Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Avatron
- Phone: 557-203-6005
- Cell: 557-203-6005
- Website: expertguild.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Software EngineeringKeywords/Search Terms:
Software,Mobile,Apps,Applications,Source,Code,Startups,iOS,Android,Mac,Windows,Web,Internet,Objective-C,Swift,Java,Kotlin,Javascript,AI,MLEducation:
BS Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University; BA Music, Case Western Reserve University; MBA, Cornell University; MS Computer Science, Portland State UniversityYears in Practice:
37Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
4Additional Information
David Howell is a former Apple software engineer with more than 35 years in the software industry and experience teaching computer science and engineering management at a graduate level. The founder of two companies, including one acquired by Apple, with a focus on mobile, desktop, and web apps, he is currently CEO of Avatron. In the past his roles have included Senior Software Engineer, VP of Engineering, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and member of Boards of Advisors. As an expert witness, Mr. Howell has written 18 opinions, testified in Federal court twice, and been deposed four times, in cases involving patent infringement and validity (including two PTAB IPR cases), contract disputes, trade-secret misappropriation, and fraud. He holds 8 patents for software and hardware inventions. His cases have included such parties as Apple, Amazon, TikTok, Eli Lilly, Intuit, and Alarm.com. In addition to software engineering, Mr. Howell consults and testifies on general entrepreneurship, startup investment, and mergers & acquisitions.