IP Specialist and Editor
Greater Pittsburgh Area
IP Specialist and Editor
Greater Pittsburgh Area
I am a professional writer specializing in intellectual property. While working for BioPay, and later Pay By Touch, I contributed to the creation of over forty patent applications. I am the co-inventor of fourteen issued patents and numerous pending ones. I've researched concepts to determine their patentability and investigated competitor intellectual property, market presence, personnel, and products. My research experience ranges from Internet-based searching to physical investigation at the Carnegie Mellon Engineering and Science Library. I hold a BA in English-Creative Writing from Ohio University.
intellectual property, editing, writing
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Co-inventor: 7,004,389; 7,082,415; 7,185,807; 7,389,269; 7,437,330; 7,464,059; 7,483,862; 7,497,372; 7,520,422; 7,533,066; 7,533,809; 7,542,590; 7,558,406; and 7,624,073.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry)
February 2004 — March 2008 (4 years 2 months)
Authored twenty four patent applications by crafting raw concepts provided by inventors into articulate descriptions.
Wrote and assisted in the development of requirements documents and user manuals.
Researched competitor intellectual property, market presence, personnel, and products.
Researched proposed patent concepts to determine their novelty.
Edited and reviewed the written work of other team members.
Assisted with the production of legal responses to USPTO office actions.
Co-inventor of four issued patents and twenty-nine pending patents.
(Financial Services industry)
August 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 6 months)
Established and maintained a strong communicative relationship with abstracters.
Employed a variety of communications media in order to keep abstracters apprised of outstanding mortgage reports.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Translation and Localization industry)
February 2002 — July 2002 (6 months)
Created ideas and developed written text for advertisements aimed at the medical community.
Developed and enhanced business relationships with clients by analyzing their translation needs and recommending appropriate services.
Assisted in developing and presenting proposals to prospective clients for negotiation
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
October 1999 — May 2001 (1 year 8 months)
Instructed three groups of students, consisting of approximately 15 pupils each, in various subjects.
Assessed students’ needs and capabilities and developed a curriculum accordingly.
B.A. , English-Creative Writing , 1994 — 1998
Minor in Sociology
1990 — 1994
marital arts: - blackbelt - OU Tae Kwon Do club - blackbelt - Pennsylvania Karate Academy