Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Patrick moved to Knoxville after graduating from Tennessee Tech University (Cookeville, TN) in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. Patrick spent his first two years after college working for a plastic manufacturing plant in Morristown before joining the AMS team. His family, consisting of his parents and twin sister, still live in Chattanooga. Patrick and his bride of a year-and-a-half, Monica, love the outdoors. Together, they like to spend as much of their free time as possible hiking in the Smokies, going to parks, kayaking, and playing disc golf at local courses in Knoxville. He is an avid reader and thoroughly enjoys playing video games. Patrick loves sports, his favorite teams being the Atlanta Braves and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Patrick and Monica are members of Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish, and devote as much time as they are able to their church.