David Robert Soucy
** ******** **** ( Manchester, NH 03104 ( 603-***-**** (
*****.*****@******.*********.***
Education
Franklin Pierce Law Center Concord, New Hampshire 2009
Juris Doctor, cum laude
GPA 3.33 / 4.0 scale, class rank top 30%
Member, Student Intellectual Property Association
Student Ambassador, Franklin Pierce Law Center Office of Admissions
Tutor, Franklin Pierce Law Center Academic Success Program
University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 2003
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
GPA 3.19 / 4.0 scale
Engineering-in-Training Certificate. New Hampshire Serial No. 3965.
Received semester honors designations from the College of Engineering and Physical
Sciences.
Team Leader for Senior Design Project that designed, manufactured and developed a cost
analysis for an amphibious all-terrain vehicle.
Bar Admissions
Member of the Bar, State of New Hampshire, admitted 2009.
Member of the Bar, United States District Court for the State of New Hampshire, admitted
2009.
Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Registration No.
65512.
Professional Experience
Extern BAE Systems Electronics & Integrated Nashua, New Hampshire Fall 2008
Solutions
Assisted with sales and licensing of patents, developed a patent portfolio analysis,
conducted patent infringement analyses, and drafted trademark clearance opinions.
Intern DEKA Research & Development Corp. Manchester, New 2007-08
Hampshire
Drafted patent applications and responses to office actions.
Participated in inventor interviews and obtained invention disclosures in support of
patent prosecution.
Conducted prior-art searches relating to the development of intellectual property
strategies for ongoing research and development projects.
Mechanical Engineer Department of the Navy Kittery, Maine 2003-06,
2007-Present
Welding Expert. Who wrote, reviewed and approved welding procedures. Instructions
provided weld designs, material designations, material specifications and
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) requirements (MT, PT and ET).
Created technical work instructions for repairs to seawater ball valves, hydraulic
actuators, high-pressure-air-firing valves and low-pressure-air valves while assigned to
the Ship Availability Planning and Engineering Center (SHAPEC). Reviewed system
drawings consisting of elevation, section, plan and arrangement views, cabling diagrams
and test pressure diagrams in preparation for creating technical work instructions.
Wrote supporting documents, including but not limited to, Liaison Action Requests (LAR),
maintenance standard and test procedure User Activity Comment Sheets (UACS), and
Availability Work Package (AWP) change requests.
Material Reviewer. Who reviewed and concurred on Job Material Lists (JML) for repair of
critical ship systems.
Performed visual inspections of sealing surfaces and calculated o-ring diametrical
clearances and gland depths to determine appropriate repair method while assigned to the
Inside Machine Shop engineering group. Wrote technical work instructions involving the
following repair methods: machineable epoxy, metallic-shaped sleeves/shims,
electroplating and machining. Participated in production meetings with shop supervisors
by providing status reports for ongoing Combat Systems Department (CSD) production work.
System Leader. Provided Weapon Systems hydrostatic, tightness, and operational test
procedures, including acceptance criteria to certify Shipyard maintenance work on ship's
equipment while assigned to the USS PROVIDENCE (SSN 719) project team. Operational
testing involved electro-mechanical systems interfacing with hydraulic, air, and
seawater system fluids. Participated in planning meetings regarding scheduling and
performance of production work. Created new work estimates and provided component unit
phases of work and technical work instructions while assigned to the USS HARTFORD (SSN
768) project team.