Andy I. Chen andyichen@engineeralum.berkeley= .edu &nb= sp; = = http://www.andyichen.com=

Education Santa Clara University School of Law &= nbsp; &= nbsp; &= nbsp; =

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; J.D. (part-time, working 30 hours/week; awaiting July 2009 California Bar results) May 2009

University of California, Berkeley (worki= ng 15 hours/week) &nbs= p; &= nbsp;

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; B. S. in Chemical Engineering and = Materials Science = &= nbsp; May 2000

Special Classwork Patents, E-discovery, Article 9 Commercial Finan= ce, Venture Capital Law, Antitrust, Federal Tax, Copyright, Negotiation Techniques=

Affiliations &nbs= p; -- Symposium Editor, Volume 24 Computer & High Tech Law Journal, Santa Clara

= ; University

-- Life Rank Scout (Eagle Scout Candidate), Boy = Scouts of America

= -- Participant, 2007-2008 Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition=

Experience<= /h1>
9/08 – 5/09     &= nbsp; Extern to Judge Arthur S. Weissbrodt, United States Bankruptcy Court, San Jose, CA= .

--Analyzed adversarial proceedings involving var= ious sections of the Bankruptcy Code as

d= ebtors tried fight foreclosure in a contracting economy. Drafted proposed orders. =

--Analyzed proposed reaffirmation agreements and drafted recommended orders
--Authored relief from= stay briefing memoranda for Chapter 7, 12, 11, and 13 cases

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2/08 – 5/09     &= nbsp; Research Assistant to Professor Colleen Chien, S= anta Clara University School of Law

-- Analyzed literary resources for a statistics project to correlate patent litigation behavior and

    outcomes with litigant financial characteristics
-- Conducted research into methods of harmonizing the redress available to patentees via the

    International Trade Commission versus the US court system,
-- Compared potential patent law reform solutions by analogizing the current landscape to

    the Cold War arms race= as well as current gun control tactics

06/03 – 8/08      = Wearer of Many Hats at South Bay Sedan & Lim= ousine, Inc. Cupertino, CA

-- Managed and grew a startup livery car business by interfacing with customers and

   doing business development, frequently in one-on-one settings with minimal support. <= /p>
-- Formulated operations, customer service, and employee-training procedures t= hat enabled

    the business to expand= efficiently, even amidst cost-cutting by corporate customers and the

    pricing pressure inher= ent to the livery car industry.

-- As of 8/08, company had 10 employees, $1M of annual revenue, and numerous repe= at

    corporate and private customers in the South = Bay and Peninsula.

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07/03 – 11/04    Volunteer, Media Relati= ons & Volunteer Outreach, Kerry-Edwards Presidential Campaign

-- Chaired a group of volunteers spread across multiple states that aggressive= ly represented

    the campaign’s o= ffensive and rebuttal positions to various local media outlets.
-- Provided logistical and organizational support for numerous Kerry-Edwards offices in =

    battleground states, t= hereby allowing in-state staff to better deploy their personnel.=

08/01 – 12/01    Loaned Executive, Unite= d Way of the Wine Country, Santa Rosa, CA

            =             -- Devised and executed a strategy to persuade private and public sector emplo= yees to

    donate to local charit= ies in the midst of the contracting post-dot-com bubble economy.

-- Adapted and improvised the strategy as the economic and social environment changed =

    after the September 11= th attacks.

            =             -- Critically analyzed funding requests from local charities in order to deter= mine where

    limited donor dollars = could be put to the most productive use.

7/00—2/03        Manufacturing Engineer, JDS Uniphase, Santa Rosa, CA

-- Provided the sole engineering support for a production floor consisting of 5 machines that

  = produced high performance optical coatings 24 hours a day. Developed= new manufacturing

  = processes as well as improved existing processes to increase through= put, accuracy, and

  = reliability.

-- Forged a relationship between engineering = and production personnel that facilitated the&= nbsp;

  = flow of information. Worked closely with scheduling, budget, and tool design personnel to

  = create smooth and efficient production processes.

-- Regularly wrote standardized work instruct= ions that assisted in the rapid integration of new

   personnel and processes into the flow of the production floor.

5/99—8/99        Engineering Intern, The Clorox Company, Pleasanton, CA

        &= nbsp;               -- Led a 7 member team that integrated concentrated hydrogen peroxide into

   color-safe bleaches (Ultra D= ry Clorox 2 and Dry Clorox Bleach)

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   -- Conducted a research project to evaluate various new peroxide formulations = for

   active oxygen stability, par= ticle size distribution, and raw material cost

-- Results obtained in= dicate a savings of $250,000 per fiscal year on raw materials.

1/98—8/98&= nbsp;       Co-op Engineer Intern, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA

-- Led a multi-state research team on a project to improve adhesion between copper= and

  &nb= sp; nitride thin films. Correlated the data obtained with film deposition methods in order to

   optimize Intel’s next generation manufacturing process. <= /o:p>

-- Created an intranet page to display the data obtained and to facilitate communication and

  &n= bsp; collaboration between group members.

-- Mastered the operation of various pieces of analytical equipment. Developed and

<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  implemented procedures which allowed other interns to quickly become certified&= nbsp;

   equipment users.

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5/97—12/97      Undergradua= te Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA<= /o:p>

-- Prepared and tested Nickel-Mesh electrodes for a joint project with Rayovac Corp. on

performance optimization of button-= cell batteries.

-- Studied refractive index variation with electrolyte concentration for Probe Beam

   Deflection Analysis of a fuel cell = during operation=