Experience

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  Quartz IP

  • Frederick, Maryland, United States

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Apr 2023 - Present
    • Frederick, Maryland, United States

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  Aurora North

  • United States
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

  • Chief Strategy Officer

    • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Director

    • Oct 2020 - Jan 2022

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  Self Employed

  • Maryland, United States

  • IP & Information Industry Consultant

    • Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
    • Maryland, United States

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  Clarivate Analytics

  • United Kingdom
  • Information Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • VP, Head of Strategic Business Development

    • Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

    As the Head of Strategic Business Development at Clarivate Analytics, Adam explored opportunities for new partnerships, acquisition and bold innovation to ensure that our Intellectual Property products and services are ready to meet our clients’ future needs in a rapidly evolving IP market.

  • VP, Head of IP Consulting

    • Oct 2015 - Dec 2017

    Led a team of industry specialists who assess clients’ Intellectual Property operations and recommend improved processes. These projects helped our clients clearly prioritize their needs while positioning Clarivate products and services to meet these needs. Applied a “productized service” model to return team to profitability and multi-million dollar cross-selling contributions in less than a year.

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  Thomson Reuters

  • Canada
  • Software Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of IP Research & Intelligence

    • Feb 2015 - Sep 2015

    Led commercial strategy for the world's premiere Intellectual Property research platform. Positioned the business for new growth by integrating market strategy, business model, content strategy and product enhancements to meet the needs of a new generation of researchers and information professionals.

  • Senior Director, Products & Services Strategy

    • Feb 2012 - Feb 2015

    Defined investment, acquisition and partnership strategies to accelerate growth across a broad suite of IP research and portfolio management products and services. Engaged customers and business leaders to form and evangelize a unified vision for our offerings.

  • Director, Product Management

    • Jan 2011 - Mar 2012

    Responsible for global growth of a market-leading suite of IP Management products and services. The largest, most innovative organizations in the world employ Thomson IP Management Services to protect, maintain and commercialize their most valuable intangible assets.

  • Product Manager

    • Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

    Led the transformation of a new application into a market-leading flagship solution. Thomson IP Manager provides a modular platform that helps global businesses re-engineer their Innovation Management functions for sustained growth.

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  Thomson Scientific

  • Professional Services Manager

    • Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

    Re-structured and led a team of professional services consultants delivering training and best practices consulting in support of multiple software products. My team developed an innovative curriculum-based training program to re-train our customer base in manageable segments and reduce barriers to upgrading to a new product platform.

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  Mind's Eye Development, LLC

  • President

    • Oct 1997 - Dec 2005

    Built and grew a successful start-up consulting business serving the Legal and Healthcare communities. Ensured strong customer loyalty and industry reputation for great customer service and innovative solutions. Mind’s Eye Development was acquired by Thomson in 2006.

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  Millen White Zelano & Branigan

  • Technical Support / Instructor

    • Jul 1996 - Oct 1997

    Engineered centralization of IT systems and transition from highly paper-based processes for a boutique IP firm. Managed complete IT refit, designed and delivered training programs, developed custom workflow solutions for annuity management, data transfer and accounting.

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  Bacon & Thomas

  • Legal Assistant

    • Jun 1985 - Apr 1995

    Patent searcher: Novelty, patentability and infringement searches in the electrical and mechanical arts. Legal assistant: Responsible for high volume international docketing, filing and maintenance for a large global client base. Established the firm’s first automated docket, fee payment, and document generation systems, enabling a small team to provide high quality service to a rapidly expanding clientele.

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  US Army Reserves

  • Specialist (SP4)

    • Jun 1986 - Jun 1992