Senior Director, Legal Intellectual Property - Global IP Policy & Enterprise Strategic InitiativesMedtronicPerform the role of Senior Legal Director responsible for developing and implement enterprise-wide intellectual property policy and work with government affairs in various jurisdictions to promote corporate priorities.Perform the role Senior Legal Director responsible for the IP strategy for the navigation, imaging, robotics, hydrocephalus and advanced energy businesses in the Medtronic Neuroscience/Cranial & Spinal Technologies/Enabling Technologies portfolio.Senior Director, Legal Intellectual Property - RTG (Brain, Pain & Specialty Therapies)Medtronic Restorative Therapies2009 - 2021Perform the role of Senior Intellectual Property Counsel for Brain, Pain and Specialty Therapies divisions of the Medtronic Restorative Therapies Group having over $8.2B in annual revenue. Manage a team of attorneys and paralegals.Senior Legal DirectorMedtronic Navigation2005 - 2009Location: Denver, COPerformed the roles of General Counsel, Compliance Officer and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for the Medtronic Surgical Navigation business.Senior Patent CounselMedtronic Spine2003 - 2005Location: Memphis, TNProvided legal counsel to Medtronic Spine's business related to transactional matters, litigation and intellectual property issues related to medical devices and implants.

Teach and develop curriculum for graduate and undergraduate legal contracting and core engineering project management classes.

Responsible for intellectual property law, corporate-wide IP aspects of e-commerce law, litigation and other legal duties, including, counseling including import/export law, employment law, data security and government contracts.

Provided legal counsel to clients on transactional, business, litigation and intellectual property legal matters.

Performed intern duties; prepared appeal briefs; reviewed evidence; conducted limited trial representation as authorized by New York Supreme Court, Saratoga County.

Performed duties of Senior Project Engineer including obtaining project funding, completing and managing various research and development projects in the areas of electrical and materials engineering. Also managed a team of engineers and technicians.