Work history
IPBooklet, Founder and Senior Advisor
IP consulting, management and prosecution with a focus on startups and SMEs. IPBooklet is an affiliate of the Aalbun IPR Network, a worldwide patent prosecution network with fixed-price turn-key IP services including innovation discovery, novelty searching, patent drafting and prosecution.
Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc., Director of Intellectual Property and Licensing
Patent, trade secret, and trademark portfolio management; IP strategy, landscaping, competitive intelligence, freedom-to-operate analyses; Invention evaluation, patent drafting and prosecution; management of outside counsel; in-licensing and acquisitions; IP valuation; litigation management; market intelligence
ZyGEM, Director of IP and Commercial Contracts
Patent portfolio management, contract drafting and negotiation including licenses, supply agreements, OEM agreements and CDAs, competitive intelligence, freedom-to-operate analysis, claims drafting and grant writing. The ZyGEM products include a rapid DNA analysis device using microfluidics, optics and reagents for extraction, amplification and separations.
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Licensing Associate
Patent licensing, portfolio management, alliance management, marketing, faculty service, disclosure evaluation and management of advisory panel.
University of Texas Medical Branch, Licensing Associate
Patent licensing, portfolio management, faculty service, disclosure evaluation and marketing.
Rice University, Research Associate (PhD Student)
Research and coursework in physical biochemistry. Thesis research on protein dynamics using spectroscopy, wet lab biotechnology (protein engineering, expression and purification, labeling), and computational simulation collaborations.
PPG Industries, Chemist
Research and development on coatings (polymers, formulation, and industrial application).
Education and qualifications
Rice University PhD, Physical Chemistry
The University of Texas at Austin BS/BA, Chemistry/Math
USPTO Registration # 64,184
Certified Licensing Professional # 2193
