Registered Patent Agent
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Registered Patent Agent (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Sr. Director, IT Governance at Live Nation
- Principal Consultant at PA Consulting Group
- Specialist IT Systems Analyst at Amgen, Inc.
- Principal at IBM Global Services
- Program Manager at Cisco Systems
- Principal Consultant at Storage Technology Corporation
- Director at Data Exchange
- Sr. Software Specialist at ITT Aerospace Controls
- MTS at Hughes Aircraft Company (now Raytheon)
- Education
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- University of Oxford
- University of Oxford
- University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management
- California Institute of Technology
- Yale University
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- Harvard University
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Randall Owen’s Summary
Randy has more than 18 years experience in IT strategy, program/project management, and information systems development and deployment, including 8 years leading or advising enterprise architecture projects. He has excellent strategic planning and execution skills with an emphasis on complex team implementations requiring a high degree of business and technology collaboration and alignment. He also has strong technical experience in mapping complex systems applications to business strategies and processes, and in building and leading program and project management teams. His technical and applications expertise includes regulated information management systems, including domain experience in e-business and pre-clinical research in the biotechnology industry. Randy has particular experience in developing and implementing technical and business solutions that achieve measurable enterprise-wide process improvement objectives.
Randall Owen’s Specialties:
Strategic planning, ROI-based strategy, program management, project management.
C/C++/C#, Java, Haskell, .NET, Haskell, computer architecture, algorithm design and analysis.
Randall Owen’s Experience
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Registered Patent Agent
Sole Proprietorship
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Legal Services industry)
June 1992 — Present (17 years 6 months)
Admitted to prepare and prosecute patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. More than 15 years experience drafting and prosecuting applications in the mechanical, electrical/electronic, computer hardware, and computer software arts. Additional experience conducting prior art searches and rendering patentability opinions.
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Sr. Director, IT Governance
Live Nation
(Public Company; LYV; Entertainment industry)
February 2009 — June 2009 (5 months)
Leads the IT governance policy and strategy for Live Nation’s Ticketing Operations, including:
• Ensuring alignment between business and IT strategies and policies to achieve corporate performance objectives
• Measuring and reporting the amount spent on and the value received from IT
• Assigning accountability for the organizational changes required to benefit from new IT capabilities
• Ensuring security and compliance of IT systems with all relevant standards, including SOX 404, PCI DSS and GLBA -
Principal Consultant
PA Consulting Group
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
November 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 4 months)
Randy is a consulting professional in PA's IT US practice, where he focuses on the life sciences and wireless communications sectors. His experience spans the following four key areas:
• IT Strategy – Develops information technology strategies for clients in the biotechnology and wireless domains. Well-versed in business process design and re-engineering.
• Enterprise Architecture – Past or present lead for several cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Program Management – Manages a number of enterprise systems strategy and delivery engagements in mobile and fixed wireless, data storage, and wireless e-business.
• Configuration Management – Develops and executes IT governance and portfolio management strategies for clients in the computer software, nanotechnology, bioinformatics and medical device markets. -
Specialist IT Systems Analyst
Amgen, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AMGN; Biotechnology industry)
October 2004 — October 2007 (3 years 1 month)
Project lead for the development and implementation of information systems supporting marketing and research. Led the design and development of two product web sites that improved patient compliance. Managed a team engaged in the development and implementation of regulated laboratory information management systems for pre-clinical research, contributing to improved lab productivity and workflow management
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Principal
IBM Global Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 5 months)
Launched and managed wireless e-business services practice for IBM Global Services in Latin America. Led a team of consulting professionals in developing and implementing wireless data projects in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Chile.
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Program Manager
Cisco Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CSCO; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2000 — January 2001 (8 months)
Engineering program manager for end-to-end wireless networks, providing strategic and project management leadership for mobile wireless programs. Partnered with key internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute business strategies to achieve specific and measurable objectives. Led implementation of wireless internetworking and information management systems at key client facilities in the US and Europe. Directly managed several OSS/BSS network management and IP core engineering programs involving Cisco, Motorola, Sun Microsystems and other strategic partners.
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Principal Consultant
Storage Technology Corporation
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 7 months)
Provided strategy and project leadership for large-scale data archive, storage area network (SAN), and data warehousing solutions for customers in the healthcare, life sciences and telecommunications industries. Translated client information management and data storage needs into concise strategy and measurable action plans. Led cross-functional technical and consulting teams engaged in developing and implementing new business processes and optimized storage solutions for managing and communicating diagnostic (DICOM) images and HIPPA-compliant electronic patient records. Familiar with 21 CFR Part 11 and GXP-compliant systems development and validation.
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Director
Data Exchange
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)
May 1997 — July 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Organized and launched a new department for developing and managing business relationships with all medium and large-scale customers on a worldwide basis. Developed and implemented strategic and operating plans, designed measurement systems and incentive compensation plans, and trained program managers and support staff. Managed the strategic relationships with the company's largest telecommunications and technology customers to achieve corporate objectives.
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Sr. Software Specialist
ITT Aerospace Controls
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
April 1995 — May 1997 (2 years 2 months)
Designed and developed automatic test systems and embedded software for manufacturer of aerospace valves, switches, and sub-assemblies. Developed software in C/C++, Visual Basic and assembly language using RUP and UML methodologies and tools. Additional programming skills in Java/J2EE, Perl, XML, Python, FORTRAN, and SQL.
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MTS
Hughes Aircraft Company (now Raytheon)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
May 1988 — November 1991 (3 years 7 months)
Designed, developed and implemented marketing programs for capturing commercial signal and image processing accounts for the signal and image processing laboratory. Pursued graduate engineering studies under a Howard Hughes Doctoral Fellowship.
Randall Owen’s Education
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University of Oxford
DPhil , Software Engineering , 2006 — 2010 (expected)
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University of Oxford
MSc , Bioinformatics , 2003 — 2006
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University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management
MBA , Marketing, Finance , 1996 — 1999
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California Institute of Technology
MS, MEng , Mechanical Engineeering , 1991 — 1999
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Yale University
MS, MPhil , Electrical Engineering , 1987 — 1991
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The University of Texas at Dallas
BA , Physics , 1983 — 1985
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Theta Kappa (Chapter President); National Dean's List; Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
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Harvard University
AA , Extension Studies , 1981 — 1983
