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Resume of PGO, CPA, PE, CFE - Automotive Industry

Lead Consultant

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED

  • Automotive
  • Legal

EDUCATION

This associate has an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago.

This associate has an M.S. in Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

This associate has a B.S. in Engineering from Michigan State University.


EXPERTISE AND SERVICES

Damages Analysis, Damage Litigation Expert Consultant Resume

This expert is experienced with assisting companies and their legal counsel in developing and analyzing issues related to valuation, forensic accounting, and economic damage quantification in a wide range of industries with special emphasis in the automotive industry.

This consultant offers expertise specific to determination of economic damages, anti-trust, breach of contract, and business interruption. Further expertise includes construction, dealer/distributor termination, environmental, and intellectual property matters. This expert has valued the unjust enrichment associated with the improper use of a copyrighted automobile design in advertising materials. This associate has provided expert testimony in a breach of contract case involving alleged design and construction defects related to specialized paint booth system. This consultant has provided expert testimony relative to a wide range of industries as indicated below.

Additional experience and specialization related to automotive industry damage analysis includes lost profits claims, valuation of automotive diagnostics technology, alleged infringement of a patent, and contract reviews.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.

Providing damages analysis, certified public accounting, certified fraud examination, expert testimony, forensic accounting, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

Partner, litigation and valuation services company

Primarily responsible for assisting companies and their legal counsel in developing and analyzing issues related to valuation, forensic accounting, and economic damage quantification. This consultant has substantial experience in developing approaches for the determination of economic damages in a wide variety of litigation engagements. Case experience includes anti-trust, breach of contract, business interruption, construction, dealer/distributor termination, environmental, and intellectual property matters, among others. Assignments have been in a variety of industries including automotive, banking, computer software, construction, consumer and industrial electronics, general manufacturing, medical supply, packaging, railroad, rubber, steel and telecommunications. Has extensive experience in providing expert deposition and trial testimony in arbitration, state and federal court.

Expert Witness, Automotive Industry Experience

Provided expert testimony in a breach of contract engagement involving allegedly changed and defective specifications provided to a bus manufacturer performing under a fixed price contract. The $80 million claim required the pricing of change orders as well as the pricing of the resulting business interruption caused by the defective specifications and owner interference. Valued the unjust enrichment associated with the improper use of a copyrighted automobile design in advertising materials. Provided expert testimony in a breach of contract case involving alleged design and construction defects related to $28 million specialized paint booth system. Provided expert testimony related to a plaintiff’s lost profits in a case involving interior trim cutting dies. The engagement required an analysis of the product market and alternative technologies. Provided expert testimony in a purchase price dispute involving the defective disclosure of certain information related to contractual commitments the part supplier had obtained prior to the sale of their business. Performed a review of all contracts between a Tier 1 supplier and one of the Big 3 related to the pricing of part and tooling contracts including engineering changes and LTA treatment. Prepared a $24 million lost profits claim associated with an OEM’s damaged reputation gained from having a defective part in their engines. The case involved the OEM attempting to recover lost profits from the part supplier. Performed a valuation of automotive diagnostics technology. Determined lost profits and the reasonable royalty position in a case involving automotive air compressor noise reduction technology. Provided expert testimony in a lost profits engagement regarding specialty chemicals used in automotive paint booths. Provided expert testimony in a lost profits engagement regarding the alleged infringement of a patent related to composite material used in the manufacture of automotive headliners.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY

Case involving major brewing companies, deposition, trial testimony

Case involving transportation manufacturing firm and major city transit authority, deposition

Case involving dental technology manufacturer, deposition, trial testimony

Case involving major battery manufacturer, deposition, trial testimony

Case involving manufacturing firm, arbitration testimony.

Case involving plastics manufacturer and engineering firm, deposition

Case involving worldwide information technology consulting firm, deposition

Case involving hospital and medical center, deposition

Case involving safety compliance and training firms, arbitration testimony

Case involving environmental technology, trial testimony

Case involving industrial engineering, deposition

Case involving hospital medical center, deposition

Case involving technology firms, deposition

Case involving manufacturer and major automotive manufacturer, deposition

Case involving major automotive parts supplier, deposition

Case involving construction firm, arbitration testimony

Case involving real estate investment firm, arbitration testimony

Case involving financial firms, deposition, trial testimony

Case involving die manufacturers, deposition

Case involving financial investment firm, arbitration testimony

Case involving major truck manufacturer, arbitration testimony

Case involving major franchise operation, deposition

Case involving development firm, trial testimony

Case involving assisted living corporation, arbitration testimony

Case involving braking systems firm, deposition

Case involving medical technologies firm, arbitration testimony

Case involving major personal computer industry firm, deposition

Case involving securities firm, arbitration testimony

Case involving major automotive manufacturing firms, deposition

Case involving major financial investment firm, arbitration testimony

Case involving construction firm, deposition

Case involving major automotive manufacturer, deposition

Case involving manufacturer and global automotive supplier, arbitration testimony


PUBLICATIONS

This expert is the author of numerous intellectual property publications and presentations on topics related to determination of damages in patent litigation, patent infringement litigation damages, using financial data in legal practice, intellectual property litigation & business strategy, software sales channel options, license monitoring and royalty management, intellectual property and intangible assets, technology transfer solutions for universities and nonprofit organizations, trade secrets litigation, intellectual property valuation basics, and more.



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