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Expert in Radio Communication Engineering and RFID, Patent Searching & Evaluation, FM Communication, HF, VHF

Expert 722673

Expert in Radio Communication Engineering and RFID, Patent Searching & Evaluation, FM Communication, HF, VHF

Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs

Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom

Expertise

Education

Work History

Career Accomplishments


Summary of Expertise:

Primary Expertise Areas: (links show more experts in each area)	Expertise Description:
amateur radio expert amateur radio antenna expert emergency communication expert device patenting expert patentability evaluation expert	Expert has been a licensed radio amateur since 1969 and has used his amateur radio experience and background to establish training and fundamental radio development skills for students in radio communication technology. Expert uses amateur radio antenna fundamentals and experiments to develop others technical skills in radio communication engineering.
radio communication expert communication expert communications device expert communications path expert communications technology expert electronic signal receiver expert FM communication expert mobile radio system expert radio antenna expert radio communication circuit expert radio communication electrical equipment expert radio frequency expert radio-frequency measurement expert shortwave radio receiver expert shortwave radio transmitter expert signal frequency spectrum analysis expert transmitter expert signal expert claim (patent) expert copyright expert device patent expert electrical device patenting expert electronic device patenting expert patent expert	Expert has been involved in the design of radio communications equipment and systems since 1972. He has designed HF, VHF and UHF transmitters, receivers, base station equipment, antennas, antenna combiners, and interfaces. Additionally, he has consulted for regulatory authorities in the area of spectrum planning, utilization and refarming.
radio frequency identification expert	Expert has been involved in radio frequency identification since 1996. He has managed the design of UHF transponders, interrogators, and systems. He has also been an active contributor and participant in the RFID standards development process both at a National and International level. Expert's particular expertise is in the characterization of the air interface and the problems associated with using radio in the supply chain environment.
telecommunication regulation expert	Expert has considerable experience in the area of radio communications regulation. He has provided consultancy services to the South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (SATRA) in the area of spectrum management, EMC, and interference management. Between 1998 and the present he has also participated in lobbying the European Regulators (CEPT) and contributed expertise in the development of regulations and frequency allocation for RFID in Europe.
public speaking expert	Expert has delivered lectures and training courses in the subjects of radio regulation, amateur radio, RFID, radio interference mitigation and standards development. He chairs a number of public events such as Eurotag and Afritag and he is frequently approached to deliver talks on various related subjects at events and conferences.
regulatory compliance auditing expert	As an independent auditor, Expert has assisted companies which manufacture HF and VHF/UHF radio communicatons equipment to evaluate their products and equipment for regulatory compliance. The work involved overseeing the companies' in-house quality control and engineering processes. It also involved instructing 3rd party test houses and evaluating and interpreting the test results in light of the appropriate radio regulations and type approval requirements.
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Education:

Year		Degree		Subject		Institution
1972		Engineering Diploma		Radio Communications & Electronics		Cape Technical College

Work History:

Years	Employer	Department	Title	Responsibilities
2001 to	(Undisclosed)	Solutions	Owner / Director	Expert is responsible for the technical direction of the company, consulting operations and product development.
1997 to 2001	BiStar Technology Ltd	South African	Technical Director	He was responsible for the technical management of the company and the entire product development division.
1992 to 1997	Self-Employed		Engineering Consultant	Expert worked on radio system planning and design, radio system fault finding and analysis, planning and design of radio communication high sites, frequency and coverage planning, and interference management.
1985 to 1991	Alcom Systems (formerly Motorola South Africa)		Technical Executive and Director of Development	He was originally head hunted to lead business development and product marketing functions. He established communal radio systems and public trunked radio divisions. When Motorola divested, Expert was appointed as Director of Development to establish development division to design radio communications products and systems.
1980 to 1985	Cody Electronics Ltd.		Technical Director promoted to Managing Director	Expert joined the company as senior systems engineer, responsible for designing, developing, and installing radio communications systems. He was promoted to Technical Director, responsible for all the company's technical activities. On retirement of the Managing Director, Expert was appointed to position of Managing Director. The company was sold in 1985.
1978 to 1980	Motorola UK	Systems Engineering	FTR Group Leader	He supervised a group of four engineers responsible for providing field technical support to the company's radio systems engineering and service divisions.
1972 to 1978	Racal Electronics South Africa		Special Projects Engineer	Expert conducted experimental work on new HF, VHF, and UHF radio communications equipment and systems (mostly military) and input the results to the development laboratory to assist in product development and optimization.

Career Accomplishments:

Associations/Societies

Expert is an Incorporated Engineer, registered with the UK Engineering Council, and is a member of the Institution of Incorporated Engineers in the UK. He is also a Professional Technologist Engineering registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa.

Licenses/Certifications

He holds a Radio Technicians Certificate, equivalent of FCC class 1.

Professional Appointments

Expert is Past Chairman of the South African Land Mobile Radio Association, Past President of the South African Radio League, and a former member of the National Telecommunications Forum Work Group 5 for Radio Spectrum Policy. He is Past Chair of the South African IEC EMC Committee on Susceptibility, a member of the Radio High Site Standards development working group, and a member of the ISO 18000 standards development working group.

Awards/Recognition

He was awarded the title of Radio Amateur of the year for his contribution to the field of Radio Communications and development of Amateur Radio technology.

Publications:

Publications and Patents Summary

Expert has published 28 technical papers and articles in the field of Radio Communication and RFID. He holds five U.S. patents and 12 South African patents, and has a further 12 patents pending in the U.S. and Europe.

Government Experience:

Years	Agency	Role	Description
1985 to 2001	South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority	Expert	Expert was an expert advisor in the field of frequency planning, spectrum management, and interference management and provided services to the regulatory authority in both an active field capacity and in formulating regulations and technical guidelines.
1985 to 2001	South African Bureau of Standards	Standards Development	He chaired the committee and industry working group responsible for developing and writing the standard for Radio High Site engineering.

Consulting Services:

Selected Consulting Examples:

Expert provided on-site consulting services to Sentech, the National South African Broadcaster's transmission and signal distribution division in the area of radio site planning, frequency planning and coordination, antenna and combining system design, and interference management.
He provided the South African National Telecommunications Operator, Telkom, with radio site engineering design and management services.
Expert provided technical support and engineering consultancy to several RFID companies in the testing and qualification of their reader products.

Recent Client Requests:

RF power expert for consulting on creating a portable power source for devices.
Radio technology expert for consulting on AM FM radio transmission.

As a member of the Intota consultant network, Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Radio Communication Engineering Consultant and RFID Consultant, Patent Searching & Evaluation Consultant, FM Communication Consultant, HF Consultant, VHF Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company, or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract. Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting an expert request.

Expert Witness:

Expert Witness Experience Summary:

He has appeared as an expert witness in a number of cases involving radio communcation technology where there have disputes over know-how and patent infringement. In one case he took the stand as an expert witness. Other cases were all settled "out of court". In all instances the settlements were in favour of his client.

Recent Litigation Client Requests:

PABK Expert for consulting in ongoing litigation.

Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support, forensic services, and related expert witness services. Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation, and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Radio Communication Engineering Expert Witness and RFID Expert Witness, Patent Searching & Evaluation Expert Witness, FM Communication Expert Witness, HF Expert Witness, VHF Expert Witness. Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.

International Experience:

Years	Country / Region	Summary
to	USA	Expert is currently providing technical and engineering design support to a U.S. manufacturer of RFID reader systems.
2001 to 2003	Australia	He provided support to an Australian manufacturer of RFID equipment with assistance in the area of type approvals, patent evaluation, and technology transfer.
2001 to	Europe	He is providing ongoing support and expertise to a company in Holland involved in RFID and communications technology. The engineering support involves radio frequency system engineering and problem solving.
2005 to 2005	USA	Expert provided a detailed report of Radio Regulations in major countries applicable to short range / low power devices. Project involved researching and analysing radio regulations and type approval requirements
2005 to	USA	Expert is providing on-going representation for a Major US corp at International (ISO) standards development meetings. Work entails providing expert opinion and input to the standards development work.

Language Skills:

Foreign Language		Description
Afrikaans		He is fluent in the Afrikaans language and is able to communicate in spoken and written word.

Market Research:

Expert serves as a resource to Intota Market Research Services for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to Radio Communication Engineering and RFID, Patent Searching & Evaluation, FM Communication, HF, VHF. Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.

Additional Skills and Services:

Training/Seminars

He has produced and delivered training in the field of radio communciations and RFID. He was responsible for training many of current technical officers employed at a large African regulatory authority. He provides on-gong technical generic and bespoke training in the RF aspects of RFID


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