Information Science and Architecture Consultants: 6

David S. Howell is a Software Engineering expert, focused on Intellectual Property litigation and Contract disputes. As an expert, he has contributed to over 20 cases since 2017, involving such parties as Apple, Amazon, TikTok, and Intuit, as well as software startups. His clients are both plaintiffs and defendants. He has spoken at a number of conferences, including Apple WWDC (World-Wide Developer Conference), NAB (National Association of Broadcasters), the American Film Institute, and One More Thing Melbourne, and has given guest lectures on Computer Science, Engineering Management, and Entrepreneurship at Portland State University and the University of Phoenix.

Experience

Mr. Howell has worked as a lead software engineer or software engineering executive for over 35 years. He has written code and managed engineering teams for macOS, Windows, MS-DOS, iOS, Android, Sony Playstation, Samsung Bada, the web (front and back end), and hardware peripherals. His experience includes six years as an engineering executive at Apple. In 2002, Mr. Howell sold the intellectual property of his first startup, Pablo Media, to Apple. In 2008, he founded Avatron, a leading developer of mobile productivity apps. Under his leadership, Avatron developed and sold dozens of apps for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows, including two Top Downloaded iOS apps, with millions of satisfied users. Mr. Howell is currently CEO of Avatron and of the Expert Guild.

Education

• Doctor of Engineering in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, George Washington University, exp. 2026
• Master of Legal Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Washington University School of Law, exp. 2024
• MS in Computer Science, Portland State University
• MBA, Cornell University, Johnson School
• BS in Computer Science & Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
• BA in Music, Case Western Reserve University

Patents

• 10,706,815 Accelerated secondary display system
• 10,163,422 Accelerated secondary display system
• 9,058,759 Virtual display device drivers compatible with Windows display driver model
• 8,694,888 Method and apparatus for titling
• 7,643,037 Method and apparatus for titling by applying effects to computer-generated characters
• 7,594,180 Method and apparatus for titling by presenting computer-generated characters
• 7,483,041Method and apparatus for titling
• 7,199,805 Method and apparatus for titling

Litigation Support

Mr. Howell is available as an expert Witness for Software Intellectual Property litigation and as a Strategic Consultant. He can contribute to claim construction, source code analysis, and offer expert reports, depositions, and testimony about software engineering and the software development lifecycle.

Mr. Howell’s ideal expert-witness client would be a software development firm entangled in patent litigation. He is also available for engineering, marketing, and strategy consultation. As a consultant, Mr Howell's clients have included Intel, Apple, Samsung, LucasFilm, and Hasbro.

Interhack Corp is a Computer Expert Firm that specializes in helping corporations and executives with challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. Interhack's focus is in Information Privacy and Security. The company's Information Assurance practice delivers assessment and reporting services to help firms find and keep the proper balance of risk, utility, and expense. 

Interhack's overall mission is to make global computing and communications infrastructures worthy of trust. Their small tactical teams work at peak performance to clearly define the mission, its objectives, and the context in which they operate. Their ultimate product is unassailable opinion, delivered artfully. 

Interhack's Internet Privacy Project (see link above) looked at the Internet infrastructure and how real systems used for online banking, navigation, advertising, and even enhanced DVD and CD content put unsuspecting consumers at risk. Results of this work were reported in the media worldwide and have served as foundation material for discussion in computer science programs throughout the United States and Europe. 

Interhack's Cybersecurity Practice helps you to defend your organization. 

Cybersecurity is a diverse topic, including data breaches, compliance violations, and corporate espionage. Security failures can undermine confidence in a brand and can result in catastrophic losses through changes in customer behavior, canceled contracts, and stolen trade secrets. 

The Interhack system of Cybersecurity Services has six parts. 

Vulnerability Assessment - will show you where your systems are vulnerable, and how your systems are impacted by those vulnerabilities. 

Penetration Testing - shows you how well your organization detects and responds to active attacks by having our team of experts conduct controlled attacks you authorize. 

Information Security Assessment - shows you how well your organization addresses information security, as seen through the prism of relevant industry standards. 

Application Security Evaluation - shows you how your security concerns have been identified and are managed through system design and implementation. 

Network Traffic Assessment - shows you what is actually on your network, and helps you verify that you have only what you think you have. 

Criticality Assessment - provides you a view of your organization's most mission-critical information, where it can be found, and how the organization is impacted by a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

View Mr. Curtin's Expert Witness Profile.

Isaak Technologies provides expert witness, consulting & training services in the areas of design, construction, procurement, implementation, commissioning and operations of information technology, telecommunications, network systems and critical data center facilities. Isaak Technologies provides clear solutions to complex challenges using best-practice forecasting, strategy & risk mitigation. 

Philip J. Isaak, PE, P.Eng., DCDC, RCDD, SMIEEE, has over 20 years of experience as a design & operations consultant & training provider, with a focus in the information technology, telecommunications & critical data center facility industries. 

In recognition of Mr. Isaak’s professional standing, the Officers & Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for advancement of technology, certified his election to the grade of Senior Member, a level only 9% of IEEE’s over 400,000 global members hold. 

Professional Services:

View Philip Isaak's Expert Witness Profile.

Mobius Consulting is a Mobile and Wireless Technology management consulting firm. The industry and academic professionals at Mobius offer diverse services leveraging their extensive experience and expertise in enterprise and vertical markets including telecom, healthcare, energy, transportation, government, supply chain and logistics.

Consulting Services Include:

Jacob Sharony, PhD, MBA, has over 35 years of experience in Mobile and Wireless Technologies. He is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University, teaching wireless technologies and applications. He also served as a faculty member of the electrical and computer engineering department and director of the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology at Stony Brook University. Dr. Sharony held engineering and management positions in diverse technology disciplines at Time Warner Cable, Motorola, BAE Systems, NEC Research Institute, and IBM Research. He has over 50 US patents (pending and issued) and has served on several government expert panels. Dr. Sharony has also published extensively in scientific journals and conferences.

View Dr. Sharony's Expert Witness Profile.

Dr. Tal Lavian holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, specializing in network communications. 35+ years as a scientist, educator, and technologist; 20 years researching, studying, and lecturing at UC Berkeley; Industry Fellow and Lecturer at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering.   90+ cases · 60+ depositions · 8+ trial testimonies · 100+ patents supported in IP litigation · 120+ patents as inventor · 60+ pro-se prosecuted · 25+ peer-reviewed publications 

Areas of Expertise:

Telecommunications  - Computer Networks - Network Communications - Internet Protocols (TCP/IP) - VoIP - Streaming Media - Mobile Wireless: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15), cellular, routing and switching (MPLS, BGP, OSPF), network security, streaming media, and network management (SNMP) expert witness. 

• Network Communications: TCP/IP suite, TCP, UDP, IP, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), SNMP, packet switching, network architecture
• Mobile Wireless: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth (IEEE 802.11), Wireless LAN (WLAN), cellular systems, SMS, mobile devices
• Internet/Cloud: HTTP, web applications, cloud computing, distributed computing
• Routing/Switching: LAN, WAN, VPN, VLAN, LAG, ARP, DHCP, DNS, quality of service (QoS).
• Network Protocols: IPv4, IPv6, RIP, BGP, MPLS, OSPF, multicast
• VoIP/Streaming Media: SIP, RTP, H.323, PSTN, circuit switching, SS7, WebRTC, video/audio conferencing.
• Network Security: Firewalls, VPN, IPSec, SSL/TLS, deep packet inspection, L4-7 switching, NAC
• Network Management: NMS, SNMP, device management, OSS, alarm systems
• Communication Standards: IEEE, IETF, ITU, ISO

Case Experience:

Dr. Lavian has served as an expert in over 90 patent cases involving more than 100 patents. He has provided reports and testimony in U.S. federal district courts, state courts, the USPTO PTAB (IPR, CBM, PGR, ex parte reexamination, interference), the ITC, and international courts. Cases have involved Apple, Google, Facebook (Meta), Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Arista Networks, Ericsson, T-Mobile, Samsung, LinkedIn, Huawei, Netflix, Broadcom, SAP, and others. 

While at UC Berkeley, Dr. Lavian conducted research projects in data centers (RAD Labs), network communication service architecture (SAHARA), and wireless systems (ICEBERG); he also served as an industry fellow and lecturer at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) and as a scientific liaison between Nortel Research Lab and UC Berkeley. Dr. Lavian was also part of UC Berkeley's SkyDeck start-ups, where he worked on technology research and implementation. 

Credentials:

• Inventor of over 120 U.S. patents; over 60 prosecuted pro se
• 20 years UC Berkeley - 10+ years Nortel Research. 
• Over 25 peer-reviewed publications in IEEE and ACM
• Principal Investigator on three DARPA projects
• IEEE Senior Member
• Nortel Networks Principal Scientist

About Dr. Lavian

Dr. Lavian's Website

Dr. Lavian's Expertise

Bruce Weiner has worked in technology, product development, and software engineering since 1988, applying industry-standard design, testing, and post-deployment evaluation methods to determine whether technology products and features achieve their stated objectives.

Through Weiner.net LLC, he has been retained in 30+ matters since 2011 across U.S. District Courts, PTAB, state courts, arbitration, and administrative proceedings — retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel. 10+ depositions, with live testimony experience. Expert declarations cited by name in Federal Circuit opinion, 986 F.3d 1367.

Representative matters span gig-economy platform governance, airline and loyalty-program technology, e-commerce and affiliate systems, banking software, AI governance and AI-weighted model evaluation, source code / technical analysis, SDLC/PDLC governance, and billing substantiation. Opinions are anchored to ISO/IEC 12207, ISO/IEC 25010, IEEE 730, ISO/IEC 42001, and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.

Beyond litigation, he is an at-the-table technical advisor in labor negotiations, including CBA development under NMB mediation.

Since 2012, progressive technology leadership roles at a large financial services institution, most recently Vice President and Chief Product Owner. Princeton BSE, Magna Cum Laude. ACM and IEEE member. Named inventor, U.S. Patent 7,203,734. A-CSPO, CAL 1. Federal Top Secret Security Clearance — DCSA Tier 5 (Active).