Patent attorney, professional engineer, retired business executive, and private pilot whose career and personal life are deeply rooted in Illinois. Twenty years practicing intellectual property law mostly with Cardinal Law Group, Ltd.  Delivering American know-how worldwide for twenty-seven years with Fortune 500 energy and technology companies including Honeywell’s UOP LLC subsidiary, Westinghouse Advance Energy Conversion Department, and Esso Research and Engineering Company.  Recipient of Honeywell’s Quest for Excellence Award. Author and presenter, including peer reviewed materials, and named inventor on patents.

Licenses

Admitted to the State of Illinois Bar (www.iardc.org)

Registered to Practice before the USPTO (www.uspto.gov)

Professional Engineer, IL (https://idfpr.illinois.gov/)

FAA Licensed Private Pilot, Instrument rated (https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry)

Education

The John Marshall Law School, Chicago; Juris Doctor

Certificate in Intellectual Property, Review of Intellectual Property Law

University of Washington, Seattle; Master of Science, Chemical Engineering; Thesis

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana; Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

Professional Organizations

Illinois State Bar Association (https://www.isba.org)

Illinois Society of Professional Engineers (https://www.illinoisengineer.com)

Mathcounts Foundation (www.mathcounts.org; non-profit middle school math programs)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (www.aiche.org)

Abraham Lincoln like Ron was an Illinois citizen admitted to the Illinois bar and an inventor.  To learn more about Lincoln's patent click here.