JD            University of Denver                                                                                                      May 1999

BS            University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana                                                                   Jan. 1987

                 Metallurgical Engineering and minor in Polymer Science

PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Dorsey and Whitney, LLP                                                                                                     Denver, CO

                                                                                                                                     Feb. 2001 – Dec. 2002

        Prosecuted patent applications involving the mechanical arts from complex machinery to a variety of consumer products for large international corporations and individual inventors alike.

Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman, LLP                                                                           Denver, CO

                                                                                                                                                      Oct. 1999 – Feb. 2001

  Prosecuted patent applications involving computer architecture and design, software, e-commerce, business methods,

 microprocessor packaging, and sporting goods.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eastman Kodak Company                                                                                               Rochester, NY

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER                                                                                                        1995 - 1996

Planned, scheduled, and supervised fabrication and transportation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s optical bench.  The Chandra X-ray Observatory is currently in orbit above the Earth. For more information about the Chandra X-ray Observatory see http://chandra.nasa.gov/.

Denver Bicycle Design Center, Inc.                                                                              Denver, CO

PRESIDENT/CEO                                                                                                                          1992 - 1995

As company founder, designed, tested, and produced mountain bike components utilizing novel carbon fiber/epoxy sleeving technology. Pictures of some of the company's products.

Martin Marietta                                                                                                                        Denver, CO

LEAD MATERIALS ENGINEER                                                                                                           1987 - 1992

Participated in NASA and DOD programs concerning nonmetallic materials including the development of (1) a silicone-based high temperature insulation for jet engines and space launch vehicles and (2) a repair process for carbon fiber sandwich panels and (3) welding techniques for thermoplastic composite materials. For more information about the high temperature insulation see http://www.lockheedmartin.com/michoud/products/tpp/tpp_mi15.htm.

PUBLICATIONS

"Patent Muscle: Can a PPA Get the Job Done?", Inventors' Digest. (July/August 2003).  See www.inventorsdigest.com for more information about this magazine.

“A Patent Attorney Can Help Those Not Even Seeking Patents,” Front Range TechBiz, Vol. 1, Issue 36 (April 1-7, 2002). See http://www.frtechbiz.com/displayarticledetail.asp?art_id=56445&search=leyendecker+

Co-Author, " Software Patents: A U.S. and E.U. Comparison," Univ. Of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 8.2 & 8.3 (Fall 1999/Spring 2000). See http://www.ubmail.ubalt.edu/~ubiplj/