Patrick is a National Technology Evangelist with over 20 years in technology leadership. Patrick has used his passion for technology and quality at all levels of software organizations, from individual contributor to software director to architect. Before AIM Consulting, Patrick owned a software consultancy, built test utilities for in-flight entertainment systems, architected cloud solutions for the Publicis Groupe, and drove test automation and architecture for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. When not building the next generation of software systems, Patrick enjoys spending time with his family at their home in West Seattle, listening to experimental music, cooking, backpacking the Cascades, and playing in film and video arts.