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Professional Experience

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.

Read Consulting Failure Analysis

Thomas L. Read, PhD,
1435 Fulton Road Santa Rosa, CA
Phone: 707-494-5089
email: info@readconsulting.com

Read Consulting Specializes In:

  • Product Liability
  • Failure Analysis
  • Patent Disputes
  • and Intellectual Property

We have 25 years experience with glass, ceramics, plastics, wood, and metals; 100 depositions & many court appearances.

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Read Consulting Failure Analysis

Thomas L. Read, PhD,
1435 Fulton Road Santa Rosa, CA
Phone: 707-494-5089
email: info@readconsulting.com

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Registered Professional Engineer

Thomas L. Read, PhD., CEO
Registered Professional Engineer
Certificate No. MF002174
State of California.

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