• Patent Prosecution - Mechanical Engineering• Freedom to Operate, Clearance and Patentability Analysis

• Analyzed issued patents for potential divisional and continuation applications• Drafted provisional patent applications from invention disclosures and scientific papers

• Drafted Executive Summary for a multinational Patent Portfolio of a Fortune 500 company • Asserted infringement claims in draft letters to opposing counsel• Charted patent claims for infringement analysis• Conducted legal research in preparation for a Markman hearing

• Interviewed inventors in fields of Biology, Software Development, Life Science, and Engineering• Researched prior art for patentability screening• Analyzed commercial markets and viability of potential inventions

• Standardized thermoset injection molding process for manufacturing electrical switchgear • Led cross-functional teams through eight step problem solving method to eliminate root cause of failures• Eliminated a primary source of scrap through finding the root cause of voids in the molding process• Learned and applied lean engineering techniques to eliminate out-of-date and unneeded equipment• Primary resource to other engineering departments for molding technology projects and materials testing• Performed experiments on dielectric polymer epoxies, including differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis, tensile and flexural strength testing, and fracture toughness testing