Jeffrey Jones

Experience

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  McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company

  Aug 1987 - Oct 1992

  Liaison Engineer

  • Certified MIL-STD 1520 Material Review Board Liaison Engineer • Supported manufacturing operations in machine shop and composite fabrication centers • Reviewed and directed repairs for discrepant aircraft parts and assemblies to maintain fit, form and function • Temporary assignment as designer on A-12 program

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  Hutchinson Technology Incorporated

  Jul 1997 - Dec 2009

  • Corporate Subject Matter Expert with overall responsibility for IP process, budget and portfolio of over 300 patents, trade secrets and trademarks• Reduced annual budget from $789k to $425k while maintaining average annual patent issue rate • Established invention review prioritization system to assure protection of highest value inventions • Drafted over 50% of Disk Drive and BioMeasurement patent applications during 2008-2009• Managed outsourced patent prosecution to achieve sub-120 day average filing time • Managed 'client-end' activities for two separate employee non-compete disputes • Monitored competitor patent portfolios to assess impact to key technology development efforts • Managed Contract Administration team - customized contract compliance process • Licensing negotiation team member - patent portfolio subject matter expert • Tracked compliance and reporting accuracy of royalty payments and patent disclosures for competitor license agreements• Human resource management including recruiting, staff development and performance reviews Show less • Initiated and served as main legal/technical point of contact on successful patent litigation involving 13 patents - directly involved in claim chart preparation, interrogatories, document production, expert witness interviews and competitor product evaluation • Patentability assessments and prosecution including prior art searches, invention definition, application reviews and Office Action review/responses • Created data base for industry patents enabling average 1 day turn on prior art searches • Claims analysis to support Freedom-to-Operate and non-infringement/invalidity opinions• Developed and delivered corporate Intellectual Property training programs Show less

  • Intellectual Property & Contracts Manager

    Dec 2005 - Dec 2009

  • Patent Engineer

    Jul 1997 - Dec 2005
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  General Electric - Energy Services

  Jan 2010 - now

  Patent Engineering Manager

  • Developed and executed IP strategy for Energy Services Division• Built out 8-person Patent Engineering team supporting 5 business units • Established competitor infringement analysis process delivering 40+ product evaluations resulting in 18 claim-charted infringements, 8 patents, 80+ claims • Facilitated a 3X increase in Smart Grid technology invention disclosure submissions • Co-developed "Patent Strength vs. Product Value" analysis technique• Reduced invention review-decision cycle time - 752 inventions, median cycle time 35 days• Human resource management including recruiting, staff development and performance reviews Show less

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  General Electric - Power & Water

  Sept 2012 - now

  Principal Engineer-Intellectual Property Engineering

  • Manage infringement investigations including competitor monitoring/evaluation, patent identification, claim chart preparation and business impact analysis• Freedom to operate analysis for Gas Turbine product and technology development programs• Prosecution support including patent application review and office action response strategies• Competitor portfolio landscaping• Guide inventors on patentability assessments and invention disclosure documentation• Conduct IP training sessions• Facilitate keep/drop portfolio reviews with senior technologist and product managers • Team leader responsible for identifying/implementing best practices and balancing/prioritizing work load Show less