Jim is a technology expert experienced in the strategic assessment of industry trends, development of key intellectual property for 3GPP standardization and hands-on work in technology commercialization.  He has worked in research and development at Motorola and Blackberry, has started and currently advises technical startups, and has worked as a technical expert for a broad array of IP licensing and litigation.  Jim is also an inventor on over 160 issued U.S. patents and is a Registered Agent at the USPTO.  He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Oklahoma in 1991 and an Executive MBA from SMU in 2012.