Read Consulting has over 30 years of manufacturing experience in electronics and materials engineering, and over 20 years of experience as a consultant to attorneys in accident reconstruction, product liability and other litigation, including numerous depositions and court appearances.
Thomas L. Read, PhD., CEO
1975 – present
Engineering Consultant in private practice with attorneys and insurance adjusters. Litigation-related practice includes plaintiff and defense clients in approximately equal numbers. Included are numerous depositions and trial appearances.
1993-2001
Chief Metallurgist
Komag Materials Technology Inc.
Santa Rosa, CA.
1988-1993
Senior Thin Film Project Engineer
Deposition Sciences Inc.
Santa Rosa, CA.
1984-1988
Thin Film Circuit Engineer
Reliability Engineer
MicroWave Technology Inc.
Fremont, CA.
1975-1984
Project Manager
Project Engineer
Hewlett Packard
Santa Rosa, CA.
1974-1975
Senior Project Engineer
Optical Coating Laboratories Inc. s
Santa Rosa, CA.
1972-1974
Senior Process Engineer
Corning Glass Works
Corning, N.Y.
Included glass finishing process development and glass failure analysis.
1969-1972
Engineering Consultant
Failure Analysis Associates
Stanford, CA.
Aided engineers with failure analysis of materials
License
Thomas L. Read, PhD., CEO
Registered Professional Engineer
Certificate No. MF002174 State of California.