Laurie A.

Schlichter
12310 Normont Drive Houston, TX 77070
281.376.2371 (Home) 713.253.8067 (Cell)
LICENSED Admitted to practice law in Texas. Registered to practice before U.S. P
atent and Trademark Office.
EDUCATION University of Houston, Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree - 12/04
Dartmouth College, Bachelor of Engineering Degree - 6/90
Major: Chemical Engineering
Vassar College, Bachelor of Arts Degree - 5/87
Major: Chemistry
ACADEMIC Honors graduate of Vassar College. Offered four-year, full-tuition scho
larship by College of HONORS Engineering, University of Texas at Austin.
EXPERIENCE OSHA LIANG LLP; Houston, TX
6/08 - 11/08 Associate
Worked on the prosecution of chemical patents and mechanical patents. Drafted pa
tent applications. Prepared responses to Office Actions, both domestic and forei
gn. Developed basic patent prosecution skills.
M-I SWACO; Houston, TX
11/07 - 3/08 Associate IP Counsel (Contract)
Assisted patent counsel with patent prosecution. Drafted agreements protecting i
ntellectual property rights. Monitored trademarks. Revised non-disclosure agreem
ents to better control flow of confidential information.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER
5/03 - 6/03 Research Assistant for Professor Jacqueline Weaver
UNION CARBIDE / DOW CHEMICAL; Texas City, TX Plant
9/98 - 5/01 Day Production Supervisor - Solution Vinyl Resins Department
Supervised daily operations for half of department. Scheduled reactive and preve
ntative maintenance. Identified process improvements and initiated projects. Maj
or accomplishments included development/implementation of safe, environmentally
friendly process for large-scale decomposition of highly reactive peroxide compo
und.
STERLING CHEMICALS, INC.; Texas City, TX Plant
6/96 - 8/98 Manufacturing Engineer - Hydrogen Cyanide Complex
Heavily involved in daily operations for three production units. Worked closely
with Maintenance to improve reliability. Responsible for environmental complianc
e. Member of Safety Steering Committee for plant. Major accomplishments included
prevention of shutdown and expenditure of several million dollars by conducting
extensive review of pertinent environmental legislation.
10/92 - 5/96 Technical Services Engineer - Acetic Acid Unit
Involved in daily operations with emphasis on troubleshooting and optimization.
Defined scope of major projects and supported project teams by providing process
expertise. Major accomplishments included improved consistency of operation bet
ween different shifts resulting in record production rates (104% of capacity).
CHEVRON U.S.A.; Philadelphia, PA Refinery
6/91 - 9/92 Process Engineer - Crude Oil Distillation Unit
Involved in upgrade of existing plant equipment and design of new equipment. Maj
or accomplishments included redesign of seal oil system for crude bottoms pumps
resulting in savings of $2,000,000 per year.