Ms. Kudrewicz joins us to have an open exchange about opportunities at USPTO, answer questions and provide some great advice for small businesses wanting to work with the USPTO and the federal government generally.
Presented by
Kate Kudrewicz
Director of Procurement, U.S. Patent & Trade Office
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About Kate Kudrewicz
Kate Kudrewicz is the Director, Office of Procurement at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In this capacity she is responsible for acquisition professionals leading change with annual obligations in excess of $600 million.
Kate has been a Contracting Officer at the USPTO since March of 1992 responsible for supporting the mission in the acquisition of a variety of goods and services.
Prior to her career with the USPTO, Kate was a Contract Specialist at one of the largest buying activities in the Federal Government, Naval Sea Systems Command. In the Undersea Warfare Systems Division, her responsibilities included the procurement of electronic warfare systems and spare parts for those systems for placement on US Naval vessels.
Upon obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree, she was selected into the Navy Contracting Career Intern Program, and as a Contract Specialist she participated in the program sponsored by the Career Management Center in Mechanicsburg, PA, assigned to the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Boston, MA. Kate is a 2002 graduate of the Industry Advisory Council Partners Program.

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