Experience

Kepler Energy Systems

• United States
• Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Legal Officer

  • Sep 2019 - Present

   Responsible for intellectual property, corporate governance, and contract negotiations, including project development and field operations  Responsible for intellectual property, corporate governance, and contract negotiations, including project development and field operations



Lau Patent Office

• Registered Patent Attorney

  • 2013 - Present

   Represent clients on issues relating to intellectual property rights and patent prosecution, specifically mechanical engineering, clean energy technologies, biomedical engineering, oil & gas, and consumer products  Represent clients on issues relating to intellectual property rights and patent prosecution, specifically mechanical engineering, clean energy technologies, biomedical engineering, oil & gas, and consumer products



BFF Ventures, Inc.

• General Manager / Chief Operating Officer

  • 2013 - 2018

   Oversaw business development for startup company of 80+ employees Managed engineering and construction buildout of two 5000 sf structures  Oversaw business development for startup company of 80+ employees Managed engineering and construction buildout of two 5000 sf structures



Cardinal Law Group

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intellectual Property Attorney

  • 2007 - 2013

   Drafted and filed 400+ patent applications in the fields of clean technologies, mechanical engineering, oil & gas, medical devices, consumer products, and manufacturing systems  Wrote legal prosecution opinions of engineering patent applications and conducted invalidity searches under contract for the U.S. Patent & Trade Office Represented private clients on intellectual property rights and public works  Drafted and filed 400+ patent applications in the fields of clean technologies, mechanical engineering, oil & gas, medical devices, consumer products, and manufacturing systems  Wrote legal prosecution opinions of engineering patent applications and conducted invalidity searches under contract for the U.S. Patent & Trade Office Represented private clients on intellectual property rights and public works



Conflict Criminal Defenders & Sacramento Child Advocates

• Trial Attorney

  • 2007 - 2008

   Provided legal representation for those charged with criminal conduct and foster children, and served as legal translator for Spanish-speaking clients  Provided legal representation for those charged with criminal conduct and foster children, and served as legal translator for Spanish-speaking clients



Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • 2006 - 2007

  Environmental Law Practice Worked in the Environmental Practice Group on water and land issues Environmental Law Practice Worked in the Environmental Practice Group on water and land issues



University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • 2006 - 2007

  Instructor for Legal Process Instructor for Legal Process



Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District

• Judicial Clerk

  • 2005 - 2006

   Wrote legal opinions of criminal appeals for The Honorable Presiding Justice Arthur Scotland  Wrote legal opinions of criminal appeals for The Honorable Presiding Justice Arthur Scotland



US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Project Engineer GS-13/14

  • 1991 - 2002

   Remedial Action and Emergency Response Project Manager of hazardous waste and Superfund cleanups, including groundwater and soil remediation, demolition and removal, treatment plant construction, and innovative technology implementation  Remedial Action and Emergency Response Project Manager of hazardous waste and Superfund cleanups, including groundwater and soil remediation, demolition and removal, treatment plant construction, and innovative technology implementation



US Army Corps of Engineers

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Civil Engineer GS-7/9

  • 1989 - 1991

   Managed construction of AFB and public works projects, including hangar renovations, runway construction, and sewage lift stations  Managed construction of AFB and public works projects, including hangar renovations, runway construction, and sewage lift stations



VA Hospital

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Computer Programmer

  • 1984 - 1989

  Orthopedics Division of VA Hospital at UC San DIego Orthopedics Division of VA Hospital at UC San DIego