Work history
Patent Portfolio Manager
My Patent Resource
July 2013 – Present (1 year 10 months)
•Establish and implement patent strategies for multiple companies and technology sectors.
•Coordinate with engineering, sales and executive management to identify innovation and advance corporate intellectual property portfolio.
•Develop and provide intellectual property reports and presentations to executive management teams.
Intellectual Property Director, Corporate Secretary
Flux Power Holdings
September 2009 – April 2013 (3 years 8 months)
•Developed a worldwide patent portfolio, initiated patent processes and an intellectual property budget that aligned with the business goals of the CEO and the Board of Directors.
•Worked closely with the engineering team to develop invention disclosures and filed patent applications that aligned with patent and corporate strategies.
• Coordinate and manage foreign and domestic outside counsel to ensure the implementation of the patent strategy and adherence to the budget.
• Established an intellectual property reporting process for quick and up-to-date portfolio reporting and to ensure compliance with SEC reporting disclosure regulations
•Developed and implemented a patent licensing program that attracted battery manufacturers
Director of Intellectual Property and Conracts
BakBone Software
October 2004 – October 2009 (5 years 1 month)San Diego, CA
•Coordinated with executive management to develop an intellectual property portfolio strategy and budget that aligned with corporate goals.
•Worked with software development teams located in the US and the UK to obtain invention disclosures and prosecute patent applications that aligned with the intellectual property strategy (deduplication, automated storage selection, tape imaging).
•Managed outside counsel to ensure consistent claim coverage that met the corporate goals while maintaining budget constraints.
•Assessed the strengths and weaknesses of potential acquisition target’s intellectual property portfolios and directed all due diligence efforts
Director of IP and Legal
Aetas Technology
1999 – 2004 (5 years)
•Draft, prosecute, and manage foreign and domestic patent, trademark, and copyright applications
•Worked with engineering teams in the US and Tawian to develop a worldwide patent portfolio
•Developed and managed corporate intellectual property & legal policies that protected company interests {Trade Secrets, Due Diligence & Non-Infringement Program}
