Born in Mexico City, attended American School 1971-1984.
Married, Jesica Rodríguez Flores, Esq., 1988.
Children:  Cristina (12) Marisa (9), students at Dealey Elementary and Middle School.

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
J.D., December 1996
Chief Articles Editor-Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal 1996-1997
Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal 1995-1996
President Intellectual Property Law Society 1995-1996
Vice-President Intellectual Property Law Society 1994-95

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Ph.D., Molecular Immunology, 1993
NIH-NIGMS Grant Recipient
Patricia Harris Minority Fellowship Award
National Science Foundation Fellowship Award-Honorable Mention

The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
B.S., Microbiology, 1988
Undergraduate Research Assistant I-IV

• May 2005 – Present    Board of Trustees, District 1 – Dallas Independent School District
• 2006 - Policy Briefing Chair.
• 2007 - Education Briefing Chair.
• 2008 - Business Briefing Chair.
• 2009 - Policy Briefing Chair.
• 2008 - Present Audit Committee.

Ad hoc Committees to Reform Employment Practices and Mediation, Ethics and Fiscal Transformation.
Author: Transparency Policy, Sustainability Policy, Ethics Policy, Employment Practices and Mediation Policy.
Graduate, Center for Reform of Schools Systems, 2-year Reform Governance In Action Institute, including 18 retreats and 5 off-site trainings.
Graduate, Center for Reform of Schools Systems, Texas Institute.
Dallas ISD Representative to the Council of Great City Schools.

Jan. 2006–Sep. 2009    NIH-NIGMS Advisory Council. National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health.

Oct. 2008-Present    NIH Council of Councils. Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI) National Institutes of Health.

• 2005-present  Site Based Decision Management Team – W.T. White High School
• 2002-present  PTA member, DeGolyer and Dealey Elementary and Middle Schools
• 2003-2005  Member and President, DeGolyer Dads’ Club
  
  

• 2009-present  Board of Directors, Medical City Hospital
• 2007-present  Trustee, Executive Committee, The Museum of Nature & Science
• 2007-present  Executive Board, Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America
• 2006-present  Board of Directors, SMU Tate Lecture Series
• 2008-present  The Dallas Assembly
• 2008-present  Trustee, Good Shepherd Episcopal School
• 2004-2005  Trustee, Dallas Historical Society
• 2003-2007  Trustee, The Science Place

September 2002 to Present:  Chalker Flores, LLP, Dallas, Texas
Present    Managing Partner.  Determine patentability, research, draft and prosecute patents in the fields of: recombinant biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, nanotechnology, computer-aided imaging systems, nanobiotechnology, nanotechnology, integrated circuits, semiconductors and complex-mechanical patents for university and corporate clients.  Areas of Specialization: Counseling start-ups, patent prosecution, litigation and licensing.  Chalker Flores is a Certified DBE No. HMDB22517Y0405.

April 2001 to June 2001:  Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, Dallas, Texas Misdemeanor Prosecutor, Dallas County Lawyer-on-Loan Advanced Trial Training Program.  Participated in all aspects of trial, including: witness interviews, trial preparation, voir dire, opening statement, direct and cross examination of officers, lay witnesses and expert witnesses, closing argument and punishment phase.

May 1998 to September 2002:  Gardere, Wynne, Sewell, LLP, Dallas, Texas
Associate, Intellectual Property.  Determined patentability, researched, drafted and prosecuted patents of recombinant biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer-aided imaging systems and mechanical patents for university and corporate clients.  Areas of Specialization: patent prosecution, litigation and licensing.

February 1996 to May 1998:  Warren & Perez, Dallas, Texas Associate.  Legal research and writing in the areas of patent prosecution, litigation discovery, invalidity and infringement in a wide variety of intellectual property practice areas.  Draft patents in the areas of biotechnology, electrical and mechanical devices, integrated circuits, semiconductor processing and packaging.

August 1993 to August 1994:  Arnold, White & Durkee, Austin, Texas Scientific Advisor/Patent Agent - Biotechnology Patent Group.  Determined patentability, researched, drafted and prosecuted patents of recombinant biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals and mechanical patents for university and corporate clients.  Areas of Specialization: Immunology, Recombinant Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Viral Gene Therapy and Growth Factors.

• State Bar of Texas
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas

First languages: Spanish and English - Bicultural (México/U.S.)