Experience

McBee Moore & Vanik IP, LLC (MMV IP Law)

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Patent Agent

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Frederick, Maryland, United States



Red Abbey Labs

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Chemistry and Intellectual Property

  • Oct 2020 - Sep 2023

  Lutherville, Maryland, United States



AgriMetis LLC

• Intellectual Property Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2020

  Baltimore, Maryland Area • IP strategy, FTO • Patent drafting (chemistry, agriculture products) • Liaison between chemists and patent attorney - assist in patent strategy, patent prosecution - preparing responses to office actions for national and international applications



Acidophil LLC

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Chemistry and Intellectual Property

  • Nov 2019 - Feb 2020

• Chemistry and Intellectual Property Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2019

  Baltimore, Maryland Area • IP management: Patent drafting (chemical, pharmaceutical), FTO analysis, IP strategy • IP landscape: Generate IP landscape for internal as well as competitor products to assess market potential • Market Analysis: Develop detailed market landscape for novel human pharmaceutical as well as animal health products to be a part of investors dossiers for pitching a biotech startup. • Competitor Analysis: Analyze competitor technologies and products to define unmet animal health market… Show more • IP management: Patent drafting (chemical, pharmaceutical), FTO analysis, IP strategy • IP landscape: Generate IP landscape for internal as well as competitor products to assess market potential • Market Analysis: Develop detailed market landscape for novel human pharmaceutical as well as animal health products to be a part of investors dossiers for pitching a biotech startup. • Competitor Analysis: Analyze competitor technologies and products to define unmet animal health market needs.

• Senior Analyst

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  Baltimore, Maryland Area • IP management: Patent drafting (chemical, pharmaceutical), FTO analysis, IP strategy • Market Analysis: Develop detailed market landscape for novel human pharmaceutical as well as animal health products to be a part of investors dossiers for pitching a biotech startup. • Competitor Analysis: Analyze competitor technologies and products to define unmet animal health market needs.

• Analyst

  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2018

  Baltimore, Maryland Area • Market Analysis: Develop detailed market landscape for novel animal health products to be a part of investors dossiers for pitching a biotech startup. • Competitor Analysis: Analyze competitor technologies and products to define unmet animal health market needs.



The Johns Hopkins University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Market Research Analyst

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Baltimore, Maryland Area • Market Research: Develop industry contacts for understanding the market landscape for novel vapor sensors. • Customer Discovery: Currently participating in the DC I-Corps program for effective customer discovery for further developing defining the market need and potential.

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Jan 2015 - May 2017

  Baltimore, Maryland Area Advisors: Prof. John D. Tovar and Prof. Howard E. Katz • Study nanostructures of self-assembled peptide-semiconductor conjugates in aqueous media o Designed novel molecular architecture for embedding semiconductors into peptide backbones to control nanostructure geometry and facilitate characterization of individual nanostructures rather than ensembles. o Studied co-assembly of peptides to understand assembly behavior in multi-component systems. o Peptides synthesized… Show more Advisors: Prof. John D. Tovar and Prof. Howard E. Katz • Study nanostructures of self-assembled peptide-semiconductor conjugates in aqueous media o Designed novel molecular architecture for embedding semiconductors into peptide backbones to control nanostructure geometry and facilitate characterization of individual nanostructures rather than ensembles. o Studied co-assembly of peptides to understand assembly behavior in multi-component systems. o Peptides synthesized using SPPS and purified using RP-HPLC o Nanostructures were studied using SEM, TEM, UV-vis, fluorescence, FT-IR and circular dichroism spectroscopies • Design, synthesize and characterize electrochemical, spectroscopic and electrical properties of novel organic semiconducting as well as insulating polymers for understanding device physics in printed organic electronics applications o Synthesized and studied spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of novel semiconducting polymers to identify optimum molecular structure for device applications. o Synthesized insulating polymers to understand their dielectric properties and impacts thereof on performance of organic field effect transistors.



Brookhaven National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2012

  Upton, NY, USA Advisor: Dr. R. B. Grubbs · • Designed, synthesized, and conducted electrochemical, spectroscopic and electrical characterization of novel organic semiconducting small molecules and polymers for printable thin film organic photovoltaic applications o Developed a new methodology to greatly improve chromophore properties and demonstrated its effectiveness in photovoltaic devices. • Worked with the BNL Office of Technology Commercialization to explore strategies for intellectual… Show more Advisor: Dr. R. B. Grubbs · • Designed, synthesized, and conducted electrochemical, spectroscopic and electrical characterization of novel organic semiconducting small molecules and polymers for printable thin film organic photovoltaic applications o Developed a new methodology to greatly improve chromophore properties and demonstrated its effectiveness in photovoltaic devices. • Worked with the BNL Office of Technology Commercialization to explore strategies for intellectual property protection for this technology Show less



University of Massachusetts Amherst

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2005 - Jan 2011

  Anherst, MA, USA Advisor: Prof. S. Thayumanavan • Design, synthesis, electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization of novel organic semiconducting macromolecules for understanding charge transport in thin film organic electronics • Fabricated field-effect transistors to measure charge transport properties of these materials • Developed a structure-property relationship of charge transport properties in non-conjugated dendritic molecules, polymers and small molecules • Systematic… Show more Advisor: Prof. S. Thayumanavan • Design, synthesis, electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization of novel organic semiconducting macromolecules for understanding charge transport in thin film organic electronics • Fabricated field-effect transistors to measure charge transport properties of these materials • Developed a structure-property relationship of charge transport properties in non-conjugated dendritic molecules, polymers and small molecules • Systematic variation of structure of dendrimers and polymers was carried out to understand the fundamentals of their charge transport properties. This provides design guidelines for hyperbranched charge transporting polymers which are easy to synthesize and can be utilized on a large scale • Small molecule organic conductors were designed for use as chromophores in organic photovoltaic devices which require high charge mobility as well as light absorption properties Show less



University of Massachusetts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

  · Assisted in teaching core course in Chemistry for graduate students



University of Massachusetts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2005 - May 2006

  · Conducted organic chemistry laboratory sessions for undergraduate students



Imperial Chemical Industries (India) Ltd

• Trainee Chemist

  • Jul 2004 - Mar 2005

  · Member of the R&D team in decorative architectural paints Responsible for brand maintenance and product development Responsible for color matching across platforms and developing new shades



Asian Paints Limited

• Intern

  • May 2003 - Jul 2003

  · Participated in rotational program between R&D and operations groups in the decorative paints division