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MR. SALVADOR BEZOS, Associate at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. in Washington, D.C., is a graduate of the evening program at George Mason University School of Law. Sal graduated from the Intellectual Property Track of the law program in the Fall of 2007.

Sal earned his B.S. degree from Virginia Tech (2002) and his M.S. degree from Georgia Tech (2003). At Georgia Tech, he served as a teaching assistant for a semester and as a research assistant for three semesters. He currently works on patent prosecution matters.

ADMISSIONS TO PRACTICE

Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia State Bar Reg. No. 75,942, Admitted to Practice June 2, 2008

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Registered Patent Attorney, Reg. No. 60,889, Admitted to Practice August 17, 2007

EDUCATION

George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, VA
Juris Doctor, Intellectual Property Law Track, December 2007

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2003
Coursework: Adv. Computer Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Computer Architecture, Adv. VLSI Systems, High Performance Parallel Computing, Digital MOS ICs, Random Signals
Projects: Cache Coherency Protocol Simulator, AbsHDL Design and Formal Verification of Five-Stage Pipelined Processor, Real-Time Data Manipulation with IXPs, Raytracing, VLSI Design of an Arithmetic Logic Unit

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, May 2002
Minor in Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science
Honors: Dean's List: Fall 1999, Spring 2000, Fall 2000; Pratt Engineering Scholar; Gilbert and Lucille Seay Scholar (2 years); member of Eta Kappa Nu Electrical and Computer Engineering National Honor Society; member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society; member of Golden Key International Honor Society; member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Coursework: Embedded System Design, Microprocessor System Design, Digital Design I/II, Operating Systems, Data Structures and Files, Object Oriented Software, Computer Organization

EXPERIENCE

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C.
Associate, March 2008 - Present
Student Associate, May 2005 - February 2008
Handle patent prosecution matters for the Electronics Group, such as replies to office actions, patent application drafting, and infringement. Work with inventions in any computer or electronics area, including software, computer architecture, digital systems, and analog electronics matters.

General Dynamics, Advanced Information Systems, Fairfax, VA
Sr. Software Engineer, January 2004 - May 2005
Design and implement display software for a tactical control system employed on several classes of US Navy submarines. Projects include the design and implementation of various graphical components, an alerts system, and a communications channel for passive broadband data using CORBA, among others. Code in C++ on Linux systems. Received the "Excellence Award", Jan. 2005.

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Research Assistant, January 2003 - December 2003
Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 2002 - December 2002
Assisted in teaching an introductory computer engineering course in logic design. Held regular office hours for 40+ students. Worked subsequent semesters as a Research Assistant developing state-of-the-art high throughput, short pulse width optical data modules with Xilinx FPGA hardware and PECL for use in high-speed testing applications.

Digital System Resources, Inc., Fairfax, VA
Summer Intern - Systems Engineer, May 2001 - August 2001
Configured, troubleshot, and supported Compaq 8-way SMP units, FDDI networks, and various systems running RedHat Linux, HP-UX, and Solaris. Held Secret security clearance.

PUBLICATIONS

D.C. Keezer, J.S. Davis, S. Bezos, D. Minier, M.C. Caron, K. Bergman, O. Liboiron-Ladouceur. "Low-Cost Strategies for Testing Multi-Gigahertz SOPs and Components". 5^th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (IEEE), Singapore, Dec. 2003, pp. 410-414.

D.C. Keezer, J.S. Davis, M. Haris, S. Bezos, D. Minier, M.C. Caron, K. Bergman, O. Liboiron-Ladouceur. "Recent Advances in Low-Cost Multi-Gigahertz Testing". Napa KGD Packaging and Test Workshop, Napa, CA., Sept. 2003, pp. 41.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Technology Education Advisory Board, Fairfax County Public Schools
Chair, September 2008 - Present
Member, February 2005 - Present

Buckley's Reserve Homeowner's Association, Fairfax, VA
Architectural Review Committee, September 2008 - Present

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Virginia Technology Education Association
Special Accommodation, August 2, 2006
Presentation focusing on the importance of technology and its potential impact on student career choices

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Fluent in Spanish
IEEE, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Fairfax Bar Association, Member