Software Engineering Expert Witnesses in Missouri

Internet, Software Engineering - Metadata, Open Source, Web, Mobile, Social Media, Cloud Computing, Databases, e-Commerce, Smartphones, iPhone, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails

As a programmer, CTO, and inventor, Jason Frankovitz has been in the trenches of technology for more than 25 years. He has worked as a software developer, engineering manager, and system architect in a wide variety of industries including social media, e-commerce, digital entertainment, and mobile computing. He has launched multiple Internet startups using cutting-edge technologies like cloud-based server scaling, machine learning (AI), and personalized ad targeting. Jason's first startup, itList.com, was the first online bookmark site on the Web and created significant prior art used in multiple patent cases; he also holds a patent for technologies developed by his second startup, Seethroo. For several years Jason taught at San Francisco State University, and was a mentor for software development interns from ENSEEIHT, a major engineering school in France. He is employed by Quandary Peak Research in Los Angeles. Jason’s background in social media and user-generated content has all...

Software Engineering, Computers - Software Misappropriation, Web, Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, Wi-Fi, Smartphone, Database, C#, JavaScript, SQL, Open Source, NDA, HTML, API Security, Database, Software Development, Source Code, Information Technology, Software Security, Python

Dennis has worked in the field of software engineering for nearly 20 years. He has worked in database design, APIs, and frontend frameworks, often focused on one category at a time. However, he has also found himself in positions where he acts as a ‘full stack developer’, or a developer that touches all aspects of a large application, from frontend website work to database design. His experience includes being a heads-down software engineer as well as a leader and mentor. He has vast amounts of experience in explaining highly technical terminology and concepts to non-technical people, such as Product Owners and Project Managers. Dennis has a genuine love for technology. He strives to continually improve himself by learning new skills, technologies, languages, frameworks, and techniques.

Software Engineering - Software,Mobile,Apps,Applications,Source,Code,Startups,iOS,Android,Mac,Windows,Web,Internet,Objective-C,Swift,Java,Kotlin,Javascript,AI,ML

David Howell is a former Apple software engineer with more than 30 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 breach, trade-secret misappropriation, and fraud. He holds 8 patents for software and hardware inventions. In addition to software engineering, Mr. Howell consults and testifies on general entrepreneurship, startup investment, and mergers & acquisitions.