US Patent & Trademark OfficeTen Year Service Award.Multiple Awards for Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) affirmances.Business Methods Cryptography.Searched prior art for relevance and anticipation using proprietary databases with Boolean based proprietary algorithms.Searched and scanned through thousands of patent documents daily.Developed expertise within search and review in addition to strong base knowledge of the legal requirements for patents.Reviewed patent applications for compliance with a basic format, rules, laws, and regulations.Determined the scope of the invention claimed by the inventor.Searched for relevant technologies to compare prior inventions with the invention claimed in the patent application.Communicated patentability findings of an applicant's invention via a written action to inventors/patent practitioners.Prepared many answers to appeal briefs with a recognized percentage becoming affirmances.

Continuous employment by one law firm, Arnold and Porter.Clutch Group was acquired by Morae Global.

Student Practitioner with Criminal Defense. * Represented indigent defendants charged with felonies, including homicide. * Created 3D computer models of crime scenes, leading to an acquittal in a second degree murder case. * Drafted and successfully argued a motion to suppress evidence, resulting in dismissal for all co-defendants. * Drafted and successfully argued a motion to reduce bond in two felony cases, resulting in release. * Asserted a third party’s right to privacy to suppress all evidence using the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine. * Interviewed key witnesses and took written statements for use in impeaching subsequent testimony. * Investigated crime scenes; utilized digital photography; documented precise measurements. * Gained final release with respect to pending charges, including felonies, for all clients represented. * Acquired a positive final outcome in every case, resulting in no prison sentence for any client.

Stockpoint was later acquired, and is now part of Dow Jones Client Solutions.Established self as a corporate knowledge resource.Regularly assigned to all rush projects.Implemented cross-platform website design, solved problems and defined solutions.Partnered with external stakeholders to define requirements and content specifications.Initiated redesign of web development's available tools.Set expectations, managed feedback, and migrated customers into production.Developed unique ASP pages for financial services clients.Created several stored procedures to implement client specific data.Prioritized web site production cycle.TECHNICAL SKILLS * Key background includes a high end proficiency in ASP, HTML, and Visual Basic. * Programming Languages: HTML, ASP, VBScript, XML, XSL, Visual Basic, C, C++, JavaScript, Intel Assembler, Java. * Programs and Research Utilities: MS Office, Corel Suite, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, InterDev, SourceSafe, SQL, TABS III, Relativity, Concordance, Kroll, and Sharepoint.

Maintained network devoted intranet website.Assisted implementing IP Telephony and a wide area wireless network.Developed Visual Basic scripts to automate and virtually eliminate the time needed for port discovery.Configured and updated all Cisco/Bay Routers/Switches. Monitored, analyzed, and maintained proper data network operations, conditions, and performance.