I am a patent engineer at reMarkable, working with many different aspects of patents and IP, and working closely with R&D teams to strategize about how to efficiently build a valuable portfolio. I have had an interest in all things IP for many years, but my primary experience and work has come from being an engineer.
I started as a mechanical engineering student at the University of Michigan, then began my working career as a maintenance engineer at an oil refinery just outside of Houston, TX. After some time, I decided that I needed to work in a more high tech field, and found myself starting a PhD at the University of Washington in Seattle. While there, I worked on developing new devices for microfluidic research and medical diagnostics merging a broad range of disciplines, including electronics, magnetics, materials, biology, and, of course, mechanical engineering. I also worked with and for the technology transfer department to research and evaluate new innovations and set the stage for potential future licensing or startup opportunities. After the PhD, I biked down the west coast, studied for and passed the patent bar, then spent just over a year in Malaysia as a research fellow at the Imagineering Institute on work in human-computer interaction.
After the post-doc, I found myself back in the mechanobiology domain as an engineer at Optics11 Life, developing and improving on tools for characterizing and understanding mechanical properties of cells and tissues. I took on a variety of roles in the growing startup, primarily within R&D and working with various partners in research consortiums. I found myself eventually getting involved in all sorts of IP concerns again, while also deep into the engineering, and then decided to find nature and a more focused IP role in Norway.
When not working, I tend to spend most of my time running, bicycling, or, on weekends, finding a remote place to camp. I also try to pick up random hobbies and occasionally make bad art or music on the piano.
