PROFILE
• Successful PRESIDENT & CEO of Longhorn IP, a renowned Patent Licensing Services Company.
• Patent Licensing Professional with cross-functional expertise in technical and legal analysis of patent portfolios
• Technical IP licensing lead with a successful track record of asserting and defending patent portfolios in high pressure environments with companies in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
• Inventor on 11 worldwide granted patents and 7 US pending applications
• Accomplished Design Team Leader who led an award-winning team that developed successful memory products
SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
• Supported licensing campaigns as Subject Matter Expert and played a key role in closing deals in excess of $1,200,000,000 in licensing revenues.
• Developed, trained, and managed a team of highly skilled technical experts supporting over 30 patent licensing campaigns.
• Managed numerous portfolios and led the prosecution and licensing of more than 30,000 patents and patent applications.
• Led and managed successfully the design and verification of several semiconductor chips.
• Recipient of Intellectual Ventures “Leadership and Alignment Award”.
• Recipient of Infineon Technologies “Celebrating Excellence Award” for outstanding results.
• Elected to represent Infineon Technologies R&D division among 2,600 employees in IFNA’s (Infineon Technology North America) “Talents Team” for outstanding contributions to the company’s success.
• Elected Speaker of the Qimonda North American Corporation Talents Team during the 2nd phase of the program.
• Recipient of the “Tunisian Presidential Award” for academic achievements at the Technical University of Stuttgart, Germany.
• Recipient of the “Tunisian Presidential Award for distinguished High School Students”.
• Achieved a deep understanding of world cultures and customs by working with multinational teams on numerous projects worldwide (Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific) and interfacing with customers and business partners in China, Germany, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
• Languages: fluent in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Arabic.
