High-speed test and OEM connectors

• Research and development• Statistical process control• Quality assurance• Intellectual property

Prepared U.S. applications based on foreign filingsResponded to USPTO office actionsDrafted an appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and InterferencesDrafted validity and infringement opinionsCorresponded with clients regarding prosecution status, possible responses to office actions

Managed development of high-speed land grid array connectors using self-assembling anisotropic conductive polymers. Wrote application rough drafts for completion and filing by outside counsel, and acted as company liaison for office-action responses by outside counsel.Four patents granted.

Responsible for software and mechanical aspects of simultaneous photolithographic via generation; co-authored the Motorola High Density Interconnect Design GuideMentored technical staff on patentability and information disclosure statement requirements. Four patents granted.

Member of team that improved the registration (alignment and congruence) of printed circuit boardsWrote the registration tolerances section of the AT&T Printed Circuit Board Design GuideDeveloped machine vision systems and data analysis softwareFour patents granted