“I have always enjoyed tinkering and understanding how things work. The field of intellectual property is a great way to combine my technical engineering and science knowledge with specialist legal skills to protect an invention or brand. I enjoy working across all areas of IP and the opportunity to work with technology which is the forefront of innovation. I find it rewarding not only assisting clients protect their intellectual property but also assisting them to build and formulate a strategy to maximise their IP to have a positive impact on their business.”

I AM: a good communicator

Title: Patent and Trade Marks Attorney

Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical & Electronics), Bachelor of Science (Physics), Masters of Engineering (Electronics Microtechnology)

Before joining Watermark, I was employed within the Advanced Networks Division of a leading firm which designs and manufactures network testing and measurement equipment for the telecommunications industry. I have also worked within the Communications and High Technology market division of a global management and technology consulting company.

I have also worked in various positions at both the University of Melbourne in the Optics department and RMIT University in the Microelectronics and Materials Technology Centre, conducting research in areas including lasers, optical fibres and microfluidics for use in biomedical devices such as for the early detection of cancer. My specialist areas are micro and nanotechnology including microfluidics, medical devices, renewable energy including solar, telecommunications, physics, optics and optical fibre technology. I really enjoy working with patents, trade marks, designs, intellectual asset management and managing IP portfolios.