Developed and managed processes for intellectual property enforcement for SAIC and its partners and subsidiaries, including Telcordia (formerly part of Bell Labs), Network Solutions, Inc. (the original U.S. Domain Name Registrar for the internet) and the National Cancer Institute (under SAIC contract with NIH).

Designed and implemented and oversaw all patent licensing four SAIC.

Developed and managed competitive IP assessment program and infringement avoidance strategies.

Extensive experience successfully negotiating with government and civilian customers, joint venture partners and competitors to protect and retain ownership rights in newly developed IP assets.

Extensive experience mediating hundreds of IP disputes between SAIC customers and subcontractors over 20 years.

Substantially accomplished in all IP related aspects of product and service development, branding and sales activities to best exploit SAIC’s product, service and business markets.

• Successful Lead Counsel in numerous patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret law suits and in several patent interferences.
• Partner responsible for opening and managing a San Jose branch office of the firm.
• Managed the prosecution of several hundred patent applications for Silicon Valley clients.
• Development extensive and highly profitable IP licensing practice for same clients.
• Extensive experience in all aspects of IP infringement avoidance practices including freedom to operate assessments and product design-around.

• McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (JD), Recipient Outstanding Student Achievement Award
• B.A. Physics, University of California, Los Angeles
• Minor in Mathematics

• State of California
• Federal District Courts for Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
• US Patent & Trademark Office