EMPLOYMENT

Kinney & Lange, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Associate, 2009 - Present

Law Clerk, 2008 - 2009

• Patent Prosecution

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, May 2009

• Dean's List

• Dean's Distinguished Scholarship

• Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology, Managing Editor

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota

Master of Business Administration, May 1989

 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, May 1983

EXPERIENCE

Emerson Process Management, Chanhassen, Minnesota

Senior Engineering Manager, 1989 - 2003

• Led development of advanced sensors and related technology

• Managed development of new products

• Led Manufacturing engineering for solid state sensor production

• Co-inventor:

  • Absolute Pressure Sensor (U.S. Pat. 6,647,794)

  • Pressure Transducer with External Heater (U.S. Pat. 7,347,099)

  • Vibration Power Generator (U.S. Pat. 7,567,013)

 

VTC, Inc., Bloomington, Minnesota

Senior Engineer, 1988 - 1989

• Supervised process development and manufacturing in photolithography, wet etch and plasma etch areas

Sperry, Inc., Eagan, Minnesota

Senior Engineer, 1983 - 1988

• Supervised process engineering for diffusion, ion implant, and device integration for CMOS and bipolar devices

ACTIVITIES

American Bar Association

American Chemical Society

American Intellectual Property Law Association

ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota