ERIC FORD
Tel: 650-248-0157
Email: ericford@gmail.com
Present Address
3707 Woodley Rd NW, Apt LL-1
Washington, D.C. 20016
Permanent Address
2305 Shakespeare Drive
Oxnard, CA 93033
Education:
American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
JD Candidate: Expected graduation: May 2009
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
B.A. in Communication, minor in English: June 2006
Work
Experience:
Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic, Student Attorney
Washington, D.C. • August 2008-May 2009
 Represented clients in intellectual property law matters, including patent, trademark and
copyright cases.
 Tasks included contract drafting, legal research, client interviewing and counseling,
simulation exercises, including mock negotiation and trial, and file maintenance.
Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic, Dean's Fellow
Washington, D.C. • May 2008-August 2008
 Performed legal research and administrative duties for faculty, including Webmaster for
Clinic website, electronic file archiving and case maintenance
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property,
Web and Curriculum Chair. Washington, D.C. • August 2008-May 2009
 Conducted research on current events relating to intellectual property rights, editing news
stories and publishing them on the department website
 Maintained static pages on website with current events and updating information
gathered from throughout the department
 Worked with department heads to create and implement new strategies to encourage
students to explore the intellectual property curriculum at Washington College of Law
Volt Technical Services, Senior Apple Campus Representative
Washington, D.C. • January 2007-November 2008
 Provided technical support for faculty, staff, and students of American University and
Washington College of Law.
 Acted as a marketing liaison between Apple, Inc. and campus organizations such as
American University Athletics, the New Media Center, and the American University
Bookstore.
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Organized and ran campus events and information sessions to promote and educate
faculty, staff, and students on Apple Inc. products.
Stanford, CA • December 2004 - June 2006
 Created, managed, and ran a multitude of Stanford-campus events promoting Apple, Inc.
products and student life.
 Ran notable events included running consultation tables at Admit, Alumni, and Parents'
weekends, providing marketing and technical support to retail staff, and being the liaison
between Apple corporate and Stanford campus.
The Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, Judicial Intern
Ventura, CA • May 2007-August 2007
 Conducted legal research for current docket assignments, constructed memos, and
analyzed and discussed litigation strategies and tactics.
The Eagle, Contributing Writer
Washington, D.C. • August 2006-May 2007
 Writer for the entertainment section of the school newspaper.
 Focused on technology and gaming reviews.
Stanford University, Residential Computer Consultant
Stanford, CA • May 2004 – June 2006
 Provided network and computer cluster maintenance and individual computer
consultation for residents inside on-campus dormitories.
 Worked with the rest of student staff to devise and run residential events.
Stanford University, Lab Assistant for Virtual Human Interactive Laboratory
Stanford, CA • March 2005 – June 2005
 Assisted in running a virtual reality lab experiment in the Virtual Human Interaction
Laboratory (Stanford, CA) for course credit.
 Duties included database entry, document management, and observation of subjects
during the experiment.
The Stanford Daily, Writer
Stanford, CA • June 2004 – June 2006
 Entertainment writer for Intermission, the weekly culture section of the Stanford Daily.
 Specialized in writing electronic entertainment, with notable articles including a feature
on Nintendo of America and an interview with one of their executives.
Stanford University, Student Alumni Association Student Team Leader
Stanford, CA • May 2004 – October 2004
 Organized, implemented, and ran a system of golf carts for handicapped transportation
for Alumni Weekend.
 Duties included dispatch as well as limited mechanical maintenance.
Activities:
Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
Dean’s Committee on Technology • January 2009-Present
 Special appointment by the Dean of Washington College of Law as student representative
to an ad-hoc committee dedicated to solving and reporting on current technology issues
throughout the law school.
Student Bar Association • April 2008-Present
 Appointed to the position of Vice President of Technology by the SBA President.
 Primary contact between the school administration, office of IT, SBA senate, and
students for all technologically related aspects.
Latino/a Law Students’ Association • August 2006-Present
 Student representative for Section 4 of the first-year law class from August ’06 to May
’07.
 Appointed as website administrator and technology advisor as of April ’07.
Media and Law Society • August 2006-Present
 Appointed to the Executive Board as secretary in April ’07. Duties include: design
advertisements for group newsletters and posters, organize events, and serve as the
primary contact between student body and executive board.
 Spearheaded the MLS Bloggers’ Rights Media Panel in Spring ’08. Duties included
recruiting panelist members, organizing logistics, marketing, and moderating the panel.
WCL Committee on Standards, Evaluation and Technology
August 2007-Present
 Appointed by the SBA (Student Body Association) president as a student representative
on a faculty-based committee dedicated to exploring and improving facets of student
education that deal with academic standards, evaluating current rules in place, and
broadly discussing technology issues on campus.
Publications:
 Eric Ford, Nicholas Taylor, Open Source in Developing Countries, expected publication
in Spring 2009 in the University of Baltimore School of Law Intellectual Property Law
Journal.
Skills:
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Expert familiarity with Mac OS X (including troubleshooting)
Intermediate familiarity with Windows 2000, XP (including software troubleshooting)
Specific Software Skills include JAVA (Novice), Office, Photoshop (Novice), GoLive
(Novice), iLife, iWork, HTML (Novice)
Radio skills as a sports and music engineer, as well as Softball broadcasting experience.
(KZSU 90.1FM Stanford)
Novice Language Skills in Spanish and Japanese
References available upon request.