Experience

IP Australia

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director, People and Organisational Development

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Mentor/Project Manager, Regional Patent Examination Mentoring (RPEM) Program

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2021

  IP Australia's RPET program is a significant activity of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Economic Cooperation Work Program (AANZFTA ECWP), which is funded by the Australian Government. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is also providing support for African participation in RPET.Helping to enhance the consistency and quality of patent examination in other offices will over time contribute to greater confidence in IP rights that are granted. This can lead to increased business confidence and in turn facilitate trade and technology transfer in our region.

• Examiner of Patents

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2019

  Patent examiner examines Australian and international patent applications. The role includes assessing detailed written descriptions of inventions and associated claims to determine whether the application meets the legislative requirements of the Patents Act 1990.Examination work is performed independently and as part of a small team; however, examiners must take responsibility for and manage their own work, meet set targets, and perform other search, examination and administrative tasks to achieve other team or organisational goals.Patent examiners use a variety of examination tools including, but not limited to, in-house and worldwide patent and technical databases, procedural manuals, legislation and their own intellectual capabilities and technical knowledge.

• Patent Analyst, Patent Anlytics Hub

  • Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

  The Patent Analytics Hub at IP Australia is uniquely positioned, with access to more than 100 million patent records across 250 000 separate technology classifications worldwide, and in-house expertise of 400 patent specialists across all technology areas, ensuring that our analytics reports are relevant and meaningful.Our customised analytics reports have been used to help customers make decisions on policy, research direction, commercialisation, intellectual property protection, business strategy, marketing, collaboration and licencing.



The Canberra Hospital

• Perioperative Nurse

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2016