Experience

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive Speechwriter

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Speechwriter for the executive team at the USPTO, the federal agency responsible for national innovation policy and the protection of intellectual property. Speechwriter for the executive team at the USPTO, the federal agency responsible for national innovation policy and the protection of intellectual property.



U.S. Department of Commerce

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Speechwriting and Senior Advisor

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2020

  Speechwriter for the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Speechwriter for the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce.



International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

• Washington, D.C.

• Press Secretary

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2018



Manufacturing & Technology News

• Editor in Chief

  • Jun 1994 - 2016

  Editor of global trade journal covering manufacturing, technology, market trends and public policy related to industry and trade. Editor of global trade journal covering manufacturing, technology, market trends and public policy related to industry and trade.



Publishers & Producers

• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Owner, Publisher and Editor

  • Jan 1994 - 2016

  Publisher and Editor of Manufacturing & Technology News. Publisher and Editor of Manufacturing & Technology News.



Fairfax County Public Schools

• Head Golf Coach

  • 1996 - 2013

  Annandale High School Head Golf Coach. Annandale High School Head Golf Coach.



High Performance Computing & Communications Week

• Founding Editor

  • Feb 1991 - Jun 1994

  Covered the creation of the Internet as it was being commercialized, as well as the explosion of computing capability with the migration from the supercomputer centers (vector processors) to the desktop (RISC processors), and the people who made that happen (including Seymour Cray). Covered the creation of the Internet as it was being commercialized, as well as the explosion of computing capability with the migration from the supercomputer centers (vector processors) to the desktop (RISC processors), and the people who made that happen (including Seymour Cray).



New Technology Week

• Founding Editor, New Technology Week

  • 1987 - 1991

  Editor, reporter and columnist for weekly publication covering the latest global technologies and the people and companies that were on the forefront of change. Editor, reporter and columnist for weekly publication covering the latest global technologies and the people and companies that were on the forefront of change.



The Energy Daily

• Reporter / Associate Editor

  • 1983 - 1987

  Reporter and then associate editor covering electric utilities, nuclear power and renewable energy technologies. Reporter and then associate editor covering electric utilities, nuclear power and renewable energy technologies.