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Chandler, Arizona, United States

• Co-founder of private patent law practice offering a range of US and foreign legal services to address IP and business challenges facing small to medium-sized companies and individual inventors.• Experienced in interacting with clients in a variety of roles, including strategic counseling, patent portfolio development, IP assertion and technology sector analysis to identify whitespace for current and/or future products.• Skilled in counseling and assisting foreign companies seeking expansion into US markets.

Tolland, Ct

• Full-time analyst assisting clients in various technology fields develop and implement IP strategies/systems for intellectual asset collection, appraisal, management and capitalization.• Counseled clients on navigating US and European medical device approval processes.• Visited numerous client facilities in US, Canada and Europe to highlight NERAC capabilities during sales presentations.

Seattle, Wa

• Patent attorney for venture-backed incubator developing new medical devices and surgical procedures.• Responsible for development of IP assets, including prosecution of US patent applications in mechanical and electrical technologies.• Evaluated and prioritized IP assets to determine potential for funding, development and monetization of individual technology developments.

Redmond, Wa

• Sole in-house attorney for orthopedic medical device “start-up” company.• Responsible for corporate legal matters as well as US and foreign IP protection strategy and implementation, US Interference proceedings and European Opposition.• Responsible for due diligence of major corporate financial events, including venture investment rounds, $35M corporate partner investment and $6M IP asset-divestiture.

Sunnyvale, Ca

• Sole in-house attorney for orthopedic medical device “start-up” company from pre-IPO through public company phases (May 2002 IPO - company sold to Medtronic for $4.2 billion in 2007).• Responsible for development and implementation of IP protection strategies, including infringement/freedom-to-operate studies, intellectual property licenses and preparation and prosecution of over 200 US and foreign matters.• Supervised ongoing litigation matters and counseled executive staff and Board of Directors regarding IP and corporate legal issues and strategies.

Newport Beach, Ca

• Responsible for broad intellectual property patent practice matters in mechanical, electrical and chemical arts.• Litigated patent, trademark, unfair competition and copyright matters for various clients.• Performed legal research, prepared witnesses, deposed/defended depositions and drafted/argued pretrial motions.

Taipei City, Taiwan

- Assisted with litigation, patent enforcement, copyright and trademark matters. - Conducted seminars and training sessions for Chinese attorneys on U.S. patent, trademark and copyright laws.- Ensured foreign applications and documents complied with U.S. requirements prior to filing.

Clarendon, Va

Independent patent searcher contracted to conduct preliminary patentability / prior-art searches in chemical, mechanical and electrical art areas at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Norfolk, Va

• Honorable Discharge from Service (1992)• DIVISION OFFICER - Managed Combat, Deck, and Gunnery Divisions on board USS Truett (FF-1095).• BOARDING OFFICER - Planned, executed and led 212 merchant ship searches during Operation Desert Storm.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Executive Managing Editor (Student Staff) - American Intellectual Property (AIPLA) Law Journal

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Navy ROTC