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1986 to

(Undisclosed Consulting Company)

Principal Consultant

Expert owns and operates his own consulting practice. Present work includes: - Magnetic modeling and analysis of future technology directions in data storage. - Litigation support in the areas of thin film technology, disk drive technology, hard drive failure analysis, and optical drive systems.

1999 to 2004

MarQlin Corp

VP Advanced Technology

Marqlin was a start-up company manufacturing 1” Microdrive products. Expert's Accomplishments included: - Key team member that helped develop business plan and raise $14 Million - Member of the design team for drive architecture, heads and media specifications and selection - Evaluated new technologies and intellectual property - Led thin film motor development effort overseeing: - Business development including staffing, capital and expense - Thin film processing (lithography, sputtering, plating, etching, etc.) - Analysis and modeling of mechanics, magnetics, etc. - Assembly and test of prototypes

1998 to 1999

Terastor

Director, Advanced Technology

A startup company to combine optical recording and Winchester disk drive technology. Achievements include: - Developed future product and technology roadmaps - Organized and implemented the new projects required using the portfolio concept - Led projects: system design, heads, media, advanced channels, optical and MEM's - Leader for head and media design and thin film process development

1995 to 1998

Quantum (Maxtor)

Advanced Test and Process Development

Engineering Manager

Quantum before its merger into Maxtor was an industry leading disk drive company. Expert led the development of advanced servo writer technology for disk drive manufacturing. He defined, implemented, staffed and led the self-servo writing program for all products and managed the development of advanced tests, data systems, analytical techniques.

1993 to 1994

Maxtor

Advanced (Enabling) Technology

Director

An industry leading disk drive design, development and manufacturing company. Expert led a group that developed new technology required for future disk drives and pioneered the introduction of MR head technology into company product lines. Additionally, he qualified advanced thin film media for new drive products, and led design group for Maxtor's first PRML channel

1990 to 1993

Toshiba America Information Systems

R&D, Heads/Media Engineering

Director

Toshiba America was a startup for USA-made high-end 3.5 inch Hard Disk Drives. - Created advanced development group: determined projects, hired team, led work - Planned all new product architectures including head/media/channel modeling - Created head/media group which delivered leading edge heads/media on schedule

1987 to 1990

Maxtor

Media

Senior Staff Technology Manager

Maxtor was a leading supplier of high-end disk drives with numerous innovations • Led thin film media technology and strategy across all product lines • Led research and development of new head/media technologies and products • Led a small group working on contact recording

• Expert is currently a very active industry analyst and specialist in the introduction of new technology. Present work also includes magnetic modeling and analysis of future technology directions in data storage as well as activity as an expert witness in the areas of thin film technology, disk drive technology, hard drive failure analysis, and optical drive systems.
• He has a small failure analysis laboratory that includes a variety of video and data storage testing equipment and protocols. He also has access to other laboratory facilities that include a broad array of failure analysis techniques including accelerated life testing; microanalysis including ESCA, Auger, SIMS, and X-ray; optical, scanning electron and scanning probe microscopy; thermal imaging and mapping, etc.
• He is also co-organizer of two major data storage industry conferences that cover the latest technology in magnetic, optical and flash memories. These are the Storage Visions Conference and the Creative Storage Conference).
• Expert has done numerous expert reports, rebuttal expert reports, and depositions. He has also appeared before the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, DC. Matters have included patents, IP and warranty for a half dozen clients.

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