• Prosecute patents at every phase from filing to issuance with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the electrical, mechanical, computer software and hardware, and business method fields. • Prepare patent infringement, validity, and patentability opinions for clients.• Secure trademark and copyright protection for clients. • Draft and negotiate licenses and agreements including nondisclosure agreements, employment contracts, joint development agreements, assignments, confidentiality agreements, manufacturing contracts, and many others.• Write cease and desist letters and negotiate terms regarding settlement of conflicts. • Intellectual property litigation including trial and appellate litigation.

Oversee customer relationship management and account management for the patent prosecution team, ensuring business continuity and growth. Participate in product development and improvement.

- Worked with clients to identify their current IP processes, improved those processes, and set up expert teams and systems to manage their IP assets. - Trained employees and developed processes related to intellectual property solutions in analytics, prosecution, and prosecution support.

• Prosecuted patents at every phase from filing to issuance with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the electrical, mechanical, computer software and hardware, and business method fields. • Prepared patent infringement, validity, and patentability opinions for clients.• Drafted and negotiated licenses. Interacted with clients as necessary during both litigation and prosecution. • Examined witnesses, wrote and argued motions during trial, and prepared appellate briefs to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, both as appellant and appellee. • As Vice President of Training, organized and trained all attorneys and staff in a biweekly program that covered professional topics related to patent and trademark prosecution and litigation, and skills like public speaking, time management, and writing.• Pro bono practice included representing children during all phases of family court; served as guardian ad litem for dependent children within the Philadelphia Family Court system.

• Represented Merck’s project management on several projects including process upgrades and a pilot production facility for producing multiple pharmaceutical compounds. • By reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, and contracts, evaluated the necessity of design modifications and validity of schedule logic. • Worked with subcontractors to design an optimum project automation scheme. Primarily worked with electrical and mechanical systems.• Performed cost, budget, and cash flow analyses on projects spending more than ten to twenty million dollars per month.

Managed various engineering aspects of hazardous waste clean-up projects including landfills and nuclear facilities.