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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Technical advisor in the IP and technology group, focusing on patent prosecution within semiconductor manufacturing and device design. Assisting primarily with drafting patent applications, office action responses, and instructions to counsel across jurisdictions (EPO, CNIPA, JPO, etc.). Periodic, limited litigation support (i.e. claim charting, patent diligence, etc.)Proficient in iManage web client and SharePoint for document management, FoundationIP for docket management and file history, ClaimMaster and Rowan Patents for patent application drafting, Intapp Time for time-tracking, and Trello/Excel for managing a personal docket.Directly reported to a select number of client-facing attorneys, managed personal docket and coordinated with other firm coworkers in a Microsoft Office365 environment.Professional proficiency in French, as well as introductory Spanish, available to assist staff with brief oral interpretations and to provide a general translation of written materials, enabling effective communication with international clients.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Drafted and revised patent applications within applied machine learning, chemical technologies, additive manufacturing, medical devices, and various mechanical devices (locks, agriculture technology, etc.)Managed as an "entrepreneurial" style firm, expected to reach out to partners to assist with relevant client matters. Used Trello for tracking reach-outs to colleagues & clients, and for tracking project progress.Analyzed prior art to assess invention clearance, patentability, and to strategize office-action responsesDrafted client reporting letters and hosted direct client meetings for invention disclosure & regular updatesProficient in PatSnap and Google Patents for patent searching, ChemDraw for drafting chemical figures, iManage DeskSite desktop client for document management, and Intapp Time.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Began at Faegre as a graduate intern in Spring 2023 before graduation

Glassboro, New Jersey, United States

Research assistant with Dr. Dwaipayan Chakraborty, developing a method to automate the selection of semiconductor materials in the design of non-volatile devices via machine learning in Python.Curated a database of materials used in non-volatile switching devices (non-volatile materials), and implemented various machine-learning frameworks to assist in their classification against conductors, insulators, and general metal-oxide semiconductors. Used the Materials Project API to query their information for classification, formatting it into feature vectors.Developed a method to process bandstructure data of materials in a uniform manner, to classify non-volatile switching devices.Deployed numerous machine learning frameworks, via SKLearn and Keras, to classify materials by their chemical and physical properties, reduced bandstructures, and a combination.Deployed numerous explainable AI techniques for simple feature ranking, as well as SHAP and LIME to identify specifics of feature ranking by class, as well as specific feature importance for individual materials.

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States

Graduate intern in the Quality Assurance department, testing new program features for implementation. Wrote testing scripts for various financial events in a Cold Fusion & SQL environment. Tracked overall QA project flow in Trello, and individual task management in SharePoint using a 2-week sprint format.

Batesville, Arkansas

2020-2021 physics tutor, serving ~40 students.Tutor of the month October 2020.Spring 2020 French tutor for ~30 students, for the Beginning French I & II, Intermediate French II, and upper-level french elective courses.Created interactive methods of content review, such as Memrise decks customized for course content review.Transitioned to online tutoring to respond to concerns following the COVID-19 outbreak, and was made tutor of the month April 2020 right in the middle of our transition.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States (Telework)

Worked in TC1700, on patents related to chemical & materials engineeringUsed EAST/PE2E for searching for prior art, and other NPL searching methods, using patent family searching.Helped to write office actions such as non-final rejections, learned to manage a patent docket, drafted responses to applicants and clients, and cited the MPEP in drafting claim rejections.

Batesville, Arkansas

Intern in the Research & Developmental lab, helped refine and scale up a synthesis of various betaine surfactants from a common fatty acid base.Intern in the Analytical Chemistry lab learning how to run developmental samples of fine chemicals through various instruments in order to determine and record their physical and chemical properties.Left in Spring 2020 to go back to my home state due to concerns about COVID-19.

Stafford, Texas

Scaled up the synthesis of an interfacial surfactant to 250 g, ran waterborne trial to make a dispersion of surfactant to validate efficacy and find particle sizeRan an accelerated shelf-life study on multiple epoxy dispersions to investigate source of rheological instability of Chinese-made dispersions to find process differencesBegan an accelerated shelf life to study the Rheological stability of a couple novel surfactants.Ran an interstate donation drive for the Houston Foodbank with a team of interns, collecting over 1,000$ at the Stafford location, 2/3rds of the entire team's goal.

Batesville, Arkansas

Managed a dorm of 14 male students, mostly freshman athletes. Developed, scheduled, and ran community development programs, focusing on “Embracing Cultural Diversity,” “Bouncing Back after Midterm Stress” and “Unwinding before Finals Season” each with over 80% student attendance.Left the position to live in a French-Immersion Living Learning Community that I founded

Denton, Texas, United States

Explored etch suppressant of alumina in ammonium fluoride spiked with varying inhibiting compounds. Also explored protection of copper in highly corrosive environments using varying inhibiting compounds, which were deposited as a thin film via chemical vapor depositionPresented research poster February 20th 2019, at the Arkansas State CapitolPresented research orally April 5th 2019, at the Alpha Chi National Convention

Batesville, Ar

Worked as a cameraman, participation tracker, scoreboard operator, etc. for the Lyon College Scots. Operated a very simple handheld camcorder, streaming for an online audience.Left to pursue work more in-line with my career goals.

Allen, Texas

Lead groups of ten 3rd-6th and 6th-8th graders through exploring the wilderness and taught them the basic skills of survival and safety. Reported to head of camp on new curriculum ideas and student involvement, such as tie-dye target practice with water guns, and creating a map using orienteering skills.

Allen, Tx

Worked as a cameraman operating a SONY PowerHAD-EX camera streaming hockey to a live audience and relaying information to a Technical Director. Worked in tandem with DJP Productions filming Soccer and Arena Football. Operated both shoulder-mounted cameras and standing tripod camera.

Allen, Tx

Crew-Head on multiple productions, leading a team of ~4 audio technicians in placing microphones, troubleshooting feedback and signal loss, and designing soundscapes and effects within QLab. Experience working with a Technical Director as a stagehand, running propresenter, QLab files, followspots, cameras, audio and light boards. Technical director on one black box theatre production.

Allen, Tx

Worked as a camera crew member operating a JVC GY-HM850U camera streaming to a live audience as well as recording football, graduations, etc. Assistant Cameraman responsibilities such as troubleshooting, gripping, etc. Operated exclusively a shoulder mounted camera on the field.

Master Of Science (Thesis), Electrical And Computer Engineering, Certificate Of Graduate Studies In Machine Learning, 3.856

Graduate research fellow with Dr. Dwaipayan Chakraborty Electrical Engineering Graduate Coursework System-On-A-Chip Design/Analysis.

Honors Bachelor Of Science, Chemistry, French

GPA: 3.877 STEM GPA: 3.776 French GPA: 4.0 Minors in mathematics and physics French Thesis: How Jules Verne Connects Chemistry.

Texas Recommended Diploma