WHEN ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ARE THE SUBJECT OF CIVIL LITIGATION, CRIMINAL CHARGES, PATENT DISPUTES, OR INSURANCE CLAIMS (FORENSIC MATTERS), I SUPPORT LAWYERS, JUDGES, AND ADJUSTERS WITH EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND WITH SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE TO EXPLORE, EXAMINE, AND EXPLAIN THE ISSUES INVOLVED (ANALYSIS TASKS).

My technical background includes study and hands-on experience in building and maintaining electrical devices and electronic systems such as: wireless equipment,, carrier-current transmitters, sound and public address systems, computer and data processing equipment, radio and television equipment, automotive electronics, tape recorders, radar and lidar, cellular telephones, and video surveillance devices.

I have contributed to a variety of legal matters based on electrical devices and electronics technology including: electric shock, electrical wiring, surveillance monitoring, lightning damage, disputed recording tapes, questioned acoustical audibility, radio broadcasting interference, traffic radar, police laser radar, pocket paging systems, accident reconstruction, automobile control systems, telephone communication, computer-controlled machinery.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND INDUSTRY QUALIFICATIONS:
I provide site inspections, field measurements, laboratory analyses, test reports, and technical findings, with thorough documentation of results, conclusions, and opinions, and I am an experienced expert witness in the legal forum.
As a practiced technical presenter in high-technology industry, I have also tried to develop the ability to articulate complex scientific constructs and convey their essence for lawyers, judges, juries, and adjusters. Many cases have settled without the need for a trial, as a result of my analyses highlighting the technical nexus and critical characteristics of an incident.

My experience includes thirty years of full-time employment in the defense and aerospace industry at these firms:
Bendix Radio Division, Baltimore MD
Sperry Gyroscope Company, Great Neck NY
Pennsylvania Research Associates, Philadelphia PA
RCA Corporation, Aerospace & Defense Group, Moorestown NJ
Computer Sciences Corporation, Integrated Systems Division, Moorestown NJ, where I studied the capabilities and limitations of advanced systems for detection, tracking, communication, control, radar, sonar, and electronic countermeasures.

I have formulated and evaluated new concepts on acoustic and electronic warfare, for detection and tracking of moving vehicles, for defense against missiles and torpedoes, and on computer-generated imagery. I am credited with 20 publications in the open professional technical literature, and I have written several hundred formal technical reports bearing government security or proprietary restrictions on their distribution.

DOCUMENTATION OF CREDENTIALS:
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL
Master of Science in Applied Science, Adelphi University, Long Island NY
Master of Business Administration, Monmouth University, Long Branch NJ
Senior Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Fellow: American College of Forensic Examiners
Diplomate: American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology

RATE STRUCTURE AND OPERATING PRINCIPLES:
I charge a uniform hourly rate, which includes all overhead, for consultation, field examination, technical analysis, report preparation, deposition, or attendance at trial. During lengthy out-of-town travel I customarily charge for half the time actually spent in transit. Billing for my time begins only upon your work authorization.
My fee applies to all authorized work on a case. Out-of-pocket expenses are to be reimbursed at actual cost. If, however, a referral service is in the loop, they may impose a different rate structure.
As with any court expert, my duty is to render and to support an objective scientific opinion on the matter at hand. In particular I can serve as your technical consultant and scientific interface with other narrower specialists who speak only in academic jargon. I can help you debunk the unfounded or pseudoscientific claims of your adversary. I invite litigants, attorneys, and adjusters to contact me to discuss assistance in resolving your case dealing with physics or electronics. Conversely, I shall inform you when my qualifications appear not to be appropriate to your case.
I can easily travel as necessary to work at your location or at the site of an incident to be investigated.

EXAMPLES OF FORENSIC ASSISTANCE:
1. Resolution of a patent licensing dispute among three companies centering on electronic means for synchronizing radio-broadcasting transmitters.
2. Analysis of a tape recorded succession of telephone conversations to show they had been resequenced, i.e., edited, and was thus not an accurate representation of the actual conversations as they occurred.
3. Investigation of an equipment fire requiring examination of electrical circuitry and study of after-fire photographs to determine the origin of the fire.
4. Empirical proof that traffic radar could be influenced by airport surveillance radar even operating on another frequency.
5. Explanation of the effects on two-way radio communication when employed inside metal buildings.
6. Debunking of a vehicle speeding accusation which was based on improper interpretation of a traffic radar reading when used between two roadways.
7. Evidence that a breath alcohol analyzer's reading was affected by radio interference.
8. Analysis of a tractor-trailer's on-board monitoring computer record to prove that it was not exceeding the speed limit in a defined operating area.
9. Reconstruction of a traffic accident from roadway markings to determine the proximate cause was just the opposite of the conclusion reached in preliminary investigation.
10. Consultation on method of measuring acoustic attenuation between buildings to evaluate whether a scream would have been heard.
11. Generation of demonstrative photographic evidence regarding visibility of a certain traffic sign from a specific approach path.
12. Laboratory analysis of an FBI-produced tape recording and findings, which contradicted its initially believed authenticity.
13. Comparison of a novel computer-based means of processing video signals with an alternate design, under an intellectual property dispute, showing that independent engineering effort had been performed rather than imitation.
14. Determination of the extent to which a shipment of blank recording tape was damaged in transit, on the basis of its measured sound recording capabilities.
15. Analysis of a traffic citation based on what was found to be erroneous operation of traffic radar, resulting in the dismissal of a separate motor vehicle charge for no probable cause.
16. Examination of surveillance recordings to verify/refute charges of official misconduct in which the recordings were primary evidence.
17. Determination of errors in use of VASCAR as a speed-time-distance computing instrument resulting from visual parallax.
18. Analysis of testimony regarding traffic matter to elucidate witnesses' inconsistencies.
19. Laboratory examination of recorded telephone conversations in light of offeror's claims about how the recordings were prepared, to determine acceptability as evidence for alleged drug distribution.
20. Reconstruction of accident scene on site, using sun shadows visible on photographs of bloodspots and debris to locate vehicle impact point precisely.
21. Correction of speed and frequency response of surveillance tape recordings in order to permit meaningful playback in court.
22. Preparation of one-party telephone recording, and tailoring to match a previously supplied recording, as the basis for subsequent voice identification.
23. Examination of official accident report and physical roadway layout to show that the driver of a vehicle emerging from a stop sign was not necessarily at fault.
24. Experimental determination of the extent to which a breath analysis device's accuracy is affected by cigar lighter fluid vapor.
25. Enhancement of original sound recordings to expose potentially damaging transcript errors.
26. Detection of the miss-settings of fire department radios giving rise to inadequate communication in a severe stress environment in which firefighters were killed, through transcript review and dissection of fire-damaged equipment.
27. Determination that a hospital’s complex radio/telephone paging system was not malfunctioning when on one occasion one of its 500 pocket pagers displayed digits not corresponding to the proper calling telephone extension.
28. Enhancement of a noisy surreptitious tape recording to reveal statements quite different from those transcribed, in particular whether the answers to critical questions were “yeah” or “naah”, and just which part of his body she touched.
29. Investigation of successive generations of copies of a tape-recorded police interview to prove that artifacts exhibited were imposed during the copying process, but that the original recording was correct and complete.
30. Analysis of the circumstances giving rise to a serious electric shock in part due to defective wiring set up by a user in order to provide an unauthorized temporary modification to a properly manufactured device.
31. Reconstruction of operation of traffic radar at a specific location to suggest why misreading would occur there.
32. Expert comparison of patent claims for a battery condition meter with that of an allegedly infringing competitor.
33. Determination of which of two different conversations on a telephone tape recording was last made based on the start/stop signatures