotive electronic control units, digital signal processing platforms, and both commercial and military systems. Additional expertise includes advanced thermal analysis of electronic systems using modeling techniques that account for convection, conduction, and radiation, along with development and execution of qualification and accelerated life testing protocols to assess durability and failure modes. Their background also includes mechanical stress and dynamics analysis, performance and verification testing, and evaluation of system reliability under operational and environmental conditions. A significant portion of their consulting work has focused on the medical device field, including reliability analysis of multiple generations of heart pump systems and development of design recommendations to improve performance and durability.

A distinguishing element of their career is substantial leadership and technical contribution within the engineering community. This includes serving as President of the IEEE Reliability Society and holding senior governance roles within IEEE, including regional and divisional leadership and participation on the Board of Directors representing a large international membership. They also served as Chairman of a Biotechnology Council representing multiple technical societies with a broad professional membership base. Their contributions include authorship of multiple chapters in a major engineering handbook published by McGraw-Hill, delivery of more than 30 technical seminars nationwide on thermal analysis and mechanical reliability, and presentations at international conferences in Europe and Asia. This expert holds a Master’s degree in engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, is a registered Professional Engineer in electrical and civil engineering, and maintains affiliations with leading engineering honor societies and professional organizations.