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EXPERIENCE
PEDERSEN & COMPANY, LLC, PATENT AGENT BOISE, IDAHO FEBRUARY 1994-PRESENT
- Writing and prosecuting U.S. patent applications and PCT International applications
- Advising clients regarding patent strategy and layering of patent protection
- Supervising and prosecuting foreign patent applications through foreign attorneys
UOP, INC., TECHNICAL WRITER AND CONSULTANT
DES PLAINES, IL
1990-1993
- Author of technical articles and handbook chapters for petroleum refining technologies
UOP, INC., CHEMICAL ENGINEER DES PLAINES, IL 1978-1990
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST UOP, INC., DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 1983 - 1990
- Guided new chemical and refining processes and catalysts to commercialization, with responsibilities including R & D coordination, performance prediction, marketing support, and commercial-unit trouble-shooting.
- Author/presenter of technical papers for U.S. and international audiences, including American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1989 Annual Meeting, National Petroleum Refiners Association 1989 Annual Meeting, and 1990 UOP Petroleum Technology Conferences in Chicago, Houston, and Monte Carlo.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST UOP, INC., DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 1980 - 1983
- Advisor to refiners in U.S. and overseas on performance of world-scale process units.
- Advising in petroleum refineries during inspection, start-up and optimization, trouble-shooting during upsets and emergencies, and advising on theory of refining processes.
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER UOP, INC., DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 1978 - 1980
- Developed processes in oil refining, sugar separation, and fermentation pilot plants.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1978 - graduated with Honors
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, B.A. English, 1976 -graduated with Honors
AFFILIATIONS
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honorary societies
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Registered to Practice, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Agent -1992 (Registration #36,237)
Experience with new technologies
With a chemical engineering background, Barbara Pederson is no stranger to developing new ideas and technologies that need protection. She helped develop processes for oil refining, sugar separation, and fermentation pilot plants.