Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (2008)
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia Institute of Technology (1992)
  • Graduated Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• Energy and Mineral Law Foundation

Professional Highlights

• Project Manager and Project Engineer, Shibuya-Hoppman Corporation, Elkwood, Virginia.  Work included design of high-speed factory automation machinery for the personal care, pharmaceutical and product packaging industries.  (1997-2005)
• Mechanical Project Engineer, Shenandoah Engineering Services Inc. Work included design of mechanical equipment for a variety of different industries.  (1994-1997)
• Intern, West Virginia University Research Corporation.  Work included drafting and revising intellectual property documents including patents as well as preparing documents relating to copyright and trademark registration and ownership.  (2007-2009)