Profile
Over the past thirteen years as CIO and CTO, Patrick has applied his experience as an Enterprise Architect and strategy consultant at Diamond Management and Technology Consultants, PwC, and Deloitte—along with his earlier career as a software engineer—to help grow multiple startups through acquisition and to modernize long-standing national nonprofits. He excels at bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions across Fortune 500 insurance companies and startups.
Professional Background
Prior to the current advisory role, Patrick led technology organizations as a hands-on C-level executive. As CIO of ART19, he guided the Engineering team from a Series B startup to a platform delivering over 20 billion podcast downloads before its acquisition by Amazon. As CTO of ContractRoom, he built a full development organization in Guadalajara, Mexico, overseeing hiring, operations, and facility setup prior to the company’s acquisition by Mitratech. As CIO of NatureBridge, he unified the data, systems, and processes of its seven campuses into a single national organization. Earlier in his career at Deloitte, PwC, and Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, he specialized in Enterprise Architecture and large-scale IT transformation roadmaps for Fortune 500 insurance firms.
Education
Patrick has three degrees from Carnegie Mellon University: Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, M.S. in Software Engineering and an M.B.A. in Finance.
Furthermore
Patrick is the primary software engineer of Blurple Food Wars, a positively reviewed video game available now on Steam. He’s the author of Breadcrumbs for Jupiter, a cartoon available on YouTube. And as co-owner of Wakefire Studios, he was nominated for an Addy Award for television advertising excellence for the commercial we produced for Ale-8-1.