Engineer Process

EDUCATION

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts

Candidate for Juris Doctor, Evening Division, May 2010

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Member

Russian Chemical - Technological University, Moscow, Russia

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1994

Specialization in the Technology of Semiconductor Devices

Russian Chemical - Technological University, Moscow, Russia

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1992

LEGAL SKILLS SUMMARY

Passed the Patent Bar Examination

Relevant courses: Patent Law, Drafting of Patent Claims, Patent Litigation

Seminar, IP Licensing, Trademarks,

Copyright, and Trade Secrets.

Research Tools: Delphion, PatentCafe, Westlaw, LexisNexis, USPTO Patent

Database, and Google Patents.

Experience in writing of provisional patents including claims and

specifications (wrote several provisional patents on LED devices, systems,

and methods).

Experience in writing of non-provisional patents (wrote three non-

provisional patent applications as part of the Patent Claim Drafting course

including a patent on an XRF analyzer).

Experience in submitting and prioritizing of invention disclosures.

Experience in conducting patent search and analysis using PatentCafe and

Delphion search programs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Luminus Devices, Inc.

Billerica, Massachusetts

Patent Specialist

2008-January 8, 2010

Responsible for the preparation and coordination of invention disclosures

with outside counsel as required for preparing, filing and prosecuting

patent applications based on company's inventions.

Provided support and advice to senior executives for the protection of all

intellectual property including copyrights and trademark items.

Essential duties included:

Working with technical staff regarding development and patentability of new

ideas including assisting with identification of new inventions.

. Participating in the brainstorming meetings with scientists and

engineers.

Coordinating with staff to gather information and material necessary for

patent application preparation and assisting with preparation of invention

disclosure forms.

Reviewing invention disclosures and maintaining record keeping system using

Foundation IP and the company's intranet site.

. Reviewing and prioritizing invention disclosure submission form as a

member of the patent review committee.

Performing analysis of background information, searching technical

literature and patent databases using PatentCafe and Delphion search

programs to identify documents relevant to company's technology and patent

applications, including freedom to operate searches, and presenting results

to the members of the Patent Review Committee.

. Performed freedom to operate analysis related to the LED device

packaging methods and wrote a report summarizing cases that were

relevant to the in-house device packaging activities.

. Translated from Russian into English the "Light-emitting Semiconductor

Heterostructure" patent.

Working with outside counsel to coordinate IP portfolio.

Assisting outside counsel in preparation of patent applications for filings

and in preparation of responses to patent office actions for pending

applications.

. Wrote several provisional patent applications including claims and

specification sections in regard to the semiconductor devices,

systems, and related methods.

. Drafted a provisional patent including claims and specification

containing drawings on the light-emitting diode and method of its

fabrication after evaluation of invention disclosure submission form,

and then prepared relevant documents for electronic filing.

Luminus Devices, Inc.

Billerica, Massachusetts

Device Characterization Engineer

2008 - January 8, 2010

Responsibilities included testing and characterization of light emitting

diodes (LEDs) using integrating sphere test stations, writing testing

scripts, conducting detailed device characterization and analysis using JMP

statistical software for verification of product data sheets and preparing

written reports.

Luminus Devices, Inc.

Woburn, Massachusetts

Senior Process Development Engineer

2005 - 2008

Responsibilities included process development, integration, optimization,

and sustaining, as well as yield improvement for GaN and AlInGaP-based LED

devices. Extensive experience in transition of wafer fabrication processes

from R&D to production. Knowledge of physics of semiconductor devices and

experience in characterization and testing of semiconductor devices, as

well as extensive experience in statistical analysis and failure mode

analysis.

Kopin, Inc.

Taunton, Massachusetts

Process Development Engineer

2003 - 2005

Responsibilities included process development

for GaN-based LEDs in wafer fabrication

area, development of new fabrication processes

to enhance LED performance, improvement of

existing LED fabrication processes for higher yield and consistency, design

and fabrication of engineering structures for device characterization

and analysis.

Co-inventor of two patents in the field of light-emitting diode

fabrication.

Provided assistance in the submission of invention disclosures and writing

specifications for the following patents:

"Monolithic integration and enhanced light extraction in gallium nitride-

based light-emitting devices."

"P-type electrodes in gallium nitride-based light-emitting devices."

Assisted in preparing of a provisional patent "Ion-selective Electrode and

Methods of Fabrication Thereof."

Shipley Company, L.L.C.

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Contract Process Engineer

2002 - 2003

Conducted roadmap DOE for DUV Antireflective coating and DUV photoresist

products using JMP statistical software program; worked on transition of

new BiLayer DUV photoresist from R&D to production.

Corning Lasertron Inc.

Bedford, Massachusetts

Process Engineer

2000 - 2002

Worked on development and transition from R&D to production of processes

for fabrication of Electroabsorption Modulated Laser (EML) devices.

Co-author of the article published in the IEEE Journal "Electroabsorption

Modulated Laser for Long Transmission Spans."

Raytheon RF Components, Inc.

Andover, Massachusetts

Process Engineer

1998 - 2000

Responsibilities included process development and sustaining, as well as

transition from R&D to production of processes for fabrication of GaAs-

based transistors.

Parker Hannifin Corporation, Chomerics Division

Woburn, Massachusetts

R&D Chemist

1995 - 1997

Participated in the research and development projects including Nickel-

based Corrosion Resistant Conductive Coating Process Development for EMI

Shielding Application (Cellular phone applications) and its transition from

R&D to production; participation in the development of Low Temperature Cure

Conductive Elastomer EMI gasket.

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Languages: Russian

Computer: JMP Statistical Software

Prof. Development: Certificate of Professional Achievement in

Microelectronics, Northeastern University, 2001

Certificate in Project Management, WPI Corporate and

Professional Education, 2009

Interests: bookplate collecting, film critics, literature, jogging, and

soccer

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