As Community Outreach Office Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Northern New England Community Outreach Office, Mr. Modricker carries out the strategic direction of the USPTO’s Office of Public Engagement and ensures the initiatives and programs are tailored to the area’s unique ecosystem of industries and stakeholders. As head of the USPTO’s first community outreach office, Mr. Modricker leads efforts to expand our nation’s innovation ecosystem by serving and growing the area’s nearly 30,000+ patent holders and 280,000+ trademark registrants fueling the region’s local industries and economies.
Prior to joining the USPTO, Mr. Modricker served as Regional Sector Outreach Coordinator for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), overseeing CISA’s Partnership Engagement and Exercise Team across New England. In this role, he was responsible for strengthening CISA’s relationships at the local level with partners in law enforcement, government, community groups, academia, and the private sector.
Before joining CISA in 2015, Mr. Modricker served in various national security roles within the federal and military services. As the National Spokesman for the Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) in Washington, D.C., he led a collaborative communications team consisting of officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and others to advance messaging on initiatives, enforcement actions, and other key information relative to the U.S. government’s response to IP theft.
Mr. Modricker also previously served in the Marine Corps as a helicopter crew chief in direct service of the White House during the Sept. 11 attack, before taking a commissioning with the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves. Additionally, Mr. Modricker was an adjunct professor at Northeastern University where he taught courses on crisis communications and homeland security.
Mr. Modricker earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Business Economics from London Metropolitan University and a Masters in Geopolitics and Territorial Security from King’s College London.