As Director and Patent Counsel, Jeff is responsible for developing and growing Cerner’s industry-leading patent portfolio. He works extensively with IP development teams and key leaders at Cerner to capture the best innovation across Cerner’s solutions for the patent process. Jeff also provides extensive counseling on IP legal matters during solution development to organizations across Cerner.

Leadership experience
Jeff joined Cerner in 2008 after spending eight years practicing patent and intellectual property law at two large law firms in Kansas City. Among other responsibilities, Jeff manages Cerner’s global trademark strategy to ensure Cerner’s brands and corporate identity are adequately protected.

Accomplishments
Under Jeff’s direction, the IP legal team has grown Cerner’s patent portfolio from around 100 patents in 2010 to over 500 patents in 2020. Additionally, in that timeframe, Cerner has recognized over $7,000,000 in cumulative patent licensing revenue as well as $1,200,000 in trademark license revenue. Cerner continues to maintain a patent portfolio many times larger than our core competitors in the industry.

Along with Cerner’s leadership and UX team, Jeff provided the vision for the iconic Innovation Wall displaying Cerner patents at the new Innovation Campus. The Innovation Wall has been widely publicized for its unique design and visibility provided to Cerner’s inventive associates listed on each patent.

While in law school, Jeff served as the Associate Editor in Chief of the Journal of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science with honors in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University.