Bruce Weiner
NY, NY 10038
Bruce Weiner is an expert in technology, product development, and software engineering with 37 years of experience applying industry-standard design, testing, and post-deployment evaluation methods to determine whether technology products and features achieve their stated objectives.
His career includes leading initiatives for Fortune 100 companies and government agencies, directing cross-functional teams to design, implement, and validate technology products across financial services, loyalty and affiliate platforms, e-commerce, and large-scale internet infrastructure. Since 2012, he has held progressive technology and product leadership roles at a large financial services institution, including large-scale platform modernization and mission-critical systems delivery — most recently serving as Vice President and Chief Product Owner.
Through Weiner.net LLC, Bruce has been retained as a testifying and consulting expert in 25 matters since 2011 across U.S. District Courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, state courts in multiple jurisdictions, AAA arbitration, NAA arbitration, and a New York City administrative proceeding. He has been deposed nine times and has provided trial or hearing testimony on three occasions — one AAA arbitration trial, one NAA arbitration trial, and one New York City administrative hearing. Three additional trials are scheduled in 2026 in federal and state courts. His expert declarations are cited by name in a published Federal Circuit opinion, 986 F.3d 1367 (cxLoyalty, Inc. v. Maritz Holdings Inc.). He has been retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel in patent infringement, trade secret, antitrust, complex commercial litigation, class action, gig-economy platform disputes, and criminal defense matters.
Representative matters include evaluating AI-weighted model governance and product development methodology in a large-scale federal multidistrict litigation involving over 3,000 consolidated cases; analyzing airline and loyalty program technology in federal court and PTAB proceedings; assessing SDLC and PDLC governance in enterprise software disputes; evaluating consulting billing substantiation using Function Point Analysis and ISO 20700; and reviewing e-commerce, affiliate, and web API technology across patent, trade secret, and contract matters.
His opinions are anchored to internationally recognized standards including ISO/IEC 12207, ISO 31000, ISO/IEC 25010, IEEE 730, ISO/IEC 42001, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, IETF RFC specifications, and OWASP. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, from Princeton University, with a certificate from the Woodrow Wilson School. He maintains active memberships in the ACM and IEEE, holds the Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) and Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL I) credentials from the Scrum Alliance, and holds an active Federal Secret Security Clearance — DCSA Tier 5 Investigation. He is a named inventor on U.S. Patent No. 7,203,734. He participated as a panelist at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt (October 2, 2025) on transformation and governance in global financial services technology.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Information Technology
- Intellectual Property
- Internet
- Networking
- Patents
- Software
- Software Engineering
- Technology
- Trade Secrets
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Princeton University (Magna Cum Laude)
Certificate in International Relations and Public Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO), Scrum Alliance — since 2020
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Alliance — since 2016
Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL I), Scrum Alliance — since 2023
Agility in Organizations™ Certified, Agile Leadership Journey — since 2024
Agility in Leadership™ Certified, Agile Leadership Journey — since 2024
Commercial, Instrument Rated Pilot; Certified Advanced Ground Instructor — since 1988
Federal Secret Security Clearance — DCSA Tier 5 Investigation (Active)
U.S. Patent No. 7,203,734 — Named Inventor - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) — member since 2018
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) — member since 2018
Princeton Alumni in Technology (PAT) — professional network member - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Mr. Weiner has delivered invited presentations and panel discussions on technology, product development, and software engineering across financial services, travel, and global payments industries.
His most recent speaking engagement was a fireside chat at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt (October 2, 2025), the premier global financial services conference organized by SWIFT, where he addressed transformation and governance themes in cross-border payments and financial services technology. He has also presented at Travdex Berlin (ITB) on growth trends in online travel technology.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Weiner delivered presentations and workshops at the EDS Leadership Forum, the Executives Club of Chicago, the Bank Marketing Association, Direct Marketing Day New York, the Bank Administration Institute (BAI), and the Institute of International Research, addressing topics including airline e-commerce architecture, global distribution systems (GDS), loyalty platform innovation, digital transformation in travel, system integration, data architecture, and customer-experience platform design.
His speaking experience reflects the same breadth as his expert witness practice — spanning financial services technology, travel and airline systems, loyalty and affiliate platforms, and enterprise software governance. - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 25
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Software Engineering and Software Development – design, coding standards, lifecycle management (Agile, DevOps, SDLC).
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – AI-weighted models, language models, algorithmic decision systems.
Source Code Analysis and Software Architecture – review of system logic, APIs, data flow, and integration layers.
Patent, Trade-Secret, and Copyright Disputes – algorithmic infringement, originality, and independent development.
Contract and Software-Project Performance – vendor obligations, specification compliance, and project governance.
Cloud Computing and API Systems – distributed architecture, data integrity, and service integration.
Information Technology and Networking – enterprise systems, database design, and operational performance.
Internet and E-Commerce Platforms – web and travel-industry systems, online loyalty and transaction technology.
Airline and Travel Technology Systems – GDS connectivity, loyalty platforms, and e-commerce infrastructure.
Complex Commercial Software Disputes – evaluation of software-implementation quality and delivery standards.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 9
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: April 24, 2026
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 3
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 14
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Mr. Weiner provides independent consulting and expert witness services across six core practice areas:
Technology, Product Development & Software Engineering — Expert analysis of product development methodology, feature lifecycle governance, post-deployment evaluation, and whether technology products and features were designed, tested, and deployed in accordance with industry-recognized standards. Applied across gig economy platforms, mobile applications, banking systems, and enterprise software.
SDLC/PDLC Governance & Technical Causation — Evaluation of software development and product lifecycle governance in failed implementation disputes, agile and waterfall methodology disputes, scope and change order disputes, vendor performance failures, and technology consulting billing substantiation using Function Point Analysis (IFPUG ISO/IEC 20926:2009) and ISO 20700.
Platform Architecture & System Design — Assessment of enterprise platform design decisions, including API architecture, cloud migration, system integration, web scraping, unauthorized API access, and bot mitigation standards. Methods include source code review, analysis of network traffic captures, and examination of server logs.
E-Commerce, Affiliate & Loyalty Program Technology — Expert evaluation of e-commerce website design standards, affiliate tracking and attribution systems, loyalty program architecture, GDS and airline distribution technology, browsewrap and clickwrap enforceability, and SEO practices. Named in Federal Circuit opinion 986 F.3d 1367.
AI Governance & Algorithmic Accountability — Analysis of AI-weighted model governance, algorithmic decision systems, and product development methodology for safety-critical AI deployments, evaluated against ISO/IEC 42001, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, and IEEE standards.
Standards Conformance — Systematic benchmarking of software systems, processes, and professional services against internationally recognized standards including ISO 31000, ISO/IEC 12207, ISO/IEC 25010, IEEE 730, IETF RFC specifications, OWASP, and W3C.
Services include technical analysis and consulting, source code review, web server log and API traffic analysis, large-scale document production analysis, expert reports and rebuttal reports, declarations, deposition testimony, and trial testimony in federal and state court, PTAB, AAA arbitration, NAA arbitration, and administrative proceedings. - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Email bruce@weiner.net for CV and Rate info
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Email bruce@weiner.net for CV and Rate info
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Email bruce@weiner.net for CV and Rate info
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Email bruce@weiner.net for CV and Rate info
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Daily minimum on travel days of 5 hours
Available Upon Request