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1801 South Lakeshore Boulevard, Apt. 242, Austin, TX 78741

phone: (512) 462-9464

e-mail: byle@ilrg.com



LEGAL

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

  • SUMMER ASSOCIATE
    Fish & Richardson P.C.    , Menlo Park, California (Summer 1997)
    Position to commence May 1997.
  • SUMMER ASSOCIATE
    Arnold, White & Durkee    , Houston, Texas (Summer 1996 and 1997)
    Performed legal research and discovery for patent litigation. Authored an article on the Lear v. Adkins rule with Tom Arnold.
  • SUMMER LAW CLERK
    Vaden, Eickenroht & Thompson,     Houston, Texas (Summer 1996)
    Performed patent and trademark prosecution. Drafted motions in patent litigation. Authored an article on Conflicts of Interest with Frank Vaden.
  • SUMMER CLERK
    S.S. Papodopulos & Associates,     Washington, DC (Summer 1994)
    Developed presentations and graphics for use in courtroom litigation involving environmental and geological contamination.

ACTIVITIES

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ENGINEERING

EDUCATION

  • BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING, Summa Cum Laude
    University of Michigan,     Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Degree: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (December 1991)

EXPERIENCE

  • CONSULTING ENGINEER
    Hudson Engineering Corporation    , Houston, Texas (Permanent 1992-1994)
    Performed feasibility and detailed engineering for the installation of offshore petroleum structures and pipeline. Designed structure for patented heavy-lift semisubmersible, and concept for floating military base. Promoted to lead for Latin American projects.
  • CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER
    Department of Transportation,     Glen Burnie, Maryland (Summer 1991)
    Apprenticed in the execution of many aspects of heavy, steel construction, including: welding, machining, sheet metal work, and pipe fitting.
  • PRODUCTION ENGINEER / INTERN
    National Steel & Shipbuilding Co.,     San Diego, California (Summer 1990)
    Developed fabricated parts ordering system in form, programming, and procedure on PC network; put in use for major contracts. Performed Master Planning and Scheduling.

AWARDS

  • Cooley Writing Contest,1st place winner for original fiction
    The University of Michigan (1991)
    (view story)
  • Angell Scholar, awarded the highest academic honor available
    University of Michigan (1991)

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INTERNATIONAL

EDUCATION

  • CHINESE LANGUAGE COURSES
    Beijing Polytechnic University,     Beijing, China (1995)
    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1994)
    Rice University, Houston, Texas (1993)
  • LIBERAL ARTS COURSES
    Richmond College,     London, England (1989-90)

EXPERIENCE

  • FOREIGN EXPERT
    Chinese Government,     Beijing, P.R.C. (1995)
    Conducted seminars on Western Business Practices for various government departments.
  • UNIVERSITY LECTURER
    PeiLi Graduate University,     Beijing, P.R.C. (1995)
    Instructed three courses in Graduate Business English and Western Business Practices.
  • CONSULTING ENGINEER
    Hudson Engineering Corporation,     Houston, Texas (1992-94)
    Led project management for Latin American projects for Petroleos Mexicanos.

LANGUAGES

  • MANDARIN CHINESE, fluent speech with functional literacy in common language
    Courses taken at three universities and lived in China in 1995
  • SPANISH, fluent speech and reading with functional, technical writing skills
    Two years experience conducting business in Spanish in a technical environment

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COMPUTERS

EXPERIENCE

  • COMMERCIAL WEBSITE MANAGER
    Internet Legal Resource Guide,     World Wide Web
    Co-developer of this successful Internet legal research website providing research, practice, and government resource information for law practitioners and students. Founder of section on legal study abroad, StudyLaw.com.
  • WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR
    Self-Employed Consultant,     various employers
    Created and managed various commercial and educational websites: the University of Texas International Law Society and Texas International Law Journal, Internet Legal Resource Guide, UT Law Alumni, and several law firms.
  • MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHER/PROGRAMMER
    Self-Employed Consultant,     various employers
    Authored courtroom presentations for litigation, and kiosks for engineering trade shows.

SKILLS

  • INTERNET, Website Creation, Management, and CGI Programming
    Proficient in all phases of server and website set-up and management, including the creation of web graphics, and programming of perl CGI and multimedia interactivity.
  • MULTIMEDIA, Macrodmedia Director Kiosks and Presentations
    Skilled in the creation of multimedia applications for conventional and Internet presentation using Macromedia Director and the Lingo programming language.


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