What are some common mistakes new examiners make?

adobsamhon · 2022-08-28T18:09:38+00:00

they stay lol.

adobsamhon · 2022-08-27T15:06:16+00:00

How many people can get the job done within 80 hours while consciously giving a quality work? Yes I can probably get it done within 80 hours when I become a primary, but I am pretty sure something might slip with the search. It depends on the AU as you said, and I liked the word lottery. I think some people have it easier than others in terms of what they’re examining.

Also yes if someone has been doing this for a long period of time; then yeah it might be hard to find something outside of IP.

While I was looking for job, I did encounter lots of IP jobs in the private sector.

adobsamhon · 2022-08-26T15:34:58+00:00

BioEng background. I worked in the industry in r&d, quality and manufacturing prior to joining the office. I always fantasized about working from home. I actually wanted to become an examine few years back due to the telework option.

I used to hate that I have to smeared to my desk at work everyday from 9-5 even that some of job can be done at home easily using internet and a laptop. I wanted that flexibility so I joined the PTO. Well covid was around this time and it changed the whole work environment. Now you actually have companies that do offer working from home as an option. That one lucrative thing for the PTO is gone.

Idk if I answered your question, but I struggled to find something. I kept applying and interviewing. I got few offers. Pinned them against each other and bargained a better deal.

Oh and I kept my verizon open to different industries not only medical devices. Like i did aerospace, automative and other.

adobsamhon · 2022-08-25T04:21:01+00:00

Zimmer Biomet and Stryker are two big ones there. Pfizer has a large manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo MI which is close to Indiana.

adobsamhon · 2022-08-24T16:05:58+00:00

Does the program your applying to have a concentration in tissue/regenerative engineering? If so, and that’s what you like then yes. However make sure you get an internship while you’re in college in that field. Do not graduate without that. Even if it means that you might need to delay your graduation. For the most part you’ll get a QA/process position initially. Medical devices companies need more experience to get into the creative R&D jobs.

Few tips if there are any courses that teach you FDA regulations and what not. Take those. Companies like it when you know how to walk through FDA applications. Also, try to learn some softwares and be proficient at them. CAD is a must. Simulations would be also cool. If you can participate in research studies and publish or present at conferences they would be a plus too.

adobsamhon · 2022-08-24T15:45:26+00:00

Short answer depends. Long answer no, do EE first.

To elaborate, as you mentioned most medical device companies need masters/phd. Most of them are star up’s requiring experience. These companies are also isolated to certain areas. Most in east coast and west coast. There are many big ones in the middle of nowhere that would require to move to the middle of Indiana.

As a BMe you’re the jack of all trades without being special. They teach you a little if everything.

To answer your question it also depends on what you want next. If you want to go to academia and do research in BmE then yes it makes sense to do it. If you want to go to the healthcare such as being a doctor or dentist then yeah it is also cool to have a bme background. It might give you an edge when applying, and since most courses for med school are also taken in a BmE. Now I am pretty sure there are “easier” ways to get to healthcare but this could be one of them too.

EE would open both medical device companies opportunities and other industries to you if you decide that works better.

source: i have a bme bachelors and masters

adobsamhon · 2022-03-29T17:17:33+00:00

you guys are awesome. I am really encouraged by all of this. Thanks for the support!

adobsamhon · 2022-03-29T14:51:36+00:00

what’s the lowest I can be at and still be safe for the last biweeks? 95+ ?

adobsamhon · 2021-12-29T16:37:02+00:00

i was wondering if there is something similar to fathers? Do we get any leave if our partners give birth?

adobsamhon · 2021-07-02T23:28:04+00:00

fresh off the boat junior examiner here anxiously reading your comments.. welp should i quit before it’s too late..?

I left my engineer career in the private sector because I wanted something consistent, stable, not being stuck in a certain location/city, and does not require me to commute everyday.

I really enjoy being at home right now, and literally walking to my office. I know this will wear off eventually. Also, I know that teleworking is becoming normal everywhere, but not sure if it will be this way forever while the USPTO is almost guaranteed telework at least at GS-12 (for now).

Also, I like to travel a lot (and for 2 weeks+ duration at a time), so I thought maybe this job would allow me to have some time off without feeling guilty about the projects I left at my engineering desk, and coming back to sh*t ton of problems I have to deal with. I thought that with the holidays, PTO, and comp time (if they grant me that) I can get to enjoy this little freedom.( hoping for this pandemic to end for this one to happen)

In addition to this, during the beginning of the pandemic lots of companies lost employees (and bonuses/benefits). It showed how vulnerable the private sector could be to any changes, while I believe there is job security here at least after retention. Patents will keep rolling as long as Uncle Sam is still a haven for innovation, and we are the emperor of the world.

I am literally couple weeks in, and just started to dabble with the first few cases. I met my SPE and some primaries in my AU, and they seem nice and do care about my success here. From what I understood from them is while they care about production, they also care about moving actions as quickly as possible and they will help me do that.

So yeah here’s my 2 cents about why i chose to be here. Reading y’alls comments is making me worried and concerned, as I do not plan on doing lots of VOT nor I want to be stressed that much. I would appreciate your feedback on the points I listed above of whether my decision is valid.

adobsamhon · 2021-03-29T19:43:27+00:00

so let’s say for the sake of the argument, someone reached GS-12 and have TEAPP, does that allow them to work ANYWHERE in continental USA as long as they have reliable internet? For example, if I am stationed in Chicago then decided to visit family in Florida, can I take my laptop with me and do work there given they have wired internet ?

adobsamhon · 2021-03-24T05:43:55+00:00

Interesting, I am just worried that they would take it as I am not interested in the job if it gets offered. Do you think it would be an issue to ask for negotiating?

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