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Expert in Medical Device Technology, Design and Manufacturing
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert is a seasoned engineer with over 20 years of expertise in all aspects of medical device research, product and process development. His major areas of expertise include minimally invasive treatments of vascular disease as well as laparascopic and open procedures and devices used in body cavity surgery. He has brought numerous devices from initial conceptualization through to commercialization. His greatest areas of strength include: initiative, creativity, working in a multi-disciplined team environment, written and verbal communication, and technical judgment and problem solving. He has a track record of exceptional creativity manifested in thirty-seven issued US patents with nineteen additional pending. He has experience and flexibility to succeed in the full range of endeavors from early stage hands-on start-ups to large, matrixed, multi-national organizations. He also has significant experience and expertise in the areas of: project management, patent and project portfolio and budget management and analysis, and development of design control systems. He currently supports and advises existing endeavors and early stage start-ups in the areas of assessment of prior art IP and strategic analysis and development of new IP. In this capacity he has served as an expert witness in multiple IP litigation cases. Expertise also includes assessment of technology feasibility and product design relative to existing predicates, and potential regulatory pathways based on possible design and indication for use options. Also, he provides cost, labor and timeline analysis for prototype development and ultimately commercialized product. Previous projects have also included project management leadership of activities to create on-line in-house technical training modules for a major medical device manufacturer.
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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;
Salinas, California;
Santa Rosa, California;
and Hayward, California.
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1979
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MS
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Chemical Engineering
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University of Rochester
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1977
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BE
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Chemical Engineering
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Cooper Union
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2010 to 2010
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Expert Consulting Services
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Principal
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Independent technical consultant to the medical device community.
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2005 to 2009
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Aragon Surgical
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Vice President, Research & Development
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As second employee of venture backed start-up:
• Specified, acquired and implemented facility and equipment resources in order to initiate and ramp-up R&D activities in new facility.
• Partnered with Director of Quality Affairs to implement Design Control System and documentation at very early stage in order to assure efficient resource utilization and avoid future regulatory compliance issues.
• Managed Intellectual Property portfolio and aggressively covered technology space by initiating seventeen patent applications within first two years.
• Within 26 months of A Round funding successfully launched first product (Q4 2007). Second product launched in Q1 2009. Third product launched in Q3 2009 with fourth in Q4 2009. This produced a portfolio of products with superior performance capabilities compared to pre-existing “gold standards” in both the laparoscopic and open surgery RF electrosurgery space.
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2001 to 2005
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Boston Scientific
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Vice President, Research & Development
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Took on progressively larger roles in managing and mentoring Boston Scientific's growing and expanding R&D activities and technology portfolio during this period. Functional areas of responsibility include products in the areas of: vascular access, vascular occlusion, thrombectomy and stenting.
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1993 to 2001
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Boston Scientific/Target Therapeutics
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Director, Research & Development
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Developed technologies and products for minimally invasive neurovascular, and peripheral vascular therapies. These included devices that were the first FDA cleared alternative to craniotomy for treating intracranial aneurysms. Target continued to have a dominating position in this therapy by continuously "raising the bar" on therapeutic safety and efficacy with a continuous stream of new and improved devices and technologies.
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Professional Appointments
Was the industry representative for the aneurysm therapy discussion panel at the Jackson Hole Neurointerventional Peer Review Conference four consecutive years.
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Awards/Recognition
Awarded Boston Scientific Outstanding Patent Award for the year 2000, Awarded 1999 Boston Scientific Significant Contributor Award
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has thirty-seven issued US patents with nineteen additional pending.
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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Developed "e-learning" on-line neurovascular training course for Boston Scientific employees. This included modules in physiology, disease states, treatment options and competitive products. Served as knowledge matter expert, story board and script writer as well as project leader/coordinator of activities of physiology modeling experts and software engineers.
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He has provided marketplace, therapeutic and technology analysis of specific disease states and technology applications to investment analysts
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He has provided analysis of existing patent portfolio to client who was looking to enter medical device space and provided recommendations of where portfolio could be bolstered.
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He has provided analysis of regulatory pathway and IP landscape to early stage medical device start-up.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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He has served as expert witness in multiple patent infringement suits. He has also testified in product liability suit, and wrongful employment suit. He has been deposed numerous times and written numerous expert opinion reports.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert in RF Technology for litigation case involving false claims of machine to tighten skin.
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litigation consulting and support, forensic services, or any related expert witness services.
A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
(patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), and insurance matters. Remember, your initial screening
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He has extensive experience in therapeutic trends for vascular disease such as stroke, anuerysms, occlusive disease, and body cavity procedures such as: bowel resection, bariatric volume reduction surgery, hysterectomy, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and other procedures.
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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.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Training/Seminars
Developed "e-learning" neurovascular training course for Boston Scientific employees. This included modules in physiology, disease states, treatment options and competitive products.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Numerous years of experience of vendor selection for a wide range of medical devices.
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