Patrick's bio

I am a structural and architectural drafter of 13+ years experience concurrent with 10 years of study in sustainable design. I am a LEED AP and have trained 6 other successful LEED AP candidates (LEED NC 2.2) I am most at peace in the woods and my favorite spot locally is wandering up and down the river bank near the end of 38th Steet in South Minneapolis. I have two boys (9 and 16) and have been married for 21 years. I grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin (near the Mississippi) and in a desperate attempt to get money for college joined the Army directly out of high school. I graduated from Winona State with a fine arts degree in 1987 and got my technical drafting certificate in '95.