PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor, Business Logic Corporation
Chicago, IL
March 2011 - Present
Reviewing documents for software trade secret litigation

Intellectual Property Law Intern, Howard B. Rockman P.C.
Chicago, IL
January 2010 - Present
Drafting patent applications and claims, responding to office actions
Participating in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation
Writing patent, trademark, and copyright opinion and motions
Managing patent portfolios

Legal Research Assistant, The John Marshall Law School
Chicago, IL
December 2009 – May 2010
Assisted in an academic study of patent office filing frequencies

Summer Associate, Oliff & Berridge, PLC
Alexandria, VA
May 2009 – August 2009
Prosecuted mechanical and electrical patent applications
Conducted examiner interviews
Drafted opinion letters to clients
Directed and lead summer associates in firm-wide legal presenations

Patent Agent in Training, Diaz and Associates
Plano, TX
January 2007 – August 2007
Learned general principles of patent application drafting

Project Manager and Consultant, Engineered Air Balance Inc.
Addison, TX
January 2004 – June 2005
Consulted and solved building designs issues
Coordinated and led several teams as Project Manager

Engineer, York International Corporation
Denver, CO & York, PA
May 2002 – January 2004
Negotiated purchase agreements and gave technical engineering advice