Patrick is CEO of dwinQ the first social media operating system for events. dwinQ is a social media engagement platform that deepens and extends event participation by turning every attendee into a brand champion

The dwinQ app creates fun social memories at events and venues by automatically capturing photos and activities and posting them in real time with no friction. More than 600,000 people use the dwinQ platform sponsored by brands like Facebook, Nintendo, Cadbury, Vail Resorts, Lexus and more.

Patrick is a technology visionary and serial entrepreneur. He started dwinQ to fill the void between social sharing and being fully engaged in a real world activity. He has started four successful technology companies and understands the future of technology and how it will impact business and life in a way that creates value and is truly 'making a dent in the universe." His vision has translated not only into successful start-ups but also more than half a dozen technology patents. He is a frequent contirbutor to CNBC on Social Media Social Media for Forbes and Socal Media Today. When he's not buildig companies he's looking for crazy challenges and trying to learn from them - like this three day moutnain bike race across Costa Rica he blogged about for CNBC. In 2014 he will be riding a moutnain bike across Alaska in the -40 degree temperatures to beenfit the Wounded Warrior Foundation.