Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
04/2005 - Present
Alexandria, VA US
Patent Examiner,
Serve as one, of a team of 13, responsible for examining Land/Vehicle patent submissions. Independently maintain, on average, 250 patent cases a month, while managing new cases, and any amendments. Research patent claims via extensive database and coordinate with international patent offices, such as Japan, Europe, Germany, Asia, Spain, and Taiwan to determine validity of patent submissions. Interpret and apply US Patent Federal Law, Intellectual Property Law, policies, and procedures in reviewing, analyzing, and examining inventions to make final determinations for patent applications. Communicate and facilitate patent disputes and decisions with corporations, the patent practitioners/inventors (public), and on average, 12 to 15 patent attorneys daily. Prepare patent applications for inventors without patent attorneys; “pro ses”. Proactively manage and monitor project database of case loads to meet deadlines.
• Consistently meet departmental case management goals; resolving 12 to 13 patent cases on a biweekly basis
• Ranked outstanding and within the 90 percentile of producers for the last three years receiving maximum award/bonus allotments
• Finalize more than 70% of the average case load on a biweekly basis; maintaining a 130% rating of outstanding
• Completed more than 3,000 patent determinations within one year with only seven rejections going to the Board of Patent Appeals; patent rejection case decisions upheld.
• Within three years, only one dispute went to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; patent rejection status upheld.
• Respond to and resolve amendment cases within one month; average response is within two.
Merck & Co. Incorporated
6/2003 - 4/2005
West Point, PA US
Engineer,
Served on a two-person team on the third shift, responsible for the monitoring activities of a 200 building 397-acre pharmaceutical production warehouse of more than 5,000 employees. Managed departmental preventative maintenance and record retention management activities for the Biological Manufacturing areas using Excel. Maintained the productivity of equipment such as utility systems, HVAC, fire protection, compressed air, refrigeration, water, purity, and air handling. Directed the activities of six supervisors responsible for 75 other union personnel. Provide mechanical support for Viral Vaccine Operations and Bacterial Vaccine Operations, utilities and maintenance. Provide emergency response to plant incidents including power outages, spills, fires, odors, and medical emergencies. Coordinate the activities of more than 85 electricians, Instrument Technicians and scheduled contractors such as Siemens and ADT.
• Developed knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, utility systems, HVAC, and fire protection systems by reading specifications; resulting in quicker and more accurate analysis diagnosis of problems and faster implementation of solutions
• Reduced Preventive Maintenance backlog from 300 to 80 work orders in less than 6 months; increasing the productivity of all shifts to package and ship more than 18 critical medicines
• Trained/compliant in Clean, Good, Manufacturing Protocol (cGMP) for clean rooms and sterile manufacturing area
• Regular respond to and resolve reported medical issues within an hour (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Doug Chubb, Supervisor's Phone: (908) 423-1000)
Praxair Gases
5/2001 - 9/2002
Buffalo, NY US
Engineer / Intern,
Shadowed more than 40 engineers learning processes and procedures learning about plant control systems design, basic process control principles, electricity fundamentals, and fluid mechanics. Developed Process & Instrumentation Diagrams in conjunction with Process and Mechanical engineers. Designed Schematic Wiring Diagrams & Control Panels per Company Standards & Electrical Codes. Calculated line sizes & pressure drop, selection of pipe specifications, & creation of line index. Supported plant checkout, startup, & troubleshooting.
• Participated in use of improvement of tools in design of pneumatic, electrical, & analytical control systems for air separation plants.
• Researched and provided specifications for procurement of piping system to minimize the air flow in system pipes; resulting in more efficient air circulation, purity of gases, and more efficient uses of cryogenic refrigeration.
• More efficient air flow system was used in customer venues such as hospitals, industrial plants and truck driving companies, to name a few.
• Provide a presentation of the research and findings to approximately 100 people.
• Maintained 46,000 pieces of manual inventory; maintained DPS Database; communicated with field engineers regarding gas tank inventory.
• Provided support to more than 50 services throughout the country in the high-pressure gas market that specializes in the rehab and repair of tube trailers and ground mounted receiver bundles.
• Liaison and record keeper for field engineers regarding updates on the testing and needed repairs on the Acoustic Emission (AE), Ultrasonic Shear Wave and Hydrostatic testing of tanks as well as well as a variety of specialty services such as equipment painting,...
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