Engineering experience includes project lead management duties, digital systems customization, integration and deployment, software design and development in C, FORTRAN and Assembly language, and digital hardware design and development at the chip, board, sub-system and system level for data processing, telemetry processing and communications, SCADA, and network communication systems.Legal experience includes the preparation of patent applications (US and PCT), Office Action responses, and appeal briefs to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences; the coordination of foreign patent prosecution efforts with foreign associates; the representation of clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; providing support to senior attorneys in the preparation of opinions; assisting senior attorneys in the evaluation of possible contingent fee cases; general legal counsel and representation of existing clients; new business development.Industries include semiconductor, aerospace, electric utility, and oil and gas.Specialties: Patent prosecution, specializing in the electrical, electronic and software arts.