Member of the "Impact of Technology" Expert Group from the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, at the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office)

Internet Specialist working on anti-piracy and intellectual property / brand protection projects across many industries including Digital Media, Software, Publishing & Pharmaceuticals. Highly skilled in mySQL, T-SQL, Forensics, Internet Technologies, Programming, Criminal & Civil Copyright Law & Procedure.Whilst at Covington & Burling LLP I carried out the following tasks:-• Tackling copyright infringement across multiple industries such as video games, sports, software and publishing.• Out of hours response to infringements on behalf of several clients globally including leaks of confidential information and libelous content.• Investigation and action against malcious code, phishing and virus attacks on behalf of several global banks.• Investigation of both trademark & copyright infringement.• Design, implementation, maintenance & modification of proprietary in-house web crawlers and reporting systems.• Capture of digital evidence.• Packaging historical internal and external evidence to assist in I.C.E. referrals to the U.S. Department of Homeland Affairs.• In-depth analysis of digital content including files, program code, email headers and images.• Management of client budgets & pitches. Presentation to existing clients and global partners.• Client liaison and strategy design and implementation.

Provided systems support for staff based in both the Dundee & Edinburgh offices. Provided platform support for NT 4.0, Win2K, XP and Exchange Server. Upgraded network from BNC to Cat5e cabling. Worked Part-Time to support degree.