Randi Karpinia earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from
Georgia Tech—one of just three women in her cohort—and a Master’s in
Engineering from Florida Atlantic University. She began her career at Motorola,
where her engineering ingenuity and leadership produced milestones such as the
first wristwatch pager and led paging R&D in Japan and the Southeast Asia
paging infrastructure team in Singapore. Returning to the U.S., Randi pursued
patent law at Nova Southeastern University while working full-time and raising
two children, then became a respected IP leader at Motorola focused on
protecting software innovations and AI-related technologies. After her husband
David’s unexpected death in 2018, Randi assumed ownership of Sagacity Legal and
redirected the firm to reflect her technical and legal expertise. Today she
combines engineering, patent prosecution, and strategic counsel to help
entrepreneurs and inventors secure and maximize the value of their innovations,
guided by resilience, practical mentorship, and a commitment to breaking
barriers.