Brad Ulrich

Summary of Qualifications

• Trusted and respected health IT software analyst and auditor; selected by the federal government and leading EHR vendors to lead ground-breaking projects
• Experience leading independent 3rd party audits in the healthcare IT sector, including serving at the request of Office of National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) as a Software Quality Oversight Organization (SQOO) and Independant Consultative Expert (ICE).
• Well-versed in best practices for compliance and patient safety, with specialization in quality management systems, SDLC, risk management, high-quality software and software organizations, and software usability.
• A trusted litigation consultant and software expert witness.
• Served on dozens of contract dispute, regulatory, trade secret, and patent infringement cases.
• Has served as an expert in International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations and USPTO patent re-examinations and IPRs, in addition to federal and state court cases.
• Conveys technical subjects in a clear, logical style easily understood by a broader audience. Has a depth of experience in modern software architectures, software governance, and risk-based design controls in medical software.
• Known for root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Known for his fast and efficient code review and analysis in wide-array of software languages such as Java, Android, iOS, Objective C, C++, C#, Microsoft Windows, .NET, Python, Matlab, and more.
• Well versed in software design patterns, both classic, and cloud/devops, SDLC, Software standards (ISO 13485, 25010, etc.)
• Has expertise in usability and UI design, microservices, smartphones, mobile apps, medical devices, electronic health record systems (EHRs), embedded systems, cellular devices, web applications, and ERP systems.
• Formerly served as Chief Technology Officer for Genesis Health Technologies, LLC, where he managed the growth of the company’s technology department and the commercial launch of Genesis’ flagship products and technology services for diabetes healthcare.
• Member of the IEEE Computer Society.
• Received his B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics with cum laude honors from Vanderbilt University

Areas of Expertise

• Software Development Standards

  Medical Device Standards (ISO 13485, ISO 14971, ISO 62304), Software governance (disciplined agile, CMMI for Agile); code
  quality standards (CWE, ISO 25010 / 25012, CISQ); SDLCs (Scrum).

• Software Risk Management and Technology Mgmt

  Risk classification, HAZOP analysis, agile and FDA-regulated SDLC processes, risk and requirements traceability systems,
  software governance, compliance and audits.

• Risk Controls and Scalability in Software

  Robust software, failsafe design, usability controls, automated testing, microservices, distributed computing

• Litigation Support

  Intellectual property and patent infringement, software design/source code audit and review, non-performance claims, expert witness and depositions

• Modern Software Processes

  DevOps, continuous integration, risk-based agile development

• Medical Standards and Vocabularies

  HL7, C-CDA, X12, DICOM, IDC-9/10, HIPAA, Meaningful Use, SNOMED, RxNorm, QRDA

• Languages and Technologies

  Java, Google Android and APIs (Maps, Cloud Messaging), RESTful APIs, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, django, Python, Chef, Fabric,
  PostgreSQL, json, SOAP, PHP, Rackspace Cloud, Amazon AWS/EC2, Apache, Ruby, Gunicorn, nginx, ZeroMQ, RabbitMQ, Perl, monitoring
  (Nagios, daemontools/supervise), Apple iOS and iPhone SDK, Objective C, Sencha, Appcelerator Titanium

• Microsoft Platforms

  .NET, C#, VB.NET, Windows Phone SDK, IIS, Visual C++, Win32 applications and DLLs, WinCE applications, MFC 6.0, Visual
  Basic 6.0, Windows Phone OS

• Database and ERP

  MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Siebel, OFBiz, OpenERP, JDBC, ADO.NET, OLE, Microsoft SQL

• Project Development and Management

  Eclipse, Visual Studio 6, 8, 2005-2010, Visual Studio .NET, Siebel Tools, Visual Paradigm, UML, Github, JIRA, COCOMO, CASE
  tools, Microsoft Project, wrike, Visual SourceSafe

• Analytics

  MATLAB. Statistical and numerical analysis, signal processing algorithms and systems, machine learning, financial trading
  indicators and systems.

Litigation Experience

• AliphCom, Inc. et. al. v Fitbit, Inc.

  Nov 2015 – Present
  Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission, U.S. District Court, Northern Dist. of California
  Counsel: Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP
  Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement

• Walmart-Stores, Inc. v Cuker Interactive, LLC

  May 2015 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkanas
  Counsel: Kutak Rock LLP
  Nature of Suit: Contract Dispute

• Ericsson, Inc. et al. v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd, et al.

  Apr 2015 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  Counsel: Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Justin Hull and Amy Sweigard v. Marriott International, Inc.

  Mar 2015 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Maryland
  Counsel: Conn Maciel Carey PLLC
  Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

• Mary Rutan Hospital v. Nextgen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.

  Feb 2015 – Mar 2015
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  Counsel: Reminger Co., L.P.A.
  Nature of Suit: EMR Contract Dispute

• Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. v. Mad River Community Hospital and American Hospital Management Corporation

  Jan 2015 – Mar 2015
  Jurisdiction: Circuit Court, Mobile County Alabama
  Counsel: Janssen Malloy LLP
  Nature of Suit: EMR Contract Dispute

• Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l. v. LG Electronics, Inc. & LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc.

  Feb 2015 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  Counsel: Bunsow De Mory Smith & Allison LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l. v. Apple Computer, Inc.

  Feb 2015 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  Counsel: Bunsow De Mory Smith & Allison LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Packet Intelligence, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

  Oct 2014 – Mar 2015
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  Counsel: Heim, Payne and Chorush LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Denise C. Tullock and Sandra M. Fry v. Success Health Corp.

  Oct 2014 – Dec 2014
  Jurisdiction: Circuit Court, City of St. Louis, Missouri
  Counsel: Thurman Howald Weber Senkel & Norrik LLC
  Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice

• Bridgetree, Inc. v. Red F Marketing LLC et al.

  June 2014 – Mar 2015
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court – Western District of North Carolina Charlotte Division
  Counsel: Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trade Secret

• YPPI v. SuperMedia LLC

  June 2014 – Sep 2014
  Jurisdiction: U.S. Bankruptcy Court – District of Delaware
  Counsel: Kirkland and Ellis
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Copyright Infringement

• Guitar Apprentice, Inc. v. Ubisoft, Inc.

  Oct 2013 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court – Western District of Tennessee Western Division
  Counsel: Waddey Patterson
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Special Learning, Inc. v. Step-By-Step Academy, Inc.

  Oct 2013 – Dec 2014
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court – Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division
  Counsel: Cooke Demers and Gleason LLP
  Nature of Suit: Contract Dispute

• Mediware Information Systems, Inc. v. Hematerra Technologies, LLC

  Dec 2013 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida Jacksonville Division
  Counsel: Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trade Secret

• Intellectual Ventures, LLC v. AT&T Mobility, LLC, et al.
  Intellectual Ventures, LLC v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., et al.
  Intellectual Ventures, LLC v. Nextel Operations, Inc., et al.
  Intellectual Ventures, LLC v. United States Cellular Corporation

  Oct 2013 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
  Counsel: Dechert LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• ROY-G-BIV Corporation v. Honeywell International, Inc., et al.
  ROY-G-BIV Corporation v. Siemens Corporation, et al.
  ROY-G-BIV Corporation v. ABB, Ltd., et al.

  Oct 2013 – Sept 2014
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  Counsel: Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Motion Games, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., Nintendo of America Inc., Retro Studios, Inc., Rent-a-Center, Inc., and Gamestop Corp.

  Aug 2013 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  Counsel: Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. v. HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.

  Aug 2013 – Present
  Jurisdiction: United States International Trade Commission
  Counsel: Desmarais LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• N5 Technologies, LLC v. Capital One, N.A., Capital One Bank (USA), and Capital One Services, LLC

  June 2013 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  Counsel: Panovia Group, LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Anthony Dike, M.D. v. Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc.

  Mar 2013 – Present
  Jurisdiction: Superior Court of the State of Califoria, County of Los Angeles – East District
  Counsel: Giovanniello & Michels, LLP
  Nature of Suit: Loss of Property

• Wisconsin Technology Venture, LLC v. Fatwallet, Inc.

  Mar 2013 – July 2013
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  Counsel: Newman Du Wors LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Nokia Corp. and Intellisync Corp. v. HTC, HTC America, Inc., and Exedea, Inc.

  Feb 2013 – Sept 2013
  Jurisdiction: United States International Trade Commission
  Counsel: Desmarais LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Yazmin Reyazuddin v. Montgomery County, Maryland

  Aug 2012 – Present
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (Southern Division)
  Counsel: Office of the Montgomery County Attorney
  Nature of Suit: Reasonable Accommodations Dispute Re: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

• MobileMedia Ideas, LLC v. HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.

  July 2012 – Mar 2013
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  Counsel: Desmarais LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent