The Formal Stuff

Here is the official stuff for those that need a "formal" biography:

Prior to establishing HolisTech® Pty Ltd in 1998 and later Padden Industries Pty Ltd (a private investment company), Pat spent twenty years (and 3 days) in the Australian Regular Army serving in a variety of locations, utilising different skills and performing a wide range of tasks. These tasks included: project management, requirements analysis, strategic capability analysis, process analysis and management, implementing management efficiencies, liaison, general management, contract development and management, human resource management, leadership, administration, operations officer and platoon commander.

Work with HolisTech® has added considerably to that experience where Pat now advises on holistic solutions to business problems for product and capability focussed organisations, services numerous consultancy contracts with government and private organisations, develops innovative Web 2-0 applications and services and is expanding HolisTech® into niche markets.

Among other qualifications Pat has a Master of Technology Management, a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Managerial Economics), and a Diploma of Personnel and Resource Management. Pat has been an economics tutor and systems engineering/project management guest lecturer at undergraduate and graduate level. He is currently studying towards his Doctorate in Project Management (DPM) at the RMIT University.

Pat is the is the managing director or a director of four companies, a member of the Project Management Institute, the Australian Institute of Management and the Systems Engineering Society of Australia.

The Real Me

I am the normal family man - wife and two daughters, two dogs (german shepherd and golden retriever - stupid and cupid as the kids call them!), four fish and a visiting family of magpies (a native Australian bird that is quite at home in the urban environment).

Managing a number of businesses, doing a doctorate and trying to spend time with family and friends is always a challenge and one that I often don't manage to balance properly.

I was born and raised in Papua New Guinea - mainly in the islands. Went to boarding school in Queensland, Australia and joined the Army straight out of school. The Army was a great life but this, my second career is as equally invigorating and challenging.

My interests include:

• project management (hence the DPM),
• my businesses,
• my innovations/inventions (if I ever get to do anything about them),
• rugby union (I support the Queensland Reds ... when will they get it together!) and my part time coaching,
• rugby league (go the Brisbane Broncos, North Queensland Cowboys and the Canberra Raiders!),
• cricket (I coach and manage my daughter's team),
• golf (I haven't played for years but grew up playing on a golf course my father built in New Britain),
• fitness, but
• my interest in good food and wine often wins out over that one!!

I love having friends and family over for a loooooooooong lunch around the BBQ outside on our verandah (when we get the time!).

The fact I can spend time on my interests is testament to my very tolerant and very supporting wife and less tolerant but no less supporting children ...thanks.