Patent Agent
Resume:
ANDREW OZGA
Colonia, NJ ****7
Home Phone: 732-***-****
Cellular Phone: 732-***-****
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Able to analyze problems in great detail and come up with a desirable solution
Aware of detailed specific instructions, attentive to detail
Able to work on a project with deadlines and deliver the final project on time
Uses practical knowledge and scientific principles to create sought solutions
Excellent at finding desirable solutions when faced with difficulties
Enjoys learning and applying new technologies
EDUCATION
MS Electrical Engineering, May 2007
New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ
GPA 3.44
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2004
Rutgers University – New Brunswick, NJ
KEY COURSES
VLSI Design
Semiconductor Devices
Analog CMOS Design
Microelectronic Fabrication
Electromagnetic Waves
Nanostructures, MEMS
RELATED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Developed and simulated an 8 x 8 load-balanced combined input-crosspoint buffered packet switch that uses small crosspoint buffers with virtual output queues using VHDL, Verilog, and Mentor Graphics tools with a group of 4 people
Successfully designed a Hybrid Coupler at ISM band of 2.45 GHz with lumped elements and Microstrip transmission lines on FR-4 substrate using Ansoft Designer software, simulated for complex S in dB and phase
Designed a miniaturized acceleration sensor fabricated using micromachining technology by exploring the design parameter space using appropriate design equations. The design parameters chosen from the practical ranges allowed by the micromachining technology.
With a team of 3 people designed a two stage fully differential voltage-voltage amplifier using HSPICE with 0.35 micron TSMC MOS models according to desired specifications.
Successfully designed, implemented and configured a multithreaded UNIX web server and client in C.
Fabricated a 2 input NAND gate using 1 micron process. Performed all the needed calculations and SUPREM simulations, as well as the processing steps such as etching, photolithography, diffusion etc.
Performed custom layout design and simulation of a 32-bit floating point ALU using Cadence tools such as icfb and silicon ensemble.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Cardinal Intellectual Property – June 2008 - February 2009
Patent Search Professional – Colonia, NJ
Duties included: reviewing patent applications to assess if they comply with the basic format, rules, and legal requirements. Determining the scope of the protection claimed by the inventor, researching relevant technologies to compare similar prior inventions with the invention claimed in the patent applications, and communicate the findings to patent practitioners/inventors with reasons on the patentability of applicant's inventions.
Achieved excellent quality work on schedule.
United States Patent Office – Alexandria, VA
Patent Examiner – June 2006 – January 2007
Recruited by the on campus recruiter to assist with examining patent applications due to the anticipated growth of patent applications. Reviewed patent applications to assess if they comply with the basic format, rules, and legal requirements, determined the scope of the protection claimed by the inventor, researched relevant technologies to compare similar prior inventions with the invention claimed in the patent applications, and communicated the examiner's findings to patent practitioners/inventors with reasons on the patentability of applicant's inventions.
Achieved excellent quality work on schedule.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Sept. 2005 – June 2006
Student Telecommunications and Networking Technician – Newark, NJ
Hired by a telecom administrator to work alongside of senior telecom technician specialists to help manage the campus telephone and computer networks. Enjoyed answering support calls, learning about computer and telephone networks, resolving networking and phone issues, setting up wireless access points, and other tasks such as router configuration, enabling ports and changing subnets. Overcame many obstacles by learning the operation of networks.
Achieved excellent user service and seamless network operation.
Walgreen Company, September 2005 – June 2006
Pharmacy Technician – Colonia, NJ
Hired by a pharmacy manager to increase productivity and workflow in the pharmacy. Delivered quality patient care and excellent customer service, assisted pharmacists in filling prescriptions, used computer system to enter prescriptions and assist patients, handled phone inquiries, and entered patient purchases on pharmacy cash registers. Work required quick pace in order to meet the demands of the customers, reading prescriptions and entering them into the computer while at the same time dealing with patients and filling prescriptions. Learned how to be more detailed oriented, better multitasker, better communicator, which resulted in better job satisfaction, and better customer service.
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