Experience

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  University of Southern California (USC)

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Recurring Guest Lecturer in USC's School for Systems and Software Enginee...

    • Sep 2007 - Present
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Teaching focuses on: Developing and Monitoring IT Contracts; Identifying, Allocating & Mitigating Project Risks; Agile vs. Planned Software Development Methodologies; the Valuation & Management of IT Assets; IT Outsourcing

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  Southwestern Law School

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • Guest Lecturer

    • May 2006 - Present
    • Los Angeles, CA

    Lecture on the system development & management processes and how to develop and negotiate proper IT contracts that allocate project risks, and help ensure successful system, software, project, ERP, and POS solutions

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  WSR Consulting Group, LLC

  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Managing Director

    • Feb 1988 - Present

    Warren has 40 years experience as a IT/business consultant, incl. 26 years as an expert witness in IT systems, software, ERP & internet project failures. He has been declared an expert in courts in North America, Europe & Asia re: * software development methods, measurements, standards (for traditional/planned, incremental & agile methods) * project management methods, measurements, standards & estimation techniques ( for traditional/planned, incremental & agile methods) * system, acceptance & quality testing * project turnarounds * intellectual property * IT industry standardsHis consulting & litigation clients have included: * Presidents William Clinton and Jimmy Carter * Her Royal Majesty the Queen of England * Accenture * Baxter-Dade Medical * California Highway Patrol, Florida Automated Tolling Systems * California State Lottery * Children's Hospital of Los Angeles * CompuServe/H&R Block * County of Los Angeles * Eaton-Kenway * Federal Defender's Office * G-Tech * Harrah's Hotel & Casinos * K-Mart * KFC & Taco Bell * Malaysian Stock Exchange * Manpower * Numerous gov't, hospital, Blue Cross entities * Pioneer Hi-Bred * Oracle Corp. * PepsiCo * PetSmart * PriceWaterhouseCoopers * SAP * State of South Carolina * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers * U.S. Department of Defense * U.S. Department of Justice

  • International Expert Witness in Computer, System, Software and EDP Failure

    • Feb 1988 - Present

    I uncover the root causes of ERP project failure, software project collapse, computer systems project breakdown, and internet/e-business system project failure through appropriate review and analysis of discovered materials, interviews, depositions, internet research, and our extensive hands-on experience with managing large scale software implementation projects and contracts. As an expert witness, I am a superior communicator who creates understandable, straight-forward, persuasive stories/narratives for the triers of fact that illuminate the pertinent facts, events, and decisions made – or not made, and the impact of each party’s actions and contributions to the disputed issues. I have testified on all phases of the systems development life cycle. I have been engaged as an expert witness in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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  Laventhal & Horwath

  • Partner (Senior Principal)

    • Nov 1978 - Feb 1988

    Created, planned and managed the IT and Litigation Consulting practices for the Western Cluster Region of the U.S.

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  Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)

  • New York & Los Angeles

  • Senior Manager

    • Jan 1971 - Oct 1978
    • New York & Los Angeles

    - Planned, participated in/managed large scale IT & computer systems projects including: strategic systems planning, design, development, testing, implementation and data center management consulting projects.- Programmed Firm's STEP III Systems Development Estimating Model