Aubrey L. Helms, Jr., Ph.D.

 

Education:

           

            Princeton University

            June 1986 -- Ph.D. - Chemistry

 

            St. Andrews College

            June 1981 -- B.S. - Chemical Physics

 

Professional Memberships:

 

            American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute (SEMI), VC – Angel Roundtable

 

            Dr. Helms serves on the Advisory Board of 4 early stage companies

 

Legal Positions Held:

 

            2005 -- Present - Patent Agent

 

            2006 -- Present - Patent Agent

            Michaelson and Associates

            Santa Clara, California

 

Technical Positions Held:

 

            2004 -- Present - President/CEO,

Tiger Venture Analysis, Inc 

Los Gatos, California

 

            1997 -- 2004 - VP of Technology

            Aviza Technology Inc. (formerly ASML/SVG)

            Scotts Valley, California

 

            1995 -- 1997 - Director of Technology

            Silicon Valley Group (SVG)

            San Jose, California

 

            1993 -- 1995 - Manager, Process Operations

            Varian Associates

            Palo Alto, California

 

            1990 -- 1993 - CVD Process Manager

            Lam Research

            Fremont, California

 

            1985 -- 1990 - Member of Technical Staff

            Bell Laboratories

            Princeton, New Jersey

 

Legal Experience:

 

            Patent Preparation and Prosecution

 

                        Prepared numerous patent applications in various fields including:

 

                                    Chemical Processing:

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems and methods, Atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems and methods, gas delivery systems and methods, oil and gas recovery

 

Software:

Optical proximity correction (OPC)

 

Business Methods:

Software and service business methods

 

Mechanical arts:

Radio astronomy, golf swing training aids

 

            Expert Witness:

 

                        Retained as an expert witness in the field of semiconductor processing.

 

            Transactional:

 

                        Member of the Due Diligence Teams of 5 M&A transactions

 

            Intellectual Property Strategy and Management:

 

                        Managed large IP portfolio

                                    Set and implemented IP strategy

                                    IP audits of target acquisitions

                                    Managed outside IP Counsel

 

            Technical experience:

           

                        Author of >30 publications and inventor on 6 patents/applications

 

Most recent update: June 9, 2006