Department Head Engineering Management, J.D. from University of San Francisco, Technology Evangelist and Latino Community leader in Silicon Valley, California
 

Professor Tafolla received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Psychology from Santa Clara University. His study emphasis was in the areas of educational psychology and the psychology of personality. He has graduated with his J.D. from the University of San Francisco.
 

His primary emphasis in law school was on the legal concerns of high technology business. As an academic, Professor Tafolla’s interests include intellectual property, international business, insurance, medical device regulation, and entrepreneurship.
 

Professor Tafolla was employed as an electromechanical product-packaging designer in Silicon Valley. He has extensive experience working in both R&D / product develop teams and in manufacturing operations he then worked as a legal researcher/law clerk for various small law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. Professor Tafolla’s professional experience is based primarily in Silicon Valley high technology companies where he provides legal support to corporate legal departments and executive management.
 

Positions that Tafolla has held in the corporate environment include Legal Administrator, Patents Administrator, Lead Litigation Paralegal, Contracts Specialist, Contracts Manager, Intellectual Property Administrative Supervisor, Patents Manager, Litigation Manager, Immigration Officer, and Legal Services Manager.