Category: Veteran Highlight
Veteran Highlight: Jordan Landes
Jordan Landes’ career path has been as varied as his world travels, from teaching English in China to serving in the Air Force as a Spanish Linguist, Flight Attendant, and finally in the Defense Att... Read More
Veteran Highlight: Thomas Worden
A chance encounter at a job fair just over ten years ago led Thomas (Tommy) Worden to the USPTO, and he hasn’t looked back since. One of the agency’s 868 military veterans, Tommy now serves as a p... Read More
Veteran Highlight: From Refugee to U.S. Army Soldier – Lieutenant Colonel Anhtuan Nguyen
Anhtuan Nguyen’s story of courage and sacrifice didn’t start with a visit to a military recruiting station, or with applications to military academies. As a young refugee from South Vietnam, Anhtu... Read More
Veteran Highlight: Michael Arguello
Michael Arguello is a program analyst in the Office of International Patent Cooperation (OIPC), which is one of the newest offices in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). His work supports ... Read More
Veteran Highlight: Keith Peterson
Keith Peterson is a management and program analyst in the Office of Patent Information Management. He is also a U.S. Army Cold War Veteran who applies lessons learned in the military to serving at the... Read More
Veteran Highlight: Clifton Randolph
Clifton “Cliff” Randolph started his career in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a file clerk in 1988 and has worked his way up to his current position as a Patent Application Technician in ... Read More
UMA Member Highlight: Bismarck Myrick, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity (OEEOD)
Ed. note: The following article originally appeared on the Director’s Blog as “Spotlight on Commerce: Bismarck Myrick, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office” highlighting the contributions of Departm... Read More
Veteran Highlight: Calvin Moore
Calvin Moore celebrated his three year anniversary at the USPTO this month. He currently serves as the TC 2600 Director’s Secretary. But, his public service didn’t start here – Calvin is... Read More
Veteran Highlight: Katarzyna “Kat” Wyrozebski
Katarzyna “Kat” Wyrozebski is a Quality Assurance Specialist in TC1700 who has worked at the USPTO since July 1999. Kat is also a Combat Veteran of Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, a f... Read More
Veteran Highlight: Dr. Olivia Wise
Dr. Olivia Wise is a Patent Examiner in TC1600, AU 1631 Bioinformatics who has worked at the USPTO since November 2014. Olivia has served on the USPTO Military Association Board of Directors since ... Read More