OBJECTIVE
Obtain a position in a growing energy related field that will leverage my education in chemical engineering and law.
EDUCATION
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, M.S. (MAY 2003)
University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)
JURIS DOCTOR (DEC 2002)
University of Idaho College of Law Moscow, ID
BIOCHEMISTRY, B.S. (JUN 1998)
Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
CHEMISTRY, B.A.(JUN 1998)
Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
• Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Montana State Bar and Idaho State Bar; Certified Licensing Professional by the Licensing Executive Society
• Extensive training in patent, accounting, contracts, trademark, unfair competition, licensing and international intellectual property law, government contracts; Trained in advanced negotiation tactics and technology transfer management
• A- Undergraduate and Graduate GPAs; Dean’s List; Received competitive scholarships and awards
EMPLOYMENT
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT MAY 2009 – PRESENT
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) / Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) Idaho Falls, ID
• Led development and execution of a peer acclaimed transformation plan that positioned INL's technology transfer office as a leader in Department of Energy Laboratories and recognition as Technology Transfer Professional of the Year by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (Far West)
• Formally recognized within INL for excellence in core management and leadership skills; demonstrated successful application in developing/rallying a team towards a vision, mapping strategic initiatives, developing clear individual roles and goals, uniting team to meet the goal
• Increased royalty stream, doubled agreement numbers and funds-in to achieve solid performance; Strategically managed interface with stakeholders of technology transfer department to achieve “A” grade resulting in increased financial award to BEA
• Recognized as subject matter expert in technology transfer by peers, resulting in appointments to leadership organizations, awards for outstanding commercialization and requests to educate others
• Oversaw government contracting mechanism and transformed broken processes to reduced agreement processing time by 300% for Cooperative Research , Work for Others and Licensing Agreements
• Supervised contract drafting; proactive contract management resulting in a record of no legal actions
• Anticipated changes in political environments and partnered with DOE to implement significant changes in policy that benefited the all DOE laboratories
• Developed strategic relationships with Idaho communities, the State of Idaho, economic development entities and corporate parent achieving significant impact
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING EXECUTIVE MAY 2004 – MAY 2009
Idaho National Laboratory / Battelle Energy Alliance Idaho Falls, ID
• Managed the commercialization of INL’s energy, environment and materials technology portfolios; Successfully built and led numerous award winning collaborative commercialization efforts
• Chaired INL’s patent committee and INL’s energy and environment business exploitation strategy team; Led valuations, patentability and commercialization strategy decisions for INL
• Proactive member of Battelle’s Commercialization Council which leads technology transfer improvement and transformation at Battelle managed laboratories; Chosen as a candidate for succession planning
• Created and implemented new technology transfer practices to augment INL technology transfer efforts, including the development of an innovation development fund, an equity plan, a key contributor plan and a management plan for the utili...
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