Mark McFarland

About Mark McFarland

Mark McFarland, PE, DFE, is the founder and principal investigator at Discovery Engineering. Mark is a licensed and Board certified electrical and telecommunications engineer. He provides expert consulting for plaintiff and defense counsel on civil and criminal litigation nationwide. Mark\'s practice covers a wide range of cases, typically involving electrical, electronic, software, cellular, GPS, and telecommunications evidence. He has worked with lawyers in several fields including: wrongful death, personal injury, product liability, securities fraud, homicide, sex trafficking, medical malpractice, class action, insurance claims, patent litigation, contract disputes, criminal cases, and more.Mark has worked dozens of cases and has testified in court for civil and criminal trials. Many of the cases he\'s worked have settled on his expert report.Contact Mark at Discovery Engineering when you have litigation involving electrical, electronic, cellular, or GPS evidence. Licensed & Board Certified. 72••••••40Please call or visit my website for more information. Have a fantastic day!\"In God we trust; all others must bring data.\"- Apocryphally attributed to W. E. Demming

Experience

1. Electronics Engineer Telecommunications Specialist

   Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc.

   Jul 2023 — Present

   Subject matter expert for electrical equipment and telecommunications network outside plant system design & construction.* Assess incompatibilities between electric power facilities and telecommunications equipment likely to be incorporated in projects sharing physical space or right-of-way.* Evaluate outside plant cable materials and equipment for RUS Standards/Specications, and Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) compliance.* Evaluate electrical equipment and telecommunications access equipment, data equipment, and soft-switch equipment for compliance with RUS Specications for materials and equipment as well as Telecommunications Industry Standards and U.S. national standards. Standards include, but are not limited to, ANSI, ASTM, NEC, etc.* Make recommendations for alternative electrical equipment and telecommunications network system materials and equipment when the primary item is incompatible or unavailable.* Assist Market Research Specialist with materials and equipment used in electrical and telecommunications system design and construction.* Assist Market Research Specialist with creating database of all electrical equipment and telecommunications switching equipment, wireless system and outside plant cable system materials and equipment.

Education

• Leibniz Universität Hannover

  BSEE Coursework, Elektrotechnik

  1991 — 1992

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Quality Sciences / Applied Statistics

  2015

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Master of Engineering, Telecommunications

  2007

• Drexel University

  MSEE coursework, Microwave engineering & control systems

  1997 — 2000

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Master of Engineering, Engineering Management

  2017

• Lehigh University

  Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

  1996