Experience

University of Tennessee Research Foundation - UTRF

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Technology Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Office of Technology Commercialization- Ole Miss

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Licensing Associate

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2021

  Perform market analysis to determine the value of intellectual property.Develop intellectual property strategies for university disclosures.Develop commercialization strategies for university inventions.Manage, draft, and negotiate intellectual property related agreements.Develop strong professional relationships with academic scientists, business executives, and legal counsel. Engage in business development efforts with faculty, staff, and student entrepreneurs.Analyze disclosures to ensure investigators have correctly completed them.Assist with patent prosecution efforts including: determining if disclosures meet US patent law qualifications, performing prior art searches, and reviewing USPTO office actions and their respective responses.Coordinate the status of both published and anticipated future published results of inventions.Prepare non-confidential and confidential technical information for marketing purposes.Assist in monitoring licenses, including tracking milestone requirements. Supervise both undergraduate student teams and graduate students assisting the Division of Technology Management in market research



University of Mississippi Division of Technology Management

• Recent Graduate Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

  Perform market analysis to determine the value of intellectual property.Develop intellectual property strategies for university disclosures.Develop commercialization strategies for university inventions.Manage, draft, and negotiate intellectual property related agreements.Develop strong professional relationships with academic scientists, business executives, and legal counsel. Engage in business development efforts with faculty, staff, and student entrepreneurs.Analyze disclosures to ensure investigators have correctly completed them.Assist with patent prosecution efforts including: determining if disclosures meet US patent law qualifications, performing prior art searches, and reviewing USPTO office actions and their respective responses.Coordinate the status of both published and anticipated future published results of inventions.Prepare non-confidential and confidential technical information for marketing purposes.Assist in monitoring licenses, including tracking milestone requirements. Supervise both undergraduate student teams and graduate students assisting the Division of Technology Management in market research.



University of Mississippi Division of Technology Management

• Extern

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  • Assist in patent prosecution efforts including prior art searches and review of office actions• Preform market research and develop strategies for acquiring IP protection.• Engage in business development efforts with faculty, staff, and student entrepreneurs.• Create marketing and technical documents. • Assist in patent prosecution efforts including prior art searches and review of office actions• Preform market research and develop strategies for acquiring IP protection.• Engage in business development efforts with faculty, staff, and student entrepreneurs.• Create marketing and technical documents.



University of Mississippi School of Law: Transactional Law Cinic

• Student Attorney

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Assist low-income entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations in business entity creation including: drafting of incorporation documents, drafting of bylaws and operating agreements, and assisting with the registration of entity with the IRS and Mississippi Department of Revenue. Assist low-income entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations in business entity creation including: drafting of incorporation documents, drafting of bylaws and operating agreements, and assisting with the registration of entity with the IRS and Mississippi Department of Revenue.



USPTO

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Patent Externship Experience Program

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Review patent applications, conduct prior art searches using USPTO database (EAST) and by using public search tools such as Google Patents and YouTube, and drafting of non-final office actions. • Participate in outreach events designed to educate and answer questions held by the public on the patent prosecution process, patent law, and trademark law. • Review patent applications, conduct prior art searches using USPTO database (EAST) and by using public search tools such as Google Patents and YouTube, and drafting of non-final office actions. • Participate in outreach events designed to educate and answer questions held by the public on the patent prosecution process, patent law, and trademark law.



North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, Inc.

• Student Volunteer - Mississippi Tax Payer Assistance Project

  • May 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Conduct intake interviews, prepare client letters, prepare briefs, and prepare forms for presentation before the Internal Revenue Service and Mississippi State Department of Revenue.• Assist low-income individuals with tax preparation and filing. • Conduct intake interviews, prepare client letters, prepare briefs, and prepare forms for presentation before the Internal Revenue Service and Mississippi State Department of Revenue.• Assist low-income individuals with tax preparation and filing.



Dr. Cooke

• Professional Assistant

  • May 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Organize Dr. Cooke’s finances, and assist in editing his newest book that details his experiences as a Liaison Officer in Desert Storm. Dr. Cooke served in the United States Army and participated military operations in Desert Storm. He retired from the Mississippi Army National Guard with the rank of Brigadier General in 1995 and retired from the University of Mississippi History Department in 1999. • Organize Dr. Cooke’s finances, and assist in editing his newest book that details his experiences as a Liaison Officer in Desert Storm. Dr. Cooke served in the United States Army and participated military operations in Desert Storm. He retired from the Mississippi Army National Guard with the rank of Brigadier General in 1995 and retired from the University of Mississippi History Department in 1999.



ZF Group

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Change Control Engineer

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Implement and facilitate the Change Management process for all permanent and temporary changes in product design, product manufacturing, or product specifications for all ZF 8HP transmissions produced within the Gray Court facility.• Edit, review, and adjustment of implementation date of all requests and orders for Change Management process for ZF 8HP transmissions within the Axalant software database. • Create and revise work instructions and departmental guidelines for the Change Management process for the Gray Court facility.



Plastic Omnium

• France
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Validation and Mockup Engineer

  • Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Design and implementation of dimensional and functional testing of Plastic Omnium bumpers, rocker panels, and wheel arch finishers for BMW Sport Utility Vehicles.• Based on validation testing results, provided recommendations to improve Plastic Omnium products through supplier changes, improvements in the manufacturing process, or adjustment of BMW specifications. • Design and implementation of dimensional and functional testing of Plastic Omnium bumpers, rocker panels, and wheel arch finishers for BMW Sport Utility Vehicles.• Based on validation testing results, provided recommendations to improve Plastic Omnium products through supplier changes, improvements in the manufacturing process, or adjustment of BMW specifications.



Westinghouse Electric Company

• Nuclear Electric Power Generation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Assisted engineers in the designing of replacement packages to update and/or replace current operating components within the Virgil C. Summers nuclear station. Assisted engineers in the designing of replacement packages to update and/or replace current operating components within the Virgil C. Summers nuclear station.