Power Operations Scheduling Manager
Resume:
KADER S. GACEM
Senior Patent Agent
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EXPERIENCE:
JERISAT LAW FIRM, Santa Ana, CA March 2015 to December 2019
Senior Patent Agent
Patent preparation and Prosecution in Power Electronics, Software and Computer Technology, Electrical machinery, Mechanical Arts, and Power Systems Applications.
Patent Preparation, Filing, and Prosecution of Domestic and Foreign Patent Applications.
Prior Art Searches.
Patent Validity Opinions.
Freedom to Operate and Clearance Opinions.
Responsible for managing patent portfolios of clients.
Technical Contribution in Litigation Matters.
Presented Intellectual Property Seminars at Universities, including Washington University in St. Louis, and Missouri University of Science & Technology at Rolla Missouri.
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY, Chicago, IL April 2011 to February 2015
Lead Patent Agent
Patent preparation and Prosecution in Power Electronics, Electro-Mechanical Machinery, Mechanical Arts, and Software and Computer Technology, E-Business Methods.
Inter Partes reviews.
Technical Contribution in Litigation Matters to “Niro, Haller & Niro” Chicago Law Firm, hired by my client, Keeper Security.
Patent Preparation, Filing, and Prosecution of Domestic and Foreign Patent Applications.
Prior Art Searches.
Patent Validity Opinions.
Freedom to Operate and Clearance Opinions.
Technical Contribution in Litigation Matters.
Presented Intellectual Property Seminars at Universities, including Texas A&M in College Station, University of Texas at Dallas, and University of Connecticut at Stores.
SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL, Chicago, IL Jan 2005 to April 2011
This Law firm is now named Dentons, after having merged with Dentons, a Law firm from England
Lead Patent Agent
Patent Preparation and Prosecution in Electronics, E-Business Methods Semiconductors, Light Emitting Devices (LEDs and OLEDs), Process Management Systems, Power Systems, Electrical Machinery, Internet and Computer Technology, and Mechanical arts.
Patent Preparation, Filing, and Prosecution of Domestic and Foreign Patent Applications.
Patent Validity Opinions.
Freedom to Operate and Clearance Opinions.
BRINKS GILSON AND LIONE, Chicago, IL April 2000 to Jan 2005
Scientific Advisor and Patent Agent
Technical Contribution in Patent Litigations.
Patent Preparation, Filing, and Prosecution of Electronics, Electro-Mechanical Machinery, Mechanical Arts, and Software and Computer Technology.
Patent Validity Opinions.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:
EXELON (COMED), IL December 1995 to March 2000
Technical Expert, Technical Center in Maywood, IL
Responsible for the integration and control design of new Independent Power Plants (IPP) proposed for installation in Illinois.
Responsible for evaluating and resolving abnormal responses of control systems to disturbances on the Power System Grid.
Responsible for studies relating to the tuning of automatic power equipment necessary for the protection and security of power lines, transformers and generators.
Member of a team responsible for establishing procedures and guidelines to restore the integrity of ComEd's grid following black-outs.
Engineer, Control Center in Lombard, IL
Responsible for designing and implementing a Scheduling Manager for ORMET, an Aluminum producer in Ohio. The Scheduling Manager, part of an Interchange Transaction System, involved a 24x7 function that manages power supplied to ORMET by a plurality of utility companies.
Responsible for developing and implementing a "Snapshot" Application Interface in the Field Interface Gateway (FIG) environment.
Designed, with EMS Contingency Team, a Generation Control Process to communicate data between the Energy Management System and the Power Generation Units utilizing the Field Interface Gateway (FIG) environment. A robust FIG Master Station was subsequently implemented that included automatic FailOver from Master Units to BackUp units.
Responsible for coordinating, tracking and documenting Y2K compliance progress by a team of
analysts of all EMS functions.
Responsible for ComEd's "Weather for Windows", a 7X24 function. Weather Data ingested from satellites at the Bulk Power Operations (BPO) was distributed on a real time basis to servers throughout ComEd.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
MERAMEC College, Kirkwood, MO September1990 December1995
METROPOLITAN College, E. St. Louis, IL
Mathematics Faculty
Taught Probability, Statistics, College Algebra, and Calculus at both colleges.
INELEC, Algiers, Algeria. September1986 June1990
Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
Taught Power Systems such as Power Dispatch, Power Flow and System Analysis, Control
Systems for Linear and Nonlinear Systems, and Optimization.
Taught Probability, Statistics, College Algebra, Calculus, and Geometry.
Supervised independent research, organized seminars, and contributed as a Member of the
Curriculum Committee.
EDUCATION:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO 19821986
Doctoral Studies and Research in Power Monitoring and Controlling Systems.
Awarded Research Fellowship.
Teaching Assistant in Control Systems and Digital Signal Processing.
GPA 3.67/4.0.
Master Degree in Systems Science and Mathematics; with emphasis in Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Modeling of Control Systems, Automation, and Optimization.
Awarded Research Assistantship.
GPA 3.67/4.0.
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 19781980
Master Degree in Electrical Engineering; with emphasis in Power Electronics and Systems.
Phi Kappa Phi Honors for Scholastic Excellence.
Awarded Research Assistantship.
GPA 3.93/4.0.
Polytechnic Institute of Algiers, Algeria 1972 1977
Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering.
Major in Electrical Systems and Minor in Systems Science.
Top 5 percent of graduating class.
GPA equivalent to 3.75/4.0.
Beneficiary of a National Scholarship.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Fluency in French (speaking and writing)
Fluency in Italian (speaking and writing)
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