Video Expert Witnesses

Technology, Construction Defects - Crestron, Lutron, AMX, Control4, RTI, Elan, Kaleidescape, Programming, Television, Audio, Video, Lighting, Electrical, Luxury Home, Automation, Integration, LiteTouch, Vantage, Media Rooms, Conference Rooms, Home Theater, Power Surge, Lightning, Smart Home, Security, Surveillance, Noise Masking

Forty+ Years of Professional Experience with Luxury Home & Commercial Construction including Crestron, Lutron, AMX, Control4, LiteTouch, Vantage, Elan, Phast, Panja, ADA, Savant, Electrical, Lighting, Corporate Conference Rooms, IT and “Smart Home” technologies, Home Theater, Automation, Integration, Security, Personal Injury and MORE… • Skills & experience include system design, programming, construction and troubleshooting of a wide variety of high-performance technical systems. • CA Licensed Contractor for C& and C10 low and high voltage electrical systems since 1988, Lic. No. 534161 (Inactive) & 1101511 Expert Witness Experience - 2010 to Present: • About a dozen cases to date involving system design, technical failure, construction defect, personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, fire & lightning damage, system valuation and patent/trademark. • Involvement includes consultation, analysis, reports, deposition, litigation support and custom exhibits. • Work has ...

Video, Accident Reconstruction - Visibility, Daytime Visibility, Nighttime Visibility, Visibility Study, Visibility Analysis, Video, Video Analysis, Photography, Photo Analysis, Photogrammetry, Mapping, Visual, Drone, UAV, Aerial, GIS, Animation, Photomodeling, 3D, Audio, Enhancement, Authentication, Lighting, Human Factors

Paul Jacobs provides forensic photography, video and technical services for controlled event reenactments, especially as related to daytime and nighttime visibility. Paul works in collaboration with counsel, accident reconstruction, human factor, and other specialized experts to fairly and accurately reconstruct incidents for fact finding, documentation and evidentiary purposes. Paul specializes in conducting and documenting visibility studies. A visibility study is the assessment and accurate recording, processing, and presentation of still or motion images, typically of a daytime or nighttime scene. A visibility study is meant to document the ability of an event participant’s ability to visually detect a stimulus. Daytime, nighttime, and low light visibility studies use photographic, video and metric data capture of controlled tests to document scene elements impacting visibility such as: lighting, contrast, glare, occlusions, conspicuity and anomalies. Upon leaving a career in ...

Software Engineering, Electronics - audio, video, Digital Signal Processing (Dsp), source code review, patent, copyright, wireless, sensors, user interface, linux, operating systems, open source, electronics, hardware, embedded systems, firmware, computer graphics, computer vision, smart devices, network protocols, USB, C/C++, IoT

* Experience as a consulting and testifying expert. References available. * Experience with software- and hardware related litigation, including IP litigation matters, breach of contract, breach of implied warranty, and trade secret misappropriation matters. Experience with forensic / data recovery work. * Over 20 years of computer science, software and hardware engineering experience, including hands-on experience developing software in languages such as Perl, C, C++, java, javascript, php, ... * Experience with server, desktop, embedded and mobile software and embedded systems and firmware. * Experience developing proprietary trading software and strategies for the crypto and futures markets. Experience as an algorithmic trader. * Experience with operating systems such as Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. * Designed, developed and engineered the hardware and software of multiple successful consumer electronics audio and wireless products, sold worldwide. * Academic research...

Electrical Engineering, Intellectual Property - Video, Media, Entertainment, Telecommunications, Internet Streaming, Anti-Piracy, Security, Video Compression, Cryptography, Digital Rights Management, Computers, Movies, Television, Consumer Electronics, Broadcasting

Jim is President & Founder of Media Strategies and Solutions, LLC, a consultancy focused on bridging the divide between technology providers and major media producers thereby lowering business, legal, and technical risk for its clients. Clients include companies involved in the media and entertainment value chain. 2010-present. Jim is the former SVP & CTO of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA), where he worked closely with Warner Bros., Disney, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Paramount, and Sony Pictures to advance movie and television producer’s interests throughout the world. 2002-2010. Jim is a former executive with DIRECTV leading the startup of DIRECTV Japan, the launch of the first U.S. nationwide HDTV service, and the development of DIRECTV’s set-top box (STB) platform. Jim advanced from a skilled hardware, software, and chip designer at DIRECTV’s parent, Hughes Electronics, to a seasoned entertainment executive responsible for up to 300 employee...