Esri’s Built Environment Lab solves complex ‘high-value’ problems at the intersection of people, location, and built forms, from building to urban scale, through design-based research projects. Another key aspect of the Lab’s mission is to create an innovation ecosystem laser focused on user needs. Success requires working externally with relevant industry leaders, with existing customers and end users, as well as internally with various product teams at Esri so that customer needs are met through the technologies developed by Esri. The Lab works to incubate these capabilities and bring them to a level of maturity where they can then be integrated into affected product roadmaps. Research subjects include large scale data production using AI/ML, systems integration, leveraging real-time telemetry from smart building systems, asset tracking and resource scheduling, and more.

As the Facilities and Workplaces Innovation Program Manager, Patrick works to bridge any gaps between existing Esri commercial off the shelf (COTS) technology and the capabilities required to fully support critical customer workflows. This requires working externally with relevant industry leaders, with existing customers and end users, as well as internally with various product teams at Esri so that customer needs are met through the technologies developed by Esri. Within the innovation program Patrick is able to incubate these capabilities and bring them to a level of maturity where they can then be integrated into affected product roadmaps. Critical innovation subjects include large scale data production using AI/ML, systems integration, leveraging real-time telemetry from smart building systems, asset tracking and resource scheduling.

Patrick is part of Esri's Smart City Solutions group and leads its facilities and workplaces mapping practice — a practice he was also instrumental in creating. The practice is a 9-person team consisting of senior software development engineers, platform engineers, data engineers, GIS analysts, consultants, as well as project and program managers. He has led many high-profile services efforts recognized for their command in the latest facilities, planning, design, asset management and 3d technologies. His team is often engaged in large projects implementing facilities and/or 3D mapping solutions for customers such as the FBI, NASA, SANDIA Labs, Harvard, the UAE, various state governments, the Port of Rotterdam, as well as a number of the world’s largest Fortune 500 companies like ExxonMobil, Apple, and Fidelity.He is also the solution architect for Esri’s Smart Workplace Solution — a role requiring close collaboration with Esri's core development, global sales and business partner managers to enhance and refine this solution. The solution is based on ArcGIS Indoors, a software product he led the development of during its startup phase. In these roles he ensures that Esri technology and services are coordinated and leveraged to provide practical software solutions for end users.As the practice lead for Esri’s smart workplace solution, Patrick provides expert consulting worldwide on complex and unique geospatial problems regarding the built environment. He is a go-to resource for leading technical workshops at Esri’s Federal GIS Conference and International User’s Conference. Additionally, he provides critical business development support presenting and writing about complex subject matter in an understandable manner.

Patrick worked as the Senior Planner and the national Administrative Space Asset Manager for over 4,600 Real Property Assets on over 100,000 acres, totaling over 8.6M SF and worth over $3B, including $104M in annual lease costs. He supervised an integrated team of 10 professionals specializing in Real Estate, Environmental Planning/Engineering, Community Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and GIS, who worked together managing this diverse portfolio. Other responsibilities included:- Annual prioritization for 'MILCON' projects- GIS Program Manager (2005-2010)- Member, DoD Real Property Classification Panel- Annual budget development- Consulting globally on acquisitions, divestitures, systems engineering, etc...To more effectively manage the USCG real estate portfolio, Patrick supervised numerous regional strategic planning efforts. This included creation and use of executable yet innovative Capital Improvement Plans, Master Plans, and Specific Plans. For example, he created a forward-thinking program, national in scope and effect, to capture space and facility utilization requirements for use at the field and enterprise level in a transactional nature.Under his leadership, over 6M square feet of assets were mapped to the room level in an enterprise database and assigned use codes and tenant units. This effort proved critical in meeting the intent of the Federal Real Property Council (FRPC) reporting requirements and in developing new acquisition projects to close documented gaps. He also leveraged his applied expertise in GIS, BIM/CAD technologies and as an enterprise solution architect on the leadership team that re- defined facilities and real property IT requirements for the USCG.

As Senior Planner, Patrick Wallis was the: (1) Lead staff for the Design Review Board; (2) Senior land use, zoning code, environmental and real property expert; (3) GIS Coordinator and mapping authority; (4) Author of numerous authoritative reports, analysis, lawful resolutions and ordinances regarding land use, zoning, urban design, population trends, transportation, and community needs; (5) Code Compliance Supervisor and Enforcer for the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Endangered Species Acts, as well as the California Environmental Quality Act; and finally (6) Program Manager for numerous General Plan Elements.

As a Lieutenant, Patrick planned and developed mission work plans, modernized engineer equipment fleets, developed the garrison master plan, implemented Unit Status Reporting, and managed topographic operations. He was accountable for over $10M in equipment, the training and performance for 24 soldiers, as was the Planning and Supervisory Manager for cartographic, GIS, digital map compilation, photolithographic, and press operations.