Mechanical Engineering Project

ADMISSIONS

Virginia, ****

United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2010

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio

Juris Doctor, May 2008

G.P.A: 3.27

. CALI Award: Torts

. Case Distinguished Scholarship Recipient

. ABA Negotiation Competition: 2005, 2006, 2007

. Dean's List: Fall 2005, Fall 2007, Spring 2008

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Liberal Arts

Concentration in Communication, May 2003

. Outstanding Senior Design Project Award

. Elective Courses: Microelectronics, Microlithography, Modern

Physics, Technical Writing, Persuasive Writing

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Oliff & Berridge, PLC, Alexandria, Virginia

Associate, August 2008 - Present

. Patent Prosecution - Responsible for drafting patent

applications and managing a prosecution docket of 250 patent

applications relating to mechanical, electrical,

semiconductor, microelectronics, and optical technologies,

including drafting appeal briefs to the BPAI.

. Conduct analysis and draft validity, infringement, and

freedom to operate opinions.

. Conduct personal and telephone interviews with patent

examiners.

Oliff & Berridge, PLC, Alexandria, Virginia

Law Clerk, May 2007 - August 2007

. Patent Prosecution - Drafted Amendments, Requests for

Reconsideration and comment letters.

. Conducted personal interviews with patent examiners.

Orbital Research, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

Law Clerk, May 2006 - August 2006

. Drafted patent applications and met with inventors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MOD-PAC, Buffalo, New York

Project Coordinator, June 2003 - July 2005

. Worked with the Executive Team, Engineering, Human

Resources, Accounting, Sales and Manufacturing on various

projects and systems analyses.

. Identified and improved problem areas within the main office

and manufacturing facility.

. Co-wrote an optimization program that cut raw material

inventory in half, reduced lead times, and increased

throughput.

CO-OP EXPERIENCE

MOD-PAC, Buffalo, New York

Project Engineering Co-op, November 2002 - February 2003

. Oversaw the installation of a co-generation system that

produces electricity, heating and air conditioning for the

main office and manufacturing facility.

Mott's, Williamson, New York

Project Engineering Co-op, August 2000 - November 2000, November

2001 - June 2002

. Designed new production lines and machine modifications for

processing apple sauce.

Veeco-CVC, Rochester, New York

Mechanical Engineering Co-op, March 2001 - June 2001

. Completed engineering design changes for semiconductor

process equipment.

INTERESTS

. Sports: Golf, Baseball, Skiing, Weight Lifting.

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