Experience

Kodiak

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Legal, IP and Product

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Manage intellectual property and commercial product activities in the autonomous transportation industry. Manage intellectual property and commercial product activities in the autonomous transportation industry.



Medtronic

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Dec 2018 - Jan 2022

  Senior counsel responsible for complex transactions in Restorative Therapies Group including IP Licenses, Product Development, Royalty Agreements, NDAs, and Joint Ventures. Manage aspects of contracting processes and execution metrics for agreements.

• • Mar 2010 - Dec 2018

  Counsel and support the business unit on matters related to Intellectual Property. Most of the counseling relates to patent law, including: freedom to operate, patentability, whitespace design, design-around practice, and agreement work. Support undertakings related to competitive mapping of products and patent portfolios as well as patent litigation, assertion, and blow-back analysis. Member of the diversity in the legal department task force.



Smith+Nephew

• United Kingdom
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Patent Attorney

  • Nov 2006 - Mar 2010



Dentons Sirote

• United States
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2005 - Nov 2006



McDermott Will & Emery

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Oct 2003 - Sep 2005



Benesch Law

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Jan 2002 - Jun 2003



Jones Day

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Advisor

  • Sep 1999 - Jan 2002

  Worked in the IP Patent Prosecution Group in Cleveland. Worked in the IP Patent Prosecution Group in Cleveland.