For companies developing technologies on the cutting edge of the electronic and aerospace industries, Jeffrey Blank develops and executes strategies that protect his clients’ valuable investments in intellectual property. Mr. Blank’s engineering expertise, combined with his leadership experience on mission critical programs for the United States military, positions him as a valuable partner in building and defending his clients’ patent portfolios. His unique background enables him to view intellectual property from a technical and business perspective.

Recent Client Work

  • Lead electro-optical and infrared targeting system development and flight testing for the United States Marine Corps
  • Managed technical development and field deployment of nuclear hardened display products for the United States Air Force
  • Researched and designed secure digital communication products for the United States Navy

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

  • Wireless waveforms and networking protocols
  • Display technologies
  • Electro-Optical and Infrared sensors
  • Integrated circuit design and verification
  • EMI control and nuclear effects hardening
  • Cryptography and Encryption

  • Embedded software design

Background and Credentials

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Blank served in various technical and management roles at two Fortune 500 global security manufacturers in aerospace and electronics. He designed and managed communications, display, and targeting products from initial research and product development, through production and forward deployed support.

Mr. Blank holds dual graduate degrees: an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA in Management and Corporate Finance from the University of Iowa. He served as a graduate research assistant at the Illinois Institute of Technology while preparing his thesis, “Optimized Parallel Cubing Unit for Cryptographic Applications.”  Mr. Blank earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Michigan State University.

Publications and Speeches

  • J.E. Stine, J.M. Blank, Partial Product Reduction for Parallel Cubing, Proceedings, ISVLSI ’07, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, 911, March 2007.
  • J.E. Stine, J. Grad, I. Castellanos, J. Blank, V. Dave, M. Prakash: A Framework for High Level Synthesis of System-on-Chip Designs, Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education, 2005. 1213, June 2005.

Short Biography

Education

  • Illinois Institute of Technology, M.S., Computer Engineering
  • University of Iowa, M.B.A., Management and Corporate Finance
  • Michigan State University, B.S., Computer Engineering

Practices

Industries

Jeffrey M. Blank

Technical Specialist

For companies developing technologies on the cutting edge of the electronic and aerospace industries, Jeffrey Blank develops and executes strategies that protect his clients’ valuable investments in intellectual property. Mr. Blank’s engineering expertise, combined with his leadership experience on mission critical programs for the United States military, positions him as a valuable partner in building and defending his clients’ patent portfolios. His unique background enables him to view intellectual property from a technical and business perspective.

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Jeffrey M. Blank

Jeffrey M. Blank

Recent Client Work

  • Lead electro-optical and infrared targeting system development and flight testing for the United States Marine Corps
  • Managed technical development and field deployment of nuclear hardened display products for the United States Air Force
  • Researched and designed secure digital communication products for the United States Navy

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

  • Wireless waveforms and networking protocols
  • Display technologies
  • Electro-Optical and Infrared sensors
  • Integrated circuit design and verification
  • EMI control and nuclear effects hardening
  • Cryptography and Encryption

  • Embedded software design

Background and Credentials

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Blank served in various technical and management roles at two Fortune 500 global security manufacturers in aerospace and electronics. He designed and managed communications, display, and targeting products from initial research and product development, through production and forward deployed support.

Mr. Blank holds dual graduate degrees: an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA in Management and Corporate Finance from the University of Iowa. He served as a graduate research assistant at the Illinois Institute of Technology while preparing his thesis, “Optimized Parallel Cubing Unit for Cryptographic Applications.”  Mr. Blank earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Michigan State University.

Publications and Speeches

  • J.E. Stine, J.M. Blank, Partial Product Reduction for Parallel Cubing, Proceedings, ISVLSI ’07, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, 911, March 2007.
  • J.E. Stine, J. Grad, I. Castellanos, J. Blank, V. Dave, M. Prakash: A Framework for High Level Synthesis of System-on-Chip Designs, Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education, 2005. 1213, June 2005.

Short Biography

Jeffrey M. Blank

Education

  • Illinois Institute of Technology, M.S., Computer Engineering
  • University of Iowa, M.B.A., Management and Corporate Finance
  • Michigan State University, B.S., Computer Engineering

Practices

Industries

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