Pat oversees all aspects of the technology group at Crowd Favorite as Director of Technology, a role he has held for over a decade. He brings more than 20 years of experience leading multi-million dollar web development projects across higher education, government, and enterprise sectors, often serving as “CTO for hire” for clients requiring strategic technology guidance.
Active in open source communities since the early 2000s, Pat co-founded the Austin WordPress meetup, was an organizer for Refresh Austin, and is a founding member of FAIR.pm, helping architect new decentralized software distribution protocols under the Linux Foundation. He has been a trainer and advisor for Knowbility.org’s accessibility initiatives and volunteers with Trees for Houston.