Experience

AmSty

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Vice President - Human Resources at Americas Styrenics LLC

  • Dec 2007 - Present

  General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Vice President - Human Resources for Americas Styrenics LLC, an integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer. Also responsible for Communications and Employee Training. Named to role in 2007; assisted in launching the company in 2008 as a joint venture of Chevron Phillips Chemical and The Dow Chemical Company. In 2010, Dow’s ownership in Americas Styrenics was transferred to Trinseo LLC. General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Vice President - Human Resources for Americas Styrenics LLC, an integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer. Also responsible for Communications and Employee Training. Named to role in 2007; assisted in launching the company in 2008 as a joint venture of Chevron Phillips Chemical and The Dow Chemical Company. In 2010, Dow’s ownership in Americas Styrenics was transferred to Trinseo LLC.



Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Counsel

  • Oct 2002 - Dec 2007

  Commercial Counsel for Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Alpha Olefins, Specialty Products and Drilling Specialties businesses. Intellectual Property Counsel for Specialty & Drilling Products, Engineering Polymers, Alpha Olefins, Aromatics, and Styrenics businesses. Commercial Counsel for Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Alpha Olefins, Specialty Products and Drilling Specialties businesses. Intellectual Property Counsel for Specialty & Drilling Products, Engineering Polymers, Alpha Olefins, Aromatics, and Styrenics businesses.



Plug Power

• United States
• Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Intellectual Property Counsel

  • 1999 - 2002

  Head of intellectual property program for start-up hydrogen fuel cell technology developer focused on natural gas reforming and proton exchange membrane technologies. Plug Power was formed in 1999 as a venture of Detroit Edison, MTI and GE Power Systems. Assisted in taking company public in 1999 IPO. Head of intellectual property program for start-up hydrogen fuel cell technology developer focused on natural gas reforming and proton exchange membrane technologies. Plug Power was formed in 1999 as a venture of Detroit Edison, MTI and GE Power Systems. Assisted in taking company public in 1999 IPO.



Fish & Richardson P.C.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • 1996 - 1999

  Nationally prominent Boston-based intellectual property law firm: Litigation, licensing, patent and trademark work for a wide variety of clients and industries. Nationally prominent Boston-based intellectual property law firm: Litigation, licensing, patent and trademark work for a wide variety of clients and industries.