Experience

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  Midak international

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  Software engineer

  Developed the Microsoft HelpDesk, which allowed remote and local user request management and tracking over e-mail using packetized forms. The application was released to 10,000 developers world-wide as part of the Microsoft Workgroup Templates software.

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  Nationwide

  Jul 1993 - Oct 1997

  Research and development lead, senior software architect/engineer

  Architect/development team lead for major records tracking and document management systems. Senior architect for one of the first claims management solutions with real-time access to internal claims data. Liaison to senior executives on technology strategy. Evaluated new development platforms, tools, and methodologies. Technical lead of executive task force to reengineer and automate the underwriting workflow with imaging and other technologies.

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  Scottsdale community college

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Adjunct professor of computer science

  Designed syllabus and course structure for C++ and Windows Programming and Visual Basic and Windows Programming (both new courses).

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  Microsoft

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Enterprise strategy manager/principal technology specialist/software engineer

  Advised Intel CIO and executive staff regarding strategic technology objectives and served as project manager for a worldwide rollout of a major Intel factory automation initiative for machine certification. Chief Architect for the University of Phoenix Online classroom system. Project lead and architect for Honeywell Industrial Store, the company’s first online presence. Chief architect of the American Express online brokerage website.

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  Masonware llc

  Sept 2002 - Aug 2011

  Co-founder and cto

  Co-founder of the company and CTO for the commercial product IdeaMason®, a research management tool for professional and academic authors. The product sold to over 50,000 customers. Product was developed in Visual Studio.NET using Visual Basic, C#, C++, XML, and SQL Server.

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  Saliwanchik, lloyd & eisenschenk, a professional association

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2016

  Registered patent attorney

  Performed U.S. and International patent preparation and prosecution in technical areas including software systems, machine learning, computer-human interaction, information interfaces and presentation, medical simulation systems, energy systems, and biotechnology. Counseled biotechnology, legal, and large university research clients in technology portfolio generation.

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  Social evidence llc

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2019

  Co-founder, board of directors

  Principal designer and architect of Social Evidence, a cloud-based application developed for the legal profession to improve the way attorneys find and manage discoverable legal evidence from social media in a repeatable, legally defensible format.

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  Labyrinth law pllc

  Jan 2016 - now

  Patent, ip, and technology law attorney, shareholder

  Intellectual property, patent, and technology law attorney practicing in the area of innovative technologies such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts. Counsel clients in the areas of patent preparation and prosecution, technology licensing and transfer agreements, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and confidentiality, patentability, freedom to operate, validity, and infringement opinions, privacy and cybersecurity, open source software license compliance and policies, cloud service agreements, and technology escrow agreements. Show less

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  Privaceum

  Apr 2017 - now

  Founder & ceo

  Founder, CEO, and chief technical architect of Privaceum. Privaceum is a decentralized blockchain protocol that brings a new level of interoperability and trust between people and organizations that care about privacy. We want to change the way society understands and controls privacy in a dynamic, sensor-laden world.