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Alexandria, Virginia, United States

• Research everchanging subject matter of vehicle controls and navigation to the level of “person having skill in the art”• Completed 350+ Patent Office Actions for applications worth over $250K in applicant fees • Examine patents for sensing, artificial intelligence, and actuation in land, air, water, hybrid, and/or autonomous vehicles • Search all available technological knowledge of prior art to ensure that an invention is unique and non-obvious• Oversee review of applications to ensure conformity with U.S. Code, federal regulations, and case law• Collaborate with applicants in finding paths to narrow the scope of claims and advance prosecution toward allowance• Write Patent Office Actions communicating findings on patentability to inventors and attorney practitioners• Defend positions verbally and in writing to internal and external stakeholders including Patent Trial & Appeal Board• Responsible for leading biweekly quality control meetings with 50+ examiners to facilitate interdepartmental case review

Greater Atlanta Area

• Researched and visited supplier manufacturing plants to understand and appraise their processes• Identified up to $10.5M of cost reduction opportunity on various plastic, cloth, and metal SKUs• Utilized DFMA software, Excel, and knowledge of manufacturing techniques to estimate fair cost of products

Greater Atlanta Area

• Developed product requirements in Plumbing & HVAC department on projects with up to $4.5M increment margin• Designed and performed custom benchmark testing based on consumer research• Collaborated with Chinese manufacturers and industrial design team to address and correct the biggest product pain points• Provided design recommendations for manufactured prototypes of dual sourced garage cabinets based on analyzed flaws

Greater Atlanta Area

• Researched, presented to SVP of Brand and Product Development, and implemented LIMSey lab management software• Reduced project turnaround time by ~20%, and increased research phase efficiency by ~4 hours• Standardized test request process for domestic lab, and integrated Indian and Chinese sourced labs

Hewlett, Ny

•Compiled data on natural gas pipelines using NRG mapping software to ensure customer safety•Updated Critical Valves in the Event of Extreme Weather Conditions – Potential Flood Areas – Long Island manual

Melville, New York

•Ensured the pipeline system can handle new dekatherm loads and that maintenance could be performed •Utilized Synergi Gas and NRG to approve Natural Gas Capacity Requests and Natural Gas System Operating Procedures