About
You won’t find many patent attorneys who can juggle fire. But after drafting over 300 patent applications during the past decade, juggling fire has become a relatively relaxing hobby. That I still have a full head of hair (my eyebrows grew back in fairly quickly) is silent testimony to a certain grace under pressure and multitasking ability. Certainly, these same attributes have helped to keep my clients from getting burned in the patent application process.
As a partner of Dicke, Billig and Czaja, PLLC, I bring extensive patent management experience to clients in a broad range of industries, obtaining U.S. and foreign patent protection for inventions in electrical, semiconductor, mechanical, computer, software, and related technology fields. I can handle a variety of applications in high volume, and it's a point of pride that clients can count on me to deliver quality work on or ahead of schedule.
Work history
Manufacturing Engineer
Cooper Power Systems
May 1997 – May 2002 (5 years 1 month)
Designed, programmed, installed, maintained, updated, and modified control systems and software to support all manufacturing needs. Reduced manufacturing and testing costs with new software and systems. Researched new technologies for in plant use. Utilized software, PLCs, electric circuits, data acquisition, computers, electronic communication networks, machinery, vacuum processing systems, and other manufacturing equipment.
Field Service Representative
Unico
June 1995 – May 1997 (2 years)
Traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally to customer plants to repair or start up Unico drives and systems. Used the latest diagnostic tools to troubleshoot control systems involving microprocessors, PLCs, drives, motors, and power distribution equipment. Acted as a communication link between customers and the Unico main office to help customers achieve maximum system performance.
Education and qualifications
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, high honors, Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society, 1995
J.D., Marquette University, magna cum laude, Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, 2002
