Pat is the President of Accelerated Performance Solutions LLC, an independent consulting company. His clients included the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Kingfish a private equity firm. Lord Corporation (acquired by Parker Hannifin), Redaptive Corporation, Mission Veterinary Partners and Dogwood Veterinary Hospital. He was a director of Jura Corporation, a privately held holding company. He is the Chairman of the Board of of the Newnan/ Coweta County Georgia Chamber of Commerce.  He is a member of the Vatican Observatory Foundation Advisory Board.  He also serves on the St. George Catholic Church finance Council.

In July 2009. Pat became president and CEO of St. Louis based Sabreliner Corporation. He oversaw the strategic direction for Sabreliner’s operations. Sabreliner specializes in the maintenance, modification and upgrade of its legacy Sabreliner business jet fleet, small and medium sized military fixed wing aircraft, rotorcraft, large aircraft components and jet engine accessories. It supported corporate aviation, U. S. and allied government customers. During his tenure the company won several major business opportunities. They were also re-certified as ISO 9100 and 9110 compliant.

Prior to joining Sabreliner, Pat was a senior executive with Boeing Company. He held various leadership positions including President of Boeing Support Systems, a $7 billion business unit that provided a complete spectrum of defense services for warfighters. Other assignments included Vice President of Program Management and Business Excellence and Vice President of Operations & Supplier Management as well as St. Louis site manager, responsible for the day-to-day St. Louis operations. Prior to that, Pat was responsible for all Naval Aircraft Programs and the Vice President General Manger F/A-18 programs, which was awarded the Collier trophy for the F/A-18 E/F development and testing.  Pat was an elected officer of the the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. He was the Vice President of Market  Development when McDonnell Douglas Merged with Boeing. His responsibilities for McDonnell Aircraft included leading Production Aircraft Programs (AV-8B, T45, F15 and St. Louis C17). Prior to that he led the Harrier program through the upgrade to a radar equipped Harrier II plus, which was a tri-national effort with the United States, Spain, and Italy. He was also a principle architect of the Harrier Remanufacture Program.

Pat holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree from East Carolina University. He was inducted into the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society in 1980. He is an honor graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Basic School, U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Command and Staff College, and a graduate of the National War College. In 2004 he was awarded the Navy Leagues prestigious Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Award for major contributions to America’s Maritime Strength & National Security. He is a also a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award of the Mendoza School of Business at The University of Notre Dame. In 2006 he was honored by the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation with the “Most Distinguished American” award. In April 2009, Pat received an Honorary Doctorate from the Notre Dame along with President Obama. In 2013, Pat was awarded the William Corby Award for contributions to the United States by the University of Notre Dame. On 30 April 2022 Pat was inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame.

Pat is a member of the Advisory Council for Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors  for the Notre Dame Institute for Educational Initiatives .  He is Chairman emeritus of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, Director of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Pat was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps on June 3, 1967 via the NROTC Program at Notre Dame and is Vietnam combat veteran. He served in a variety of operational deployments and staff positions including a special assignment as the military aide to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Honorable Donald T Regan during the 1981 Presidential Inauguration. He retired after 20 years of active duty in 1987 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service medal with Gold Star, Air Medal, Navy Commendation medal with Gold Star in lieu of second award and combat ‘V’ a Navy Achievement medal as well as numerous campaign and service ribbon.