• Michigan
• Colorado
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• Juris Doctor, Indiana University, with concurrent graduate studies and research in molecular genetics and virology
• Bachelor of Science in Biology, Indiana University, Bristol Myers National Merit Scholarship, I.U. Honors Division Merit Scholarship

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Association of University Technology Managers

• Of Counsel with an established intellectual property law firm in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan from 2006 – 2009
• Founder of Bingham Hill Cheese Company, Fort Collins, Colorado from 1999 – 2006
• Private practice in Fort Collins, Colorado from 1993 – 2001
• Patent counsel for a corporation in Denver, Colorado from 1995 – 1996
• Biotechnology patent attorney with a pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1990 – 1993

• “Effective Communication in University Tech Transfer,” panel member at Central Region Association of University Technology Managers meeting, April 2008
• "Adventures in Trade Secret Litigation," presentation to Oregon and Washington Licensing Executives Society Chapters, March 2008
• “Understanding Bioinformatics” book review in SciTech Lawyer (ABA publication) February 2008
• “Plant Intellectual Property Law," presentation at annual plant breeders meeting, January 2008
• "Food Trade Secrets," presentation to Michigan State University Law Students, December 2007
• "The Law:  Confidentiality," article in Gourmet News, September 2007
• U.S. Utility Patent Law Seminar – Full day, Intellectual Property Boot Camp, Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise & Commercialization, Summer 2010
• “Plant Intellectual Property Protection” – Intellectual Property Boot Camp, Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise & Commercialization, Summer 2010