Bob received his B.S. degree with distinction in 1982 from Wayne State University in Electrical Engineering. As an undergraduate, he worked in plant engineering designing conveyor control circuits.

Starting in 1982, Bob managed the Computer and Electronics Module at Wayne State University School of Medicine where he provided custom hardware and software support for individual researchers including design and implementation of digital and analog circuits using discrete and integrated components.

While working at the medical school, Bob studied at Wayne State University Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor cum laude in 1998. Bob became a member of the firm in 1999. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan, before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Bob utilizes his experience combined with his formal legal and technical education in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in the electrical and electronic arts.