A highly experienced, executive level facilities, operations and capital projects leader specializing in the commercial, life‐science, research, technology and higher education sectors, Pat has over thirty years’ experience representing organizations to bring their planned programs to operational reality.Representing leadership teams and providing senior-level operational project management to prominent organizations predominantly in institutional and technology-driven environments - such as those in the Research, Biotechnology, Life-Sciences, Higher Education, Pharmaceutical and IT communities and in all fields of Learning, Technological and Service Product Research, Development and through product manufacturing and commercial service delivery.Advising on, and managing, the operational programming, planning, budget and schedule strategies associated with new-build, expansion and or modification.Specializing in facilities, operations, capital project delivery and start-up with an emphasis on PM best practices throughout - customer, business or institutional needs, charter, master-scheduling, large team/ contributor compilation, risk-analysis and monitoring, cost-planning, front-end strategy advice, programming, A/E and consultant procurement, design-management, construction-team buy-out, field execution, commissioning, qualification, validation and operational start-up of technologically challenging real estate and centers of learning.Providing commercial diligence prior to and throughout operational and project planning, execution and delivery. Support to, and integration with, client business groups such as Legal and Sourcing to formulate suitable contracts, competitive solicitation and negotiation of terms. Guiding and advising finance groups in establishing capital appropriation and associated accounting.Possessing in-depth experience and appreciation of operating research centers of excellence and complex R&D/ Clinical-Commercial Production facilities, and in turn understanding the importance of fast response and internal customer service while balancing institutional and scientific programmatic needs with a given organization's guiding principles, corporate policy, quality standards, financial goals and business and schedule objectives.Specialties: Facilities and operations, capital projects, schedule compilation and management, risk analysis, construction finance administration, project management, owner representation, design and construction services procurement and contract advisory, client project strategy advice.