Prior to law school, Ben was an accomplished engineer, working in the fields of Aerospace Engineering, Optical Engineering, and Systems Engineering at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and at Northrop Grumman Corporation. Ben also served as an intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, DC.
Ben is active in the legal and IP community. He is an Adjunct Professor, teaching Patent Law at his alma mater, Loyola Law School. Ben is also an active member of the PTAB Bar Association, and sits on the 7-member Amicus Committee. Ben has also spoken and written extensively on the America Invents Act (“AIA”). He is a member of American MENSA and the American Physical Society.