Mr. Gibbs' executive experience crosses business, technology, intellectual property and government lines. The breadth and depth of his expertise gives him an uncanny ability to develop corporate patent strategies from myriad perspectives - important credentials considering the "cause and effect" impact of patent related decisions across corporate finance, intellectual property and engineering operations.

He is currently developing his next two new Internet businesses by first defining and protecting the intellectual property core, followed by building the business and revenue models as a secondary process. Both companies are currently in stealth development.

Recognition

• One of the World's Top 250 IP Strategists by IAM Magazine (2009 & 2010)

Advisory

• Intellectual Property Owners Association , Corporate IP Management Committee ('10-'11)
• Intangible Asset Finance Society , Chair Intangible Assets Financial Metrics ('08- --)
• By Kids For Kids National Invention Education Initiative, Board of Directors ('02-'09)
• Intellectual Property Owners Association , Board Of Directors, ('02-'07)
• US Patent & Trademark Office Public Patent Advisory Committee; Second term appointment by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Don Evans ('01-'04)
• US Patent & Trademark Office Public Patent Advisory Committee; Appointed by Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Robert L. Mallett ('00)
• The Enterprise Network (TEN) Silicon Valley business incubator, Business Advisor ('96 - '98)
• American Institute of Building Design (AIBD), S. F. Bay Chapter, Director & President ('81-'83)

Corporate Executive

Current

Desert Holdings Corp.: Mr. Gibbs is a founder and president of Desert Holdings Corporation , a new enterprise committed to the development of socially important, commercially valuable intellectual property. More information regarding DHC's activities will be forthcoming.

Previous

Most recently, Special Advisor to IP.com , and the new Ocean Tomo IPXI Licensing Exchange in the development of revolutionary IP business models.

PatentCafe: Mr. Gibbs is the founder and past Chairman and CEO of PatentCafe , a global provider of artificial intelligence based patent portfolio management software solutions for international patent data search, strategic portfolio management, work flow, patent competitive intelligence, and statistical patent quality analytics. PatentCafe’s enterprise-level solutions incorporate the intellectual property industry’s most advanced linguistics search technology that helps customers maximize patent quality and licensing revenue optimization, achieve superior patent-based business intelligence, and more efficiently meet corporate governance compliance. Its solutions are used by the Fortune 500 legal departments, patent portfolio executives, multi-national patent firms, Big 4 consulting firms, technology investors, and risk analysts.

Masco: Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development of the Accessories Division of $1.8 billion, Fortune 100 MascoTech Inc. Division operations manager, California operations for this international manufacturer of racks and automotive accessories. Responsible for joint venture development / technology & IP acquisition, in-licensing, and competitive product strategy. Developed co-branding, brand development, and co-op marketing programs with, Hertz, Samsonite, Isuzu, Chrysler / Jeep, and others.

Founder

• Desert Holdings Corporation ('10)
• PatentCafe.com, Inc. (Originally GibbsGroup.com '96-'09)
• Sport Rack Systems, Inc. Founder, CEO. Start-up through acquisition (Macso): product development, production, marketing and sales of complete multi-sport roof rack accessory product line to car manufacturers. ('90-'95)
• Trumpeter Corporation. President, CEO, Founder. Company designed, manufactured and sold a proprietary line of high density surface mounted connectors for the printed circuit board industry. ('88-'90)
• Gibbs Group, LLC. Founder of mechanical engineering and residential-commercial building design consulting services firm. ('82 - '88)
• Telecom Industries Corporation. Founder, COO of one of the industry's first consumer home satellite antenna television receiver manufacturers. ('79 - '82)

Fellowships & Memberships:

• Fellow, The Royal Society of the Arts
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• Intangible Asset Finance Society
• Licensing Executives Society

Education:

• Masters Business Administration with Marketing Emphasis, Columbia Pacific University
• Bachelor of Arts, Architecture, Columbia Pacific University
• Mechanical / Biomedical Engineering, coursework, Villanova University
• Executive Management in Marketing (Prof. Development), California State University, Hayward

Other:

US ARMY: Honorably Discharged. Specialist 5-E5; Combat Medic, Combat Field Medic Badge, Unit Chemical Biological Radiological (CBR) Specialist, Unit & Division Soldier of the Quarter, Certified Emergency Medical Technician, Top Secret Clearance, 21st Medical Evacuation Hospital, Army Security Agency (ASA), Russian Linguistics Training, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA.

Boy Scouts of America: 10 years as Scoutmaster, Eagle Scout Coordinator, Committee Chairman Alaska/Yukon High Adventure Trek, Author, Official BSA Drafting Merit Badge Manual, Advocate for the INVENTION Merit Badge proposed by the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.