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` Robert Smith-Gillespie
`Eugene, Oregon 97405 | (541) 914.2586 | rsg.fpd@comcast.net
`LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/robert-smith-gillespie
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`SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
`Product development engineer with electro-optical and mechanical systems background. Experienced new product development
`leader with design, analysis and manufacturing experience in high-complexity products integrating illumination and imaging
`components across a broad range of applications including medical devices, avionics controls and displays, area illumination and
`illuminated consumer products. Experience in patent litigation support spans over 20 cases and 15 years.
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`PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
`20 years concurrent
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`FPD Design & Consulting LLC, Eugene, Oregon
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`Principal Engineer
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`July 2021 - Present
`Product design and development consultancy specializing in new product introduction. Projects include design of folded optics,
`CMOS-based imaging microscope for optical scanning of biological samples. Provided litigation expert services on 20+ LCD/LED
`display related patent and trade dispute lawsuits. Currently engaged part-time on diagnostic medical device for COVID-19 testing.
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` Jul. 2020 – Dec. 2021
` Sep. 2018 – Apr. 2020
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` Jan. 2013 – Sep. 2018
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`Magstim-EGI, Eugene, Oregon (same business entity as Philips Neuro)
`Philips Neuro, Eugene, Oregon
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`Systems Engineer
`Medical device hardware systems engineer for high-density EEG products. Focused on systems requirements development, HW
`specification and systems compliance verification for a network-based EEG system for clinical diagnosis of brain disorders. Specific
`competencies include:
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`Riverwood Solutions, Inc., San Francisco, California
`Sr. Technical Specialist
`Provided NPI and manufacturing development support for consumer products companies including project management, design
`for manufacturing & assembly (DFX) analyses, manufacturing planning and support and start-up / scale-up troubleshooting. Led
`client team design reviews and performed DFMEA, PFMEA and competitive product analyses. Long-term assignments include:
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`Technical project manager for automated high-speed fluid dosing line for FDA controlled consumable. Responsible for factory and
`site acceptance testing and configuration management for eight (8) $2.3M filling lines.
`• Directed CM’s quality team in variation reduction investigation on high-speed filling line resulting in 20% yield improvement and a
`$5.8M PBT increase per month. Solved supplier quality issue via RCCA investigation on precision pump component.
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`Procurement engineer for $70M glass coating line for US owned Asian factory covering 8 custom process machines.
`• DFX analyses and BOM optimization for specialty products including board-level CMOS cameras, LED illumination and injection
`molded optical components. Supported client engineering team developing LCD /e-Paper license plate system.
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`E3 Displays, LLC, Phoenix, Arizona
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` Aug. 2007 - Apr. 2013
`Chief Technologist
`Led technology development and design for ruggedized LCD components for military, avionics, medical and specialty products.
`Worked closely with domestic supplier of custom optical adhesive and with Asian suppliers of optical components for LCD
`backlights, optical filters and touch panels. Other roles include:
`• Managed process development and qualification of basic materials for touch panel and EMI filter optical bonding to LCDs.
`• Designed and implemented UV-cured bonding system and semi-automated assembly line.
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`Performed FEA and spreadsheet thermal analyses for improved lighting performance at high temperatures.
`(See paper/presentation #7 in publications list – available upon request)
`• Developed mechanical tolerance analysis tool including temperature impacts at system level.
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`Led design team for large-format, military LCD including CCFL-to-LED conversion, optically bonded EMI filter & heater, and thermal
`and optical feedback control system.
`• Applied for patent on dual-mode night vision compatible LED backlight system (U.S. patent Pub. No.: US 201410036533 A1, withdrawn).
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`SEC et al. v. MRI
`SEC Exhibit 1003.001
`IPR 2023-00199
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`ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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`1999 - 2002
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`Rosen Products LLC, Eugene, Oregon
`Technical Staff Engineer
`Member of senior technical staff reporting to engineering V.P. Roles included management of LCD display technology, strategic
`planning and product benchmarking for automotive and aircraft entertainment systems. Conceived and directed “Technology
`Platform Champion” team for advancing knowledge base in product critical technology areas. Product engineering manager for
`business aviation Cabin Entertainment Display Systems. Performed environmental (thermal & mechanical) and EMI testing of
`airborne electronics systems.
`Three-Five Systems, Inc., Tempe, Arizona
`Technical Specialist, Displays
`Cross-functional specialist working with LCD mechanical and electrical design teams integrating custom LCDs into consumer
`products. Designed COB LED backlights for early handheld products. Developed Asian suppliers for injection molded
`mechanical parts polycarbonate light guides. Provided guidance for lighting design, photometry, colorimetry and optical films.
`1987 - 1997
`Honeywell, Air Transport Div., Phoenix, Arizona
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`Project Engineer thru Principal Engineer
`Responsible for mechanical/optical/thermal design of the primary displays Boeing 777 airplane including aircraft integration
`and lighting design to optimize display system performance. Developed novel, active thermal management system for high-
`power fluorescent backlight system.
`Led effort to improve backlight aging performance and performed sensitivity analyses with LCD manufacturer to reduce LCD
`color variation (see publications). Led design and supplier development for integrated switch panel for 737-700 MCP using high-
`luminance LCDs and annunciators.
`Recipient of Honeywell’s prestigious Technical Achievement Award recognizing significant technical contributions leading to a
`>2X backlight life improvement for the Boeing 777 LCD display program.
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`Sperry Corp. (Honeywell ATSD), Phoenix, Arizona
`Manufacturing Engineer
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`1997 - 1999
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`1985 - 1987
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`Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
`Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
`State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY
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`EDUCATION
`Master of Systems Engineering
`BS Mechanical Engineering
`BA Physics
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`2021
`1989
`1981
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`PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
`International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
`Project Management Institute (PMI)
`Society for Information Display (SID) – Conference organizing/paper review committee
`Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) Automotive FDP Metrology Working Group
`Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) – Certified Level III Instructor
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`SEC et al. v. MRI
`SEC Exhibit 1003.002
`IPR 2023-00199
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`PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS
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`1) U.S. Patent 7,660,040 - Diffuse Reflective Article, Feb. 9, 2010. To E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, DE.
`2) U.S. Patent Pub. No.: US 201410036533 A1 - Dual Mode LCD Backlight Filed 1 Aug. 2012. NVIS compatible, single rail
`LED backlight with optical device for improved uniformity in night mode. [Withdrawn]
`3) Don’t Skimp on Your PRD. EPP Europe; Oct. 2013.
`4) 2008 LCD Backlight Report: Including LCD-TV, Monitor & Notebook PC Displays, An Opportunity Analysis. Insight
`Media, Inc., Norwalk, CT; May 2008
`5) Ruggedized flat panel displays using COTS components. 2008 SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Paper #6956-17,
`Orlando, FL; March 2008
`6) Advanced flat panel display backlighting techniques. 2008 SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Paper #6956-21,
`Orlando, FL; March 2008
`7) LCD Backlight Design Tutorial. SID 2008 Symposium Applications Session, L.A.; CA. May 2008
`8) Design Considerations for LED Backlights. SID Display Applications Conference; Oct. 2007
`9) Display Technology Overview, National Association of Science Teachers annual meeting, Costa Mesa, CA; April 6, 2006.
`10) LCD Ruggedization in Displays with Optically Bonded AR Cover Glass. Americas Display Engineering Applications
`Conference (ADEAC) – Society for Information Display; Oct. 2006
`11) Design Considerations for LED Backlights in Large Format LCDs. LEDs in Displays - SID Technical Symposium; Jan. 2006
`12) Characterization of Reflective Properties of Displays using Optical Fourier Transform Photometry. Aerospace Lighting
`Institute; Feb. 2004
`13) Design Requirements for Automotive Entertainment Displays. 8th Annual Symposium on Vehicle Displays, Soc. for
`Information Display; Oct. 2001.
`14) Widescreen Formats – A Sharper Image. Discussion of entertainment video formats published in business aviation
`industry newsletter Velocity; Nov. 2001.
`15) Development of a High Luminance, High Contrast Fixed Format LCD. Aerospace Lighting Institute Advanced
`Symposium; Feb. 1996.
`16) Fixed Format Liquid Crystal Display Readability in Bright Ambient Environments. IEEE 13th Digital Avionics Systems
`Conference; Nov. 1994.
`17) 777 LCD Backlight Life. SPIE Cockpit Displays Conference; April 1994.
`18) Honeywell Technical Achievement Award. Awarded by Corporate Fellows Committee for outstanding technical
`contribution in the field of flat panel display backlighting. Feb. 1997.
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`SEC et al. v. MRI
`SEC Exhibit 1003.003
`IPR 2023-00199
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`LITIGATION SUPPORT CASE SUMMARY
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`[Patent infringement – 3/2020 – 12/2020]
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`Bayes PLCC
`Ultravision Technologies, LLC v. Ledman Optoelectronics, Ltd. Case No. 2:18-cv-00101-JRG-RSP
`Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP
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`[Patent infringement – 6/2020 – 1/2021]
`Ultravision Technologies, LLC v. Yaham Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. & Ledman Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., et. al.
`337-TA-1114; 2:18-cv-00100, 2-18-cv-00118, USDC - Marshall, TX
`Covington & Burling, LLP
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`[Patent infringement – 3/2020 – present]
`LG Electronics, Inc. v. Hisense Electronics Mfg Co. of America, Civil Case No. 2:19-cv-9474 (C.D. Cal.); Also, IPR support.
`McGuire Woods
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`[Patent infringement – 8/2019 – 11/2019]
`Global Value Lightning, LLC et al. v. Current Lighting Solutions
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`Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP
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`[Patent infringement – 9/2018 – 12/2018]
`Ultravision Technologies, LLC v. Yaham Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1114 (ITC case)
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`[Patent infringement – 9/2016 – 10/2017]
`MiiCs & Partners America, Inc. v. Funai Electric Co. Ltd.
`[Patent infringement – 9/2016 – 12/2017]
`Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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`MiiCs & Partners America, Inc. v. Toshiba America, Inc. LCD panel designs & structures
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`[Patent infringement – 8/2016 – 4/2017]
`Chen & Malin LLP
`LakeSouth Holdings, LLC v. Home Depot
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`IPR/Lititgation support
`Latham & Watkins LLP
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`[Patent infringement – 1/2015 – 9/2015]
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v. NVIDIA Corp.
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`Electro-mechanical design of computer chassis
`Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI
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`[Patent infringement – 4/2015 – 6/2015]
`Innovative Display Technologies, LLC v. Sprint
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`Dykema Gossett PLLC
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`LakeSouth Holdings, LLC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
`Mayer-Brown LLP, Chicago, IL
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`Innovative Display Technologies, LLC v. Acer et. al.
`[Patent infringement – 3/2014: Settled]
`Erise IP, P.A., Overland Park, KS
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`Innovative Display Technologies, LLC v. Garmin International, Inc. et al. LCD backlight patent infringement
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, New York, NY
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`[Patent infringement – 5/2013 to 1/17/2014]
`Techknowledge Law Group LLP, San Francisco, CA
`Round Rock Research v. Lenovo & Acer. Thermal mgmt in LCD panel
`Foley & Lardner LLP, Washington, DC
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`[Patent Re-exam support – 1/2013 to 12/2013]
`Xilinx Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures I LLC (Two IPRs); Depo 1.5 days
`Klein, O’neill, Singh LLP, Santa Ana, CA
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`[Trade secret & patent infringement – 7/11 to 9/12]
`LCD shutter 3-D glasses manufacturing and product design dispute
`Expert support on behalf of Li-Tek Corp. and GDC Technology of America LLC
`Finnegan, Henderson, Wash., D.C.
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`[Patent Re-exam support – 3/11 to 4/12]
`Provide technical support for LG Display, Inc. re-exam request on U.S. Patent No. 7,125,157 et.al. (4 total)
`McKenna Long & Aldridge, Wash., D.C.
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`[Patent infringement – 8/08 to 7/10]
`LG Display v. AUO & CMO. LCD backlight and structures litigation. Depo 3 days; Trial 1 day
`Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, Kansas City. MO
`[Patent infringement – 1/08 to 4/08: Settled]
`Mobile Traffic Systems., v. Cobra Elec., Garmin USA; U.S. District Court, No. District of Alabama.
`Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
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`[Patent Infringement, Settled]
`Optrex USA v. Honeywell, Inc. (Deposed, no trial)
`[Patent infringement – 7/05 to 9/06: Settled]
`Morgan Lewis & Brokious LLP, Wash. D.C.
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`LG Philips LCD Co. Ltd., v. Chungwa Picture Tubes, Inc.; U.S. District Court, So. District of California.
`Deposed 3 days; No trial
`[Patent infringement – 5/05 to 7/05: Settled]
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`Jacobson Holman LLP, Washington D.C.
`Audiovox v. Epsilon Electronics, Inc. Civil Action No. 03 Civ 6235, Eastern District of N.Y.
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`[Patent infringement – 8/2014 – 2/2015]
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`[IPR 10/2014 – Present]
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`SEC et al. v. MRI
`SEC Exhibit 1003.004
`IPR 2023-00199
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`[Patent infringement – 6/04 to 7/05: Settled]
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`Shaw Pittman LLP and Bingham McCutchen LLP
`Richard Ditzik v. ViewSonic Corp., et. al., filed in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division; Case
`No. 03-74043. Deposed 2 days, No trial
`[Patent infringement – 12/04 7/05: Settled]
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`Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahn LLP
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`Sharp Corporation v. AU Optronics Corporation, et. al., Case No. C03-04244 MMC filed in the United States District Court,
`Northern District of California. Deposed 2 days, No trial
`Note: Parties for whom expert services were provided are in listed bold font.
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`SEC et al. v. MRI
`SEC Exhibit 1003.005
`IPR 2023-00199
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