| 20,000+ Fresh Resumes Monthly | |
|
|
| | Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name
Street Address PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLESUMMARYA former United States Army officer, Engineer/Project Manager, Intellectual Property and Patent Attorney, Financial Advisor, Broker, and Qualified Supervisor with a passion for customer service, offering diverse experience including quality assurance.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEDOCTORAL CANDIDATE, Keiser University, West Palm Beach, FL. (05/21-Present)TRADING REPRESENTATIVE, CLIENT CONSULTANT, AND QUALIFIED SUPERVISOR, Wells Fargo Advisors, Charlotte, N.C. (11/14-4/21)FINANCIAL ADVISOR, Edward Jones Investments, Greensboro, N.C. (08/13-07/14)Of Counsel, MacCord Mason, PLLC, Greensboro, N.C. (Intellectual Property and Registered Patent Attorney) (04/13-08/13)Independent Intellectual Property And Registered Patent Attorney, Greensboro, N.C. (03/13-04/13)Member/Partner: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, Greensboro, N.C. (01/09 02/13)Counseling: All aspects of intellectual property law related to Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret Law, and Licensing.Training and Education: Training of corporate client personnel on various aspects of intellectual property related to their specific business type and objectives.Communication and Presentations: Preparation and presentation of reports, portfolio summaries, evaluations, and recommendations to all levels of client management.Patent Preparation and Prosecution: Continued highly successful preparation and prosecution of Utility and Design patent applications before the USPTO in a wide range of technologies, including the mechanical and structural arts, manufacturing, materials, the electro-mechanical arts, textiles, specialty fabrics, apparel, computer science, and business methods.Global IP: Filing of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications and direct national filings, and management of foreign prosecution. Highly successful management of prosecution, resulting in the grant of foreign patents. Effective use of Patent Prosecution Highway in participating countries.Opinions: Patentability, Freedom-to-Operate, State-of-the-Art, Non-Infringement, Infringement, Validity, Due-Diligence, and Design-Around analyses.Associate: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Greensboro, N.C. (07/01 01/09)Associate, Rhodes & Mason, PLLC, Greensboro, N.C. (04/99 07/01)Intellectual Property and Registered Patent AttorneyCounseling: Individual and small business clients in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret Law, and Licensing.Patents: Extensive prior art search and analysis experience; preparation of patentability and Freedom-to-Operate opinions; successful preparation and prosecution of Utility and Design patent applications before the USPTO in a wide range of technologiesTrademarks: Analysis of preliminary and comprehensive searches; preparation of clearance opinions; preparation and prosecution of trademark applications.Engineer, Carolina Power & Light Company (Progress Energy), Raleigh, N.C. (01/83-03/99)Project Engineer: Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs; Assessor (Auditor and Inspector) for Federally required independent assessment of nuclear power plant activities, including design engineering, quality assurance, and plant physical security.Engineer and Senior Engineer: Project Management (including multi-million dollar budget management) of major contracts with Westinghouse Electric Corporation for Nuclear Steam Supply System design, nuclear systems, analyses, and complex multi-disciplinary coordination. Nuclear plant licensing and regulatory activities before the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.EDUCATIONDoctoral Student, PhD in Psychology, Keiser University, West Palm Beach, Florida, May 2021 Present; Expected completion December 2024.Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1998; Valedictorian; Recipient, Daniel G. Sampson Award for Scholarship.Master of Science, Management (Economics and Business, including coursework in Finance, Accounting and Statistics), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1993.Bachelor of Science, Applied Science and Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1977.PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSAdmitted to North Carolina State Bar, 1998.Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1998.Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1999.Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2000.Series 7 (General Securities) and Series 66 (Financial Advisor) Registrations.Series 9 and 10 (Qualified Securities Supervisor) Registrations.MILITARY EXPERIENCECommissioned Officer, United States Army (06/77 12/82); numerous leadership and personnel management positions as a Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, and Captain with the 82d Airborne Division, 2d Infantry Division, and 1st Cavalry Division. |