Career Highlights
January 2012 to present
Commissioner for Patents, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
2008 to 2011
Deputy Commissioner for Patents, USPTO
1989 to 2008
Supervisory Patent Examiner, USPTO
1977 to 1989
Patent Examiner, USPTO
Awards
Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award, 1993
Certificate in Advanced Public Management, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, 1998
Department of Commerce Silver Medal, 2010
American University School of Public Affairs Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership, 2010
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