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Expert in Auditory Bioengineering, Sensory Aids, Hearing Loss, Passive & Active Protectors
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert's main expertise lies in applying the combination of hearing science, audiology, and electrical engineering to the functional design of devices for the normal or impaired ear. This includes research on speech processing to improve understanding by the hearing impaired; design, selection, and fitting of hearing aids; hearing conservation through passive and active protectors and training of personnel; and improvement in signal-to-noise ratio in communications equipment.
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Expert is a member of the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Working Group S3/WG48 on Hearing Aids, which continually revises Standard ANSI S3.22, "American National Standard: Specification of Hearing Aid Characteristics" (most recent revision - 2003).
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Expert has had past experience and has continuing interest in the design and deployment of sensory aids for the deaf, blind, and deaf-blind.
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Expert has had some success in resolving technical as well as management communication difficulties between interacting groups and individuals in industrial, academic, and clinical settings.
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Expert has done research on cochlear neurophysiology, particularly electric volume conduction effects on the transduction process,and has continuing interest in active cochlear processes, the role of outer and inner hair cells and efferents.
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At UCSF, Expert did research on rehabilitation of the profoundly hearing impaired, and fit hearing aids on patients who were otherwise candidates for cochlear implants. He chaired the Research Advisory Committee for the Helen Keller Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and investigated tactual communication schemes for the deaf. He has extensive older experience in electronic design, manufacturing and field engineering.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: San Jose, California;
San Francisco, California;
Sacramento, California;
Oakland, California;
Stockton, California;
Fremont, California;
Modesto, California;
Santa Rosa, California;
Hayward, California;
and Sunnyvale, California.
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1980
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MA
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Audiology
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University of Iowa
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1970
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PhD
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Sensory Systems
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University of California - L.A.
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National Institutes of Health Special Fellow; "Distinction" on Ph.D. examination
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1964
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ME
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Electrical Engineering
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Yale University
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1979 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Director
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He conducts independent research and consulting in audiology and engineering. Examples are work for a developer of integrated circuits for the hearing aid industry, and for a variety of clients including component manufacturers, researchers and consumers, ranging in size from individuals and small nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies. Until 2001 he practiced Hearing Aid Dispensing and Audiology as The Hearing Center in Redwood City, CA.
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1978 to 1979
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Univ. of Cal.
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Dept. of Otolaryngology
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Specialist
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He did research on rehabilitation of the profoundly hearing impaired.
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1972 to 1975
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Committee on Prosthetics R&D
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National Academy of Sciences
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Senior Staff Officer
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Coordinated research, development and clinical evaluation of communication aids for the deaf, blind and multiply handicapped. Organized workshops, panels, meetings, site visits and proposal reviews, and prepared associated reports. Surveyed ongoing projects in U.S. and abroad, developed census information for various impairments, and provided information exchange.
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1964 to 1967
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Space Flight Operations
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Research Engineer
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Systems engineering, project management and coordination.
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1959 to 1964
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Epsco, Inc.
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Project Manager/Supervisory Engineer
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Design, development and field checkout of Navy and NASA electronic and computer equipment.
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1957 to 1959
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Intelligent Machines Research Corporation
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Field Engineer
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Checkout, test and field trials of optical reading machines, resulting in successful commercial use.
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Associations/Societies
He is a member of the Acoustical Society of America, the American Auditory Society, and the International Society of Audiology. Past memberships include the American Academy of Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, California Academy of Audiology, the Bay Area Audiology Group, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He was on the Research Advisory Committees for the Helen Keller Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (Chairman) and the Gallaudet College Rehabilitation Engineering Center
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Licenses/Certifications
Former California licenses in Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing
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Awards/Recognition
Expert set a record at Epsco in electronic equipment reliability through engineering and project management. He had Public Health Service Special Fellowships at UCLA and the University of Iowa.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has more than 15 publications in audiology, hearing science and hearing aids.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- American Auditory Society
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- Healthline, Mosby-Year Book, Inc.
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- CA Conference
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- Audiology
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- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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He worked with The Engineering Consortium, a developer of integrated circuits for the hearing aid industry: Design of programs used to specify electro-acoustic characteristics in multi-memory hearing aid circuits, screen displays that are user-friendly to fitters, tests for speech quality, and hearing-aid programming schemes for semi-skilled dispensers.
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He advised a major battery manufacturer on technical and marketing aspects of hearing aid batteries.
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He advised a hearing aid component manufacturer on contact bounce in a switch.
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He provided information to a venture capital firm about a proposed new hi-tech hearing aid.
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He advised a major manufacturer on compression to be used in FAA headsets.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in hearing aids for consulting on market opportunities, device variations and manufacturers.
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Expert for consulting on acoustic design and materials used therein.
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Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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He has advised clients preparing for liability court cases.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert witness for consulting on audio log and neurology for air force base in defense case.
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Hearing aid expert for consulting on common difficulties and problems associated with usage.
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Expert in public address systems for consulting on sufficiency of speakers in train stations.
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| International Experience: |
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1954 to 1956
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Germany
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RCA Service Corporation, Camden, NJ. 1954-1956. Field Engineer at U.S. Army Signal School in Germany: Technical adviser; solved repair problems on tactical Signal Corps and airborne communication, navigation, teletype and radar equipment. Supervised foreign language instruction of NATO students. Organized “crash” course in new tactical microwave equipment; trained instructors, wrote all course material, taught students and supervised field problems.
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1956 to 1957
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Japan
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He provided liaison between U.S. Signal Corps and Japanese manufacturers of electronic equipment.
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German
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Expert speaks, reads and writes German.
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French
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He reads and somewhat speaks French.
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He has worked in the electronics industry and is especially familiar with manufacturers of hearing aids and their components. He can be of help in interpreting marketing claims.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
He has made numerous presentations to clinicians, engineers, students and the public on hearing loss and hearing aids; he developed and taught a course on military electronic communication equipment.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert is available for consultation and vendor selection for hearing aids and other communication aids for the hearing impaired.
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Other Skills and Services
Expert has had some success in resolving technical as well as management communication difficulties between interacting groups and individuals in industrial, academic, and clinical settings.
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