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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music career

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.

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.

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