patrick padgett

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technology career

With a proven record of accomplishment in technology and social media marketing in my 20+ years of experience, I am an ambitious and determined Senior Executive focusing on the future. With my passion, interpersonal communication skills and team-building abilities, I am able to drive profit maximization through a range of business strategies and focus on increasing revenue while strengthening business relationships and partnerships.My area of expertise is streamlining business operations through automation and process improvement to reduce costs and simplify repetitive tasks. Though my primary focus has been IT, I have expanded my vision to include the company as a whole and assisted them with automating operations. In addition, I am also passionate about simplification and minimalism. I admire the design of many seemingly unrelated systems that operate together in harmony in order to perform complex operations.I am an excellent public speaker and presenter who has previously been involved in musical projects performing before hundreds of people. As comfortable as I am performing music for large crowds, I am equally as comfortable with presenting.To view my resume, please click on the link below.

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I started playing piano at the age of four. Ravenous for rock music, I eventually convinced my parents to let me begin guitar lessons when I was 12.As a high school student I participated in a number of bands. My brother is a drummer, and together we were a part of establishing two successful bands.Since then I have played with His Last Chance (Indie-Emo), Six II Chaos (Progressive Punk-Rock), The Sexy Accident (Indie-Pop-Rock) and my solo project called The Hypergiants (Industrial-Ambient-Noise).Recently, I have taken on the role of a producer while providing assistance to musicians during their recording sessions.

Betrayed expectations, dashed promises. Mantoloking, the third album from The Sexy Accident due out on August 21, 2009, addresses the noticeable failings of leaders, family, friendship, and love.The album takes its name from an affluent seaside town in New Jersey. "It also happened to be chosen as namesake for some of the junkiest of junk collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) that precipitated the mortgage and financial crisis; investment bankers dubbed a steaming pile of financial refuse ‘Mantoloking' to lure unsuspecting investors into a false sense of classist security," explains Jesse Kates, guitarist and lead singerRecorded at Black Lodge in Eudora, Kansas by accomplished Seattle-based producer Steve Fisk (Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Wedding Present), the forthcoming album exhibits a darker edge lyrically and musically than its predecessor, Kinda Like Fireworks. While Fireworks pops with catchy hooks and unusual time signatures, Mantoloking bulls ahead with a driving sound full of urgency or alternately pauses to brood with piercing insight.The band picked up guitarist Chad Toney in May 2008, joining Kates, bassist Pat Padgett (replacing Pat Fent, who moved to Florida), and drummer Daniel Torrence. As a quartet, they rock hard without sacrificing melody or lyricism.Lead track "I Tried Again" is about being drawn to a person with an addictive personality that needs an audience for attention. You know the type – someone that's attractive because of outrageous behavior but remains elusive as a love interest. The craziness becomes disturbing when it's time for accountability. The lyrics play tug-of-war between the poles of letting go and sitting tight. The adrenaline of self-induced drama for entertainment and the lull of boredom become a vicious cycle."I Just Need My Car" is an all-out dismissal, a parting of the ways with no tolerance for bullshit even if love leaves a residue. The band plays with a laser focus. A ringing guitar works next to firecracker drums as Kates sings with exasperation. A round of handclaps breaks the pace for a moment until the band drives the song home.A wildcat guitar yowls and snarls with a psychedelic bite to open "Buy Me Out." Padgett's bass line creates tension as crunchy guitar riffs clear a path.The songwriting also shows a sense of humor with "I'm Just Trying to Help (Me Like You). Some women might recognize the jerk in this song full of dictates about how to look, eat, and act. Kates says, "It's written from the point of view of the douchiest of ex-boyfriends. One of his parting suggestions is that his girlfriend consider a spray-on tan.""Failing to Play Nice" examines the emotional perspective of a boy dealing the departure of his father, the breakup of a marriage, and the succession of men that follow into his mother's life. The words in the final stanza hint at the strength of the writing:and then came the succession
of more unwanted men
and I made it my task
to tear away their masks
‘cuz the way they'd dupe my mom
with money and aplombKates shows a sensitivity not often seen among male lead vocalists in town. He proffers raw lyrics and bitter memories with aching honesty. It's the plaintive hurt in his singing that makes it feel so pure.By the time "A Merry Christmas To You" rolls around, there's no doubt that The Sexy Accident have reached higher, worked harder, and dreamed bigger than they have previously. Seven songs into Mantoloking, the quality of the song craft still doesn't relent. "Merry Christmas" drops into the middle of a surprised lover's betrayal. The brisk guitar work inserts an element of suspense into a moment fraught with tension. The backing female vocal of Michelle Plaitis, a friend of producer Steve Fisk's from Seattle, trading lines with Kates adds another chilling layer to the coldness of the situation. Plaitis also contributes backing vocals on the final track, "Won't You Be Mine.""The Chatty Bandit" is a more upbeat number that could have been a hidden track from the previous album. Nonetheless, it fits nicely here as an enthusiastic pop song that rocks with jubilation."All Surface" swings the mood back to introspection with a mid-tempo pace that slowly builds. The lyrics stem from Kates' state of mind at the time."It was the first song I wrote after we got back to Kansas City from recording Kinda Like Fireworks," says Kates. "I wrote it in early April. Winter was hanging on way too long, which is where the ‘float away winter' opening line comes from. I found myself floundering in a number of ways, both personal and professional. I felt I was stuck in a dead-end job. I was feeling old. I felt crippled by responsibility. I was experiencing the postpartum blues that follow the completion of any major art project."Feeling isolated and adrift, he attempted to "turn the feelings of hopelessness into useful angst. Angst and frustration can be powerful feelings if you take action in response to them," he says.While tough to share this song with the public, Kates decided to loosen the reins. "I've always tried to make The Sexy Accident an upbeat band, and so I've censored songs that were too gloomy or serious in the past. This time I just let them out. I can't tell if it's led to a better result to do that, but it's an experiment. You gotta take chances."For a record due this autumn, the spirit of the recording feels like the last hot embers of a bonfire fending off the penetrating cold of winter, fingertips still stinging from life's raw handshake. The album artwork visually conveys this faint sense of resilience in the midst of hardship."The cover image has been selected to convey tenuousness, isolation and tension," Kates says. "Two individuals stand on a bridge in the middle of winter, their faces turned away from the camera. Their embrace is awkward and stilted, but they hold on to each other just the same. They are alone surrounded by the blur of the city, facing out into the unknown, trying to steel each other against some sort of wave, bracing for impact as children against a rough sea. By and large, this is the stuff Mantoloking is made of."Indeed, brace for an impact after listening to Mantoloking. This cohesive set of songs is built on lyrics that strike true with meaning beyond catchy phrases and refrains. Fisk's solid production boosts the power of this gutsy music. With these eleven songs, the band draws more attention to storm clouds than to hidden silver linings. The Sexy Accident is actually quite deliberate in their intentions, willing to weather the storm and shake off the chill. While the album's theme reflects the dour outlook and off-kilter momentum of the times externally, the music's sheer energy also serves as an internal catalyst to keep the fire burning and keep biding time until better days cycle around.- Pete Dulin, presentmagazine.com

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