35+ years' experience in product design, product development, and manufacturing in consumer, medical, and industrial product markets. Product innovation part-time academic since 2009. Certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP) since 2008 by the Product Development and Management Association. Member of: Society of Plastics Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, American Society for Quality. Expert witness services to Product Liability, Intellectual Property, and Commercial Dispute litigators.
Expert Witness in furniture injury case, settled after my deposition. N95 mask commercial dispute case, report submitted 5/2024.
DEFENSE COUNSEL RETAINED:
Furniture injury case. Review of the state of competitive product safety, mechanisms, warnings. Defense counsel represented major insurance company.
PATENT INFRINGEMENT:
Support to IP litigators looking for design alternatives, product tear downs, and competitive product reviews. Case completed in electromechanical automotive accessory related product category.
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