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St Louis, Missouri, United States

● Strategically develop and maintain 2,000+ worldwide patents and trademarks, including directing domestic and foreign outside counsel to prepare and prosecute patent and trademark applications leading to a top 5 sized IP portfolio in the spine market covering mechanical, electromechanical, robotic, and AI related medical devices. ● Utilize data analytics and artificial intelligence to decrease spending 8% year-over-year for a $1 million+ budget.● Collaborate with corporate legal counsel and marketing teams to proactively identify legal risks associated with marketing and advertising efforts and provide risk-management advice to help marketing teams manage legal requirements while achieving their business goals.● Spearhead the creation and execution of a comprehensive trade secret policy, highlighting the criticality of safeguarding intellectual property, resulting in a 100% decrease in data breaches and ensuring long-term business growth and competitiveness.● Organize quarterly presentations with business and technology leaders to provide IP updates and counsel leadership through IP strategy. ● Manage a new product development pipeline by soliciting/developing 100+ invention disclosures from R&D groups, conducting inventor interviews and presenting disclosures at cross functional patent committee meetings to align future patent application filings with strategic direction.● Conduct in-depth evaluations of and reports on 30+ competitor products and IP portfolios through freedom-to-operate analysis.● Conduct due diligence on 10+ potential mergers, acquisitions, and investment opportunities.● Review, draft, and negotiate IP terms in a wide array of global transactions, including R&D agreements, technology licenses, NDAs, sale/purchase contracts, and M&A deals.● Contribute to activities related to adversarial proceedings including litigation, IPRs, and foreign oppositions.

● Prepared 500+ and prosecuted 1000+ US and foreign patent applications in the aerospace and mechanical arts including commercial and military aviation, electric motors, HVAC systems, medical devices, automotive components, and robotics.● Provided clients with opinion-related work including, infringement, freedom-to-operate, invalidity, patentability, and state-of-the-art analysis.● Counseled clients through negotiations for venture capital funding, licensing, and sale of IP resulting in a valuation of over $10 million.● Advised and managed client in-house counsel on patent strategies and patent portfolio management using data analytics to increase efficiency.● Coordinated regular presentations amongst associates to discuss updates in IP law.● Managed teams of associates and patent agents in providing intellectual property services to 30+ clients. ● Conducted thorough due diligence of IP portfolios on 12+ potential mergers and acquisitions, resulting in successful execution of 6 deals with a combined value exceeding $15 million.

· Responsible for management of assigned patent applications undergoing the Program· Recruit individuals specializing in assigned application to increase expert participation in the review process and contribution of quality prior art

· Draft multiple assignment documents and inter-institutional agreements · Perform numerous patent searches and draft subsequent patentability reports · Correspond with outside counsel and inventors to facilitate acquisition of patent protection

· Assist the public with pro se representation by providing relevant procedural

· Assisted with organizing case files in preparation for court · Designed and constructed numerous exhibits for use at trial · Performed relevant research and drafted memos, complaints and briefs

· Taught prospective engineering students in multiple week long camps · Assisted professors with designing and writing new laboratory experiments · Served as teacher's assistant for summer classes utilizing subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Patent Law

Activities and Societies: President and Founder of Intellectual Property Society, SIU School of Law Ambassador, Student Bar Association.

B.S, Aerospace Engineering; Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society of Automotive Engineers, Beta Theta Pi, Men's Ice.