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Expert Witness Professional Biography
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Brooks Hilliard CMC CCP is
the only actively practicing expert witness in the world who is both a Certified Management Consultant
and a Certified
Computing Professional. He is
president of Business Automation Associates, Inc., an independent
management consulting firm based in Phoenix, Arizona and
specializing in computer system selection and problem resolution. In
his consulting capacity, Mr. Hilliard has been engaged by firms in a
wide variety of industries and professions. Although he has no
affiliation with any supplier of computer-based systems of any kind,
he has recommended systems using computers from IBM,
Hewlett-Packard/Compaq, Sun, Dell, Apple and nearly every other
major computer manufacturer. He has also recommended the selection
of software from most of the industry's largest developers,
including Microsoft, Oracle (including PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards), Computer Associates,
Lotus/IBM, AutoDesk, Symantec and numerous others.
In order to maintain its objectivity, Business Automation does not provide programming services or sell computer products of any kind.
Mr. Hilliard is one of fewer than 15 consultants in the world to attain both the CMC and CCP certifications. His educational background includes an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School with emphasis on small business management and marketing. He also has an engineering degree with Deans' List academic honors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition, Mr. Hilliard has lectured as a Faculty Associate with the Arizona State University School of Business. In twenty-plus years of consulting, approximately thirty percent of Business Automation’s engagements have been expert witness/ consultant projects. Mr. Hilliard has testified more than 30 times and, in total, has been engaged in several dozen expert witness assignments in over 25 states. These matters have related to computer system non-performance (both software and hardware), recovery of missing and deleted data, the use of fraudulent computer evidence, intellectual property and computer security. His activities have included assistance with case evaluation, development of pre-trial and deposition strategies, evaluation of damages, development of expert opinions and deposition/courtroom testimony. He has been successfully Daubert tested and qualified as in expert in both state and federal jurisdictions. Prior
to founding Business Automation in the 1980s, Mr. Hilliard worked for computer companies where
his responsibilities included management positions in
software development, sales, marketing,
field service, contract negotiations and general management. As a result of this experience, Mr. Hilliard can effectively assess a wide range of computer/legal issues, including: software development risks and responsibilities,
computer marketing practices, valuation of computer systems,
forensic data recovery and authenticity of dated computer documents.
In addition, Mr. Hilliard has served as a national Board member for
the
Institute of Management
Consultants USA, and
has served as a current
or past board member for the Arizona Harvard Business School Association, the Arizona M.I.T. Alumni Club, the Arizona
Region of the National Conference for Community and
Justice, Devereux Foundation (Arizona), Junior Achievement of Central Arizona, the
Phoenix 100 Rotary.
He has also been active in the
State Bar of Arizona Technology Task
Force, the College
of Certified Management Consultants, the Arizona
Technology Council and the Independent
Computer Consultants Association. He has done commentary for Public Radio
International's nationally-syndicated
MARKETPLACE news program,
led seminars for the American
Management Association and spoken at numerous computer,
management and other professional meetings. Click here for a professional biography in PDF format |
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