Sunatori, Go Simon [Résumé]

Simon Sunatori
P.Eng., M.Eng. (Engineering Physics), DTech.c, RD.c, FEC.c, FNA, IEEE-LSM, WFS-LM, BNR/NT (MSS)

Address

Go Simon Sunatori      <http://WWW.HyperInfo.CA/GS.Sunatori/>
65, des Parulines      <mailto:GS.Sunatori@HyperInfo.CA>
Gatineau, QC  J9A 1Z4  <facetime:gs.sunatori@me.com> <skype:gs.sunatori>
Canada                 <tel:+1-819-595-9210> <fax:+1-425-984-7292>
                       <https://goo.gl/maps/YB1g7oJUzNMoEjry5>

Languages
- English (mother tongue)
- Français (une attestation délivrée par l'Office de la langue française)
- Legalese/Patentese

Professional Experience

hyper-IP
- Organisation ........... Intellectual Property Research Service
- Location ................ Internet World-Wide Web
- Period ...................... 2013-08 to Present
- Title ......................... Owner (Founder)
- Specialised in Intellectual Property (IP) and Business Intelligence (BI) research.
- Performed Patent Review (PA), investigated Marketplace Relevance (MR), searched Evidence of Use (EoU), created Claim Charts (CC), did Market Valuation (MV), prepared Marketing Material Package (MMP), administered Dropbox and Smartsheet for Dynamic IP Deals for their Technology Investment Banking, resulting in successful patent sales.
- Did Patent Mining (PM), Infringement Analysis (IA) and Validity Analysis (VA) for NextTechs Technologies for their Technology Investment Banking.
- Searched Evidence of Use (EoU) and created Claim Charts (CC) for TAEUS for their Intellectual Property Solutions.
- Conducted Patent Mining (PM), Prior Art Searches (PAS), Evidence of Use (EoU), Market Research (MR), Patentability Study (PS) and Quorum Contest, winning a plurality of Patexia Crowdsourced Contests.
- Participated in and won Prior Art Searches (PAS) and Market Research (MR) Contests by IP Quest.
- Submitted Patent Research Studies (Claim Mapping, Validity, State Of The Art, Market Survey, Copyright Search, Claim Drafting, Evidence Of Use) to Article One Partners (now RWS), winning a plurality of AOP Connect Studies.
- Took part in and won PATROLL Prior Art Contests by Unified Patents.
- Provided a patent infringement expert witness opinion report and gave a deposition (out-of-court testimony under oath) for law firms's patent litigation campaigns ($500 USD/hour).
TechInsights
- Organisation ........... Technology Consulting & Intellectual Property
- Location ................ Ottawa (Ontario) CANADA
- Period ...................... 2013-04 to 2013-07
- Title ......................... Patent Engineer (Patentologist)
- Carried out Literature Analysis, Prior-Art Searches, Patent File History/Wrapper Analysis, Patent Portfolio Analysis.
- Did Claim Element Mapping, Claim Interpretation, Claim Chart Creation for infringement analyses, licensing and litigation-related activities.
- Made numerous unsolicited proposals for the organisation's continuous improvement and business development opportunities.
UBM TechInsights
- Organisation ........... Engineering, Research & Development
- Location ................ Ottawa (Ontario) CANADA
- Period ...................... 2011-01 to 2013-04
- Title ......................... Systems Analyst (Patentologist)
- Analysed Intellectual Property (IP) in many technological fields for potential applicability to products and/or standards, including consumer electronics and communication networks.
- Performed Device Teardown, Functional Testing, for Reverse Engineering (RE) of consumer goods and appliances.
- Conducted Patent Searching, Patent Sorting, Patent Mining, Patent Landscaping, Patent Reviews, Claims Analysis, Claim Chart Drafting.
- Wrote reports with Taxonomy, Macro Analysis, Micro Analysis, Nano Analysis, Golden Asset Identification for electronics company clients.
- Did Competitive Intelligence, Patent Watches, Invalidity Search.
- Automated patent analysis process and streamlined correct-by-construction methodologies with RunRev LiveCode scripts, Excel formulae and functions, Excel macros, etc., greatly increasing productivity.
Sunatori.com™
- Location ................ Internet World-Wide Web
- Period ...................... 2004-01 to 2010-12
- Title ......................... R & D Engineer (Innovator)
- Title ......................... Inventor & Marketer (Innovator)
- Conceived, patented, designed and commercialised inventions like "MagneScribe™: A 3-in-1 Auto-Retractable Ballpoint Pen with an Ergonomic Cushion that Leonardo da Vinci would have loved to wear!" and "Magic Spicer™: Self-Sealing Auto-Aligning Magnetically-Hanging Spice Dispenser with a Continuously-Variable Hole-Size Selector".
- Built prototypes for manufacturing, then co-ordinated with factories for mass production.
- Set up a business venture Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) to commercialise the invention and distribute the products globally.
- Established the website on the Internet to market the Canadian innovations and sell them via secure E-commerce throughout the world.
- Designed the package artwork for the products.
- Had a TV infomercial produced by a media company.
HyperInfo Canada Inc.
- Location ................ Gatineau (Québec) CANADA
- Period ...................... 1989-01 to Present
- Title ......................... Founder & Owner
- Title ......................... President & Chief Executive Officer
- Title ......................... Chief STEMer & Chief STEM Officer (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
- Title ......................... Conceptual Engineer
- Title ......................... Webmaster & Postmaster
- Founded a Canadian Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) specialising in Research and Development of information/knowledge technology, productivity enhancement through Artificial Intelligence application, and future lifestyle and habitat in Canadian North. Long-term goal included on-line electronic publishing and 3-dimensional hypermedia.
- Established a World-Wide Web site on the Internet and functioned as systems administrator (webmaster/postmaster) in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) running intelligent agents.
  - Websites "HyperInfo Knowledge Power Centre", "MediCanada Services", "The Living Atom Theory" and "Potentium: The Coaching Network™" were nominated for the 1997 Canadian Internet Awards.
  - Websites "HyperInfo Knowledge Power Centre" and "The Living Atom Theory" were nominated for the 1996 Canadian Internet Awards. The "HyperInfo Knowledge Power Centre" won the 1996 Canadian Internet Special Achievement Award for "Best Internet Publication (electronic)".
- Organised activities in 3 themes.
  - Information Processing and Publishing Technology (IPP)
  - Electro-Magnetic Technology Applications (EMT)
  - Life-Style Products (LSP)
- Drafted, filed and prosecuted more than 60 solo patent applications in many fields, i.e., electronics, magnetics, optics, dynamics, software, hardware, energy, safety, environment, medical, consumer goods, sporting goods, fashion, etc., resulting in more than 50 granted patents so far (Canadian and U.S.).
- Practised cross-disciplinary/hetero-disciplinary/hyper-disciplinary/inter-disciplinary/multi-disciplinary/omni-disciplinary/trans-disciplinary/xeno-disciplinary approach to research & development process, creating novel products/services.
- Made numerous R & D project proposals to open innovation services providers such as Innocentive, NineSigma, TekScout.
- Filed claims for Revenue Canada's Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) programme, receiving tax credit for many years.
- Sought funding from National Research Council Canada (NRC)'s Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), receiving advice several times.
Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
- Organisation ........... Advanced Systems & Technology
- Location ................ Nepean (Ontario) CANADA
- Period ...................... 1990-03 to 1994-06
- Title ......................... Member of Scientific Staff
- Senior Design System Integrator.
- Created, supported and maintained III-V Cell Library (GaAs).
- Developed various software programs and routines to automate total circuit design methodology, and invented "SAG Integrated Knowledge Database System".
- Functioned as UNIX Systems Administrator, and provided order and discipline in the design team.
- Envisioned and implemented strategic directions in technology-independent ASIC Computer-Aided Design system tools and methodology with VHDL and EDIF formats.
- Evaluated and introduced various software productivity tools (X Window System, FrameMaker, etc.) and hardware systems (Uninterruptible Power Supply, Printer, etc.).
- Set up Anonymous FTP site for better communication among global BNR and NT laboratories, and "Report Centre of Excellence!".
Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
- Organisation ........... Hardware Technology
- Location ................ Nepean (Ontario) CANADA
- Period ...................... 1984-01 to 1990-03
- Title ......................... Member of Scientific Staff
- Senior Integrated Circuit Designer.
- Created, designed and supported most of the CMOS4 and CMOS4S digital primary standard cells, HyperCells, and CMOS3 ZIPPER cell family for fast-iteration service.
- Responsible for setup, administration, maintenance and operation of the BNR/NT CMOS Standard Cell Libraries and CMOS technology files.
- Initiated and implemented advanced design methodologies and procedures for cells and macro functions such as Finite State Machine (3-bit Cruise Control), and tested them in laboratory environment.
- Wrote and experimented with numerous software programs, both prototype and production, to facilitate design process of cells and macro functions, management of the cell library databases, cell library release mechanism, flexible and friendly library user interfaces using hypertext technique, and design team communications system.
- Created and edited an on-line news, information and discussion forum (electronic bulletin board) and electronic voting called CM4NEWS/CM4POLL/BYLINE, appointed himself as editor-in-chief, and later served as editor emeritus.
- Conceptualised, proposed, developed and demonstrated a variety of visionary and exploratory methods and techniques, including innovative automation in the standard cell design process.
- Originated and coordinated occasional failure analyses and investigations.
- Familiarised with Computer-Aided Design systems in IBM and UNIX environments, and also with the Apple Macintosh computer.
Northern Telecom Electronics Ltd.
- Organisation ........... Silicon Components Group, Silicon Design Technology
- Location ................ Nepean (Ontario) CANADA
- Period ...................... 1983-06 to 1984-01
- Title ......................... Member of Scientific Staff
- Integrated Circuit Designer.
- Designed digital CMOS3 primary cells and macro functions.
- Explored scan design technique.
- Contributed to the development of the BNR/NT CMOS Standard Cell Library.
- Familiarised with device technology, circuit theory, simulation and modelling.
- Made countless suggestions for design process improvements.
McMaster University
- Organisation ........... Department of Engineering Physics
- Location ................ Hamilton (Ontario) CANADA
- Period ...................... 1981-06 to 1983-05
- Title ......................... Research Associate
- Teaching Assistant in the second-year electrical sciences course. Laboratory demonstration and report marking 10 hours a week.
- Conducted research in semiconductor device physics in laboratory environment.

Awards

QUEST IEEE Pre-launch Evaluator Recognition Badge
- Date ........................... 2020
- Institution ............. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Innovation150 Canadian Life Hacks Contest: Grand Prize/Innovation150 Concours des trucs et astuces canadien: Grand Prix
- Date ........................... 2017
- Institution ............. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics/Institut Périmètre de Physique Théorique
Featured Researcher: Simon S: April 2017
- Date ........................... 2017
- Institution ............. Article One Partners (now RWS)
June 2015 Featured Expert: Simon Sunatori
- Date ........................... 2015
- Institution ............. Patexia
Patexian Rank
- Date ........................... 2015
- Institution ............. Patexia
IDOL Award
- Date ........................... 2011
- Institution ............. UBM TechInsights
Faculty's Best Achievement Award
- Date ........................... 2002
- Institution ............. New York College of Advanced Studies
Individual Distinction
- Date ........................... 1996
- Institution ............. The Canadian Internet Awards
Northern Telecom Solutions for Excellence
- Date ........................... 1993
- Institution ............. Northern Telecom Ltd.
Bell-Northern Research Award of Excellence
- Date ........................... 1988
- Institution ............. Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Bell-Northern Research Award of Excellence
- Date ........................... 1986
- Institution ............. Bell-Northern Research Ltd.

Education and Professional Development

McMaster University
- Degree ........................ Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics)
- Location ................ Hamilton (Ontario) CANADA
- Period ...................... 1981-06 to 1983-05
- On-Campus Project
  - Optical and Electrical Properties of Amorphous Silicon
- Off-Campus Project
  - Characterization and Measurement Methods in MOS Device Technology
- Courses
  - Solid-State Electronics
  - Lasers and Laser Physics
  - Optical Instrumentation
  - Digital Devices and Systems
  - Materials Problems and Analyses in Nuclear Engineering

Scholarships

Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship
- Period ...................... 1982 to 1983
Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker Graduate Scholarship
- Period ...................... 1982 to 1983
McMaster University Scholarship
- Period ...................... 1981 to 1982
David Sarnoff RCA Scholarship
- Period ...................... 1980 to 1981

Affiliations

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Location ................ Toronto (Ontario) CANADA
- Member since 1984 to Present
- License: P.Eng./ing.
Ontario Society for Professional Engineers (OSPE)
- Location ................ Toronto (Ontario) CANADA
- Sustaining Member since 2000 to 2003
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Location ................ New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Life Senior Member since 2024 to Present
- Senior Member since 1991 to 2024
- Member since 1978 to 1991
World Future Society (WFS)
- Location ................ Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
- Life Member since 2000 to Present
- Member since 1979 to 2000
- Co-founded Ottawa/Hull Chapter 1990
Make Community (Make: Projects)
- Location ................ Internet World-Wide Web
- Member since 2020 to Present
ENGINEERING.com (ProjectBoard)
- Location ................ Internet World-Wide Web
- Member since 2009 to Present
North American Academy of Arts and Sciences (NAAAS)
- Location ................ Internet World-Wide Web
- Lifetime Fellow since 2002 to Present
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
- Location ................ Internet World-Wide Web
- Member since 1998 to Present
Synthesis Institute
- Location ................ San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- Member since 2009 to Present

Volunteer Activities

Active Asteroids [Citizen Science]
- Organisation ........... Zooniverse
- Date ........................... 2024
Sunspot Detectives [Citizen Science]
- Organisation ........... Zooniverse
- Date ........................... 2024
FlyTunes [Citizen Science]
- Organisation ........... Zooniverse
- Date ........................... 2024
FluWatch [Citizen Science]
- Organisation ........... Science.gc.ca
- Date ........................... 2024
Colony B [Citizen Science]
- Organisation ........... Science.gc.ca
- Date ........................... 2024
Radio Galaxy Zoo: EMU [Citizen Science]
- Organisation ........... Zooniverse
- Date ........................... 2024
Black Hole Hunters! Find a Black Hole! [Citizen Science]
- Organisation ........... Zooniverse
- Date ........................... 2024
Meditation research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Bruyère Research Institute
- Date ........................... 2024
Semantic function research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Bruyère Research Institute
- Date ........................... 2024
WiFi Map Leaderboard (1 000+ points, 2 000+ points, 10 000+ points)
- Organisation ........... WiFi Map
- Date ........................... 2023
EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange (DOE eXCHANGE)
- Organisation ........... United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- Date ........................... 2022 to Present
IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Reviewer
- Organisation ........... IEEE Canada
- Date ........................... 2022 to Present
Google Maps Local Guide (Level 5, Level 6, Level 7)
- Organisation ........... Google Maps
- Date ........................... 2022
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Respirology Research [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Ottawa Hospital
- Date ........................... 2022
Panel Hydro et moi
- Organisation ........... Hydro-Québec
- Date ........................... 2021 to Present
Plantation d'arbres sur les terrains de propriété municipale
- Organisation ........... Conseil régional de l'environnement et du développement durable de l'Outaouais (CREDDO)
- Date ........................... 2021
Ad Hoc Committee on Strengthening the IEEE Constitution
- Organisation ........... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Date ........................... 2021
COVID-19 vaccine research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Ottawa Hospital
- Date ........................... 2021
CIRA Online Discussion Group
- Organisation ........... Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)/Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet (ACEI)
- Date ........................... 2021
CIPO Website Optimization Study
- Organisation ........... Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)/Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (OPIC)
- Date ........................... 2021
Tarification dynamique
- Organisation ........... Hydro-Québec
- Date ........................... 2020 to Present
Comité de l'arbre et des boisés du Manoir des Trembles/Forest Committee
- Organisation ........... Ligue des voisins du Manoir des Trembles
- Date ........................... 2020 to 2021
QUEST IEEE Badge Hub Launchpad
- Organisation ........... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Date ........................... 2020
CERTIFICAT HONORIFIQUE: CENT DONS
- Organisation ........... Héma-Québec
- Date ........................... 2019
SamKnows: Canadian Broadband Measurement Project
- Organisation ........... Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)/Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC)
- Date ........................... 2019
Women in Engineering Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
- Organisation ........... Engineers Canada/Ingénieurs Canada
- Date ........................... 2019
ProjectBoard Braintrust
- Organisation ........... ENGINEERING.com
- Date ........................... 2019
CIPO's Patent Quality Summit: Let's talk quality!
- Organisation ........... Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)/Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (OPIC)
- Date ........................... 2019
IEEE Collabratec User Interface Redesign Group
- Organisation ........... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Date ........................... 2018 to 2019
Ad Hoc Group to Help EIT without P.Eng. Supervision Get Licensed
- Organisation ........... Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Date ........................... 2018 to 2019
Monitor for Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)'s Engineering Intern (EIT) Programme
- Organisation ........... Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) + Versaterm Inc.
- Date ........................... 2016 to 2017
IEEE Admission & Advancement (A&A) Panel
- Organisation ........... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Date ........................... 2016
IEEE Spectrum Forecasters Panel
- Organisation ........... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Date ........................... 2013
IEEE Senior Member references
- Organisation ........... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Date ........................... 2009 to Present
Gilbert Syndrome research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Ottawa Hospital
- Date ........................... 2007
smoking research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
- Date ........................... 2006
cholesterol research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Ottawa Hospital
- Date ........................... 2006
depression research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
- Date ........................... 2005
IEEE Admission & Advancement (A&A) Panel
- Organisation ........... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Date ........................... 2003
cholesterol research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Ottawa Hospital
- Date ........................... 2002
diabete research study [Medical Research Study]
- Organisation ........... Ottawa Hospital
- Date ........................... 2001
Nature Discovery Fund
- Organisation ........... Canadian Museum of Nature
- Date ........................... 1999
Ottawa/Hull Chapter
- Organisation ........... World Future Society (WFS)
- Date ........................... 1990

Pro Se Lawsuits

Sunatori v. Canada, 2011 FCA 254
- Court .......................... Federal Court of Appeal � Canada (Federal)
- Date ........................... 2011-09-16
Sunatori v. The Queen, 2010 TCC 346
- Court .......................... Tax Court of Canada � Canada (Federal)
- Date ........................... 2010-06-25
Québec (Procureur général) c. Hyperinfo Canada Inc., 2001 CanLII 16493 (QC CQ)
- Court .......................... Cour du Québec - Quebec
- Date ........................... 2001-11-01

References

Available upon request.

Simon Sunatori P.Eng., M.Eng. (Engineering Physics), DTech.c, RD.c, FEC.c, FNA, IEEE-LSM, WFS-LM, BNR/NT (MSS)

Professional Experience

Awards

Education and Professional Development

Scholarships

Affiliations

Volunteer Activities

Pro Se Lawsuits

References

Simon Sunatori
P.Eng., M.Eng. (Engineering Physics), DTech.c, RD.c, FEC.c, FNA, IEEE-LSM, WFS-LM, BNR/NT (MSS)