Member of Executive Leadership. Leads the global businesses of Entegris Inc. and its subsidiaries worldwide on a wide variety of intellectual property legal matters. Global management of IP team. Direct report to General Counsel.

Responsible for the worldwide capture, protection, and commercialization of Cabot Microelectronics’ intellectual property, as well as defining and promoting the best strategic IP practices and processes for the company. Global management of IP team. Direct report to General Counsel.

•Provide proactive advice and counsel to business unit clients on patent related matters, including invention disclosure submissions, patent application filings, assertion investigations, clearance and review, licensing and technology disclosures.•Support and team with interdisciplinary team members in other IP related matters, such as assertions, patent portfolio valuation and assessment in the course of M&A and/or purchases and IP licensing.•Lead counsel for clients based in US, China, and Germany.•Manage IP paralegals who lead successful efficiency revamp (costs and time).•Support development and deployment of patent department policies, practices and tool

Started company Patient Pedro LLC dba Purse Flats. Purse Flats is an innovative patented foot-solution to tired feet. I wear all hats: design, manufacturing, marketing, legal, etc...

•Participate in interdisciplinary team in developing make-buy technology decisions.•Assist in negotiating and drafting contracts (e.g., licenses, non-disclosure, manufacture, and distribution).•Create patent validity, freedom-to-operate, non-infringement, and unenforceability legal opinions.•Develop and maintain company patent and patent applications.•Direct foreign agents in prosecution of foreign patent applications.

•Developed and maintained company patent and patent applications in the chemical arts•Trained and educated clients on established policies, practices, and protection of intellectual property and minimizing legal exposure.•Created material transfer and scientific collaboration agreements.

General litigation strategy and case development.

INROADS chemical engineering intern. Worked in disposable products division and traffic control materials.