Curriculum Vitae
Mark A. Rhodes, PE, Ph.D.
Electrical and Electronic Consulting, Forensic Engineering, and Expert Witness
tel: 925-922-1674
email: mrhodes@rhodesengr.com website: www.rhodesengr.com
Qualifications Summary
- Ph.D. from UCLA and Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer in California
- Expert witness and forensic engineer since 1992
- Substantial testimony experience at depositions and trials
- Research and Development Engineering since 1982
- Instructor at the 2011 Wildland Fire Litigation
Core Technologies
Electrical, Electronic and Electro-Mechanical Forensic Engineering, Electric Shocks, Electric Arcs and Explosions, Grounding, Shielding, Electrical Interference (EMI, RFI), Power-Line Wildland Fires, Industrial Controls, Equipment and Machinery, Electro-mechanical equipment failure and accidents, Crane, Lift and Hoist controls, Electric power, Photonics, RF and Microwaves, Plasma Devices, Lasers, Pulsed Power, High-Voltage, Material Science, Microelectronics, Microfluidics, Vacuum Systems
Professional Memberships
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
American Physical Society (APS)
Expert Witness and Forensic Engineering Experience
Cases through Rhodes Engineering, and TASA: 1992 to present, providing forensic engineering and expert witness services with a specialization in electrical and electronic matters.
- Electrics shocks, arcs, electric power, transformers, motors
- Power-line caused wildland fires
- Electromechanical equipment failures and accidents (cranes, lifts, hoists, electric doors)
- Technology IP (lasers, semiconductor equipment, fiber optics, electronics)
- Good balance of Plaintiff and Defense cases
- Experienced testifying at depositions and trials
- Mixture of Liability, Intellectual Property, and Insurance Claims type cases
Research and Development Engineering Experience
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
1989-Present, Laser Inertial Fusion Energy Program (LIFE), Beam
Research Program, National Ignition Facility (NIF), Plasma Electrode
Pockels Cell (PEPC).
Signature BioScience, 1999-2001, VP of Engineering, Led development of microwave spectroscopy technology for drug discovery.
Maxwell Laboratories Inc.,
1986-1989, Project Engineer in the Advanced Power Technology Group.
Developed inductive energy storage technology for new generation of
flash x-ray generators in support of Defense Nuclear Agency’s nuclear
weapons effects simulator program.
TRW,
1984-1986, Accelerator RF Power Systems Project Manager, Developed high
average power, superconducting electron accelerators and storage rings
for free electron lasers (FEL) in support of Strategic Defense
Initiative (Star Wars)
UCLA, 1976-1984, Research
Assistant and Research Engineer in the Applied Plasma Physics
Laboratory, Experimental plasma physics research including RF heating of
Tokomak plasmas, microwave-plasma interactions, and advanced fusion
plasma confinement schemes
Education
- Ph.D. in Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Major Field: Applied Plasma Physics, Minor Fields: Quantum Electronics, Microwave Electronics
- MS in Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Major Field: Applied Plasma Physics
- B.S.E.E, Tufts University, Magna Cum Laude, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi, Major: Electrical Engineering, Minor: Music composition
Patents, Publications, and References
- Several issued patents and several more in various stages of application.
- Numerous publications and presentations at conferences and in respected journals such as Physical Review Letters and a cover feature in Applied Optics (list available)
- Professional references are available on request.