MARY ANNE KORNBAU

Ashburn, VA 20147 | 703.819.3782 | mkornbau@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

To pursue an analytical and/or advocacy position within a consulting firm focusing on evaluation and optimization of healthcare policy and practices
EDUCATION

Master of Public Health, Global/Community Health Graduate certificate in Epidemiology George Mason University, Fairfax VA.

Expected December 2012

Related course work: Biostatistics, Social Epidemiology, Nutritional Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Foundations of Health Education and Behavior, Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System, Comparative International Health Systems, Introduction to Program Planning, Introduction to Program Implementation, Introduction to Program Evaluation, Sexual Health Research (Independent Study), Media Advocacy Relevant Skills: routinely utilized SPSS, SAS, OpenEpi, EpiInfo and various scholarly research sites (PubMed, etc.); created and evaluated health care/public health interventions; prepared media advocacy/outreach materials; composed research grant proposals for epidemiological studies, observational and experimental Juris Doctor (JD) Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. May 2004

Related course work: AIDS Law, Alternative Medicine and the Law, Drug Abuse and the Law, Constitutional Law I, II, Access to Health Care, Contract Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Corporations, Corporate Taxation, International Comparative Rights of Women Relevant Skills: Utilized of Westlaw, some Lexis/Nexis for legal research Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, with distinction Goucher College, Baltimore MD. Major: Mathematics Related course work: Organic chemistry, Honors Genetics, Advanced Calculus, Operations Research, Probability and Statistics, Marketing, Accounting, Macroeconomics, Philosophy of Money, Honors Physics Relevant Skills: Limited use ofMathematica software, tutored students in writing, mathematics
HONORS & AWARDS

May 1995

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Goucher College Deans List & Trustee Scholar (full academic scholarship). District of Columbia Bar American Public Health Association (APHA) Scholarship (to attend annual meeting)
SKILLS & ABILITIES

Management Planned and evaluated a nutrition education program for women and children at Bethany House of Northern Virginia, a local domestic violence shelter Established and implemented timely and efficient means of reporting patent prosecution outcomes to clients, as well as timely submission and tracking of debits Improved format and content of patent and trademark searches for clients, providing expanded content and commentary with improved readability

Updated neglected patent application files, notifying clients of current status, outstanding debits Supervised interns/temps at accounting department of government contracting firm (Presearch, Inc.) and ensured employee timesheets were entered correctly for generation of monthly invoices Managed Mathematics Lab (tutoring service) at Goucher College in senior year, promoted use of lab among students, monitored and devised work schedule for other tutors, expanded services and modified hours as needed

Communication Assisted in establishing a media advocacy wiki for use by general public Assisted in publishing scholarly research article on Lesbian perception of and risk for STIs Conducted patent and trademark searches, reported to clients Drafted trademark opinions, patent applications/prosecution under supervision of various attorneys Improved client relations by timely updates regarding the status of pending patent or trademark applications Routinely checked status of pending applications with relevant contacts at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or with international associates As development intern at the Phillips Collection, assisted with annual fundraising activities, contacting potential donors for assistance As Maryland Governors Summer Intern, presented to governor and cabinet proposed measures to reduce rates of domestic violence in Maryland Leadership Served as co-president of Amnesty International campus chapter at Goucher Served in various positions in the Math and Computer Science Club (MaCS) at Goucher Headed the Math Lab my senior year at Goucher Member, D.C. Bar Association Continuing Partner in Conscience with Amnesty International, composing letters aiding prisoners of conscience, distributing them for additional support, signatures
EXPERIENCE

August 2011 to Present Part Time Intern/Consultant Entertainment Industries Council Responsible for assisting web developers link publications to appropriate EIC topics, including diabetes, drug abuse, mental health; will help expand Ready on the Set components of EIC website, encouraging students to pursue math and science careers; will work on promoting awareness of diabetes and mental health issues via the EIC website and other outreach modalities Independent Contractor Patent Searcher Conduct patent searches, report results to clients. Improved format/expanded content of reports to clients. Searches include bioassays, pharmaceuticals/supplements, pesticides, cleansers, explosive control devices, or medical devices Administrative Assistant/Patent Searcher Browdy & Neimark, PLLC. As above, conducted patent searches, revised/improved search report format for clients Drafted patent applications, amendments, and opinions (patent and trademark) for supervising attorneys Conducted trademark searches, filed trademark applications at PTO Composed reporting letters and invoices for supervising attorneys 1997 to 2009 2009 to Present

Filed patent prosecution documents at U.S. PTO, reported to clients Updated foreign associates regarding pending applications Utilized US PTO databases, MS Word, PubMed, Lexis Timesheet Supervisor Presearch, Inc. Collected employee timesheets to generate invoices for clients Supervised interns and temps in accounting department Mathematics Lab Supervisor Goucher College Tutored students in math As supervisor, monitored other Math Lab instructors and established Math Lab schedules Development Intern The Phillips Collection Composed grant applications and exhibition summaries Assisted in annual fundraising activities by contacting previous and potential donors Intern Maryland Governors Summer Internship Program Worked at Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene: Compiled and analyzed raw data from pregnancy risk assessment forms With three additional interns, presented to governor and cabinet proposals for reducing the incidence and prevalence of domestic violence in Maryland Summer 1993 Summer 1994 1992 to 1995 March to December 1996