Will Patrick
Currently pursuing Mechanical Engineering degree at Duke University. President of Engineers Without Borders-Duke. Prototype designer for VeerLabs LLC.
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Industries: | Cleantech |
| Skills: | Engineering |
| Groups: | Duke Start-Up Challenge - Spring 2011, Duke Start-up Challenge 2008-2009 (old), Duke Start-Up Challenge 2009-2010 (old) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Getting press, Meeting new people, Providing services to startups, Trading services |
| Schools: | Duke University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | VeerLabs, Durham, NC |
| Position: | Prototype Designer |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Developed WaterPLUS, a low-cost, point-of-use water disinfection device that utilizes ultraviolet light
- Optimized design to deliver sufficient UV dosage while minimizing cost and maximizing flow rate - Prototyped the WaterPLUS technology to be tested for log reductions of bacteria, viruses, and parasites |
| Employer: | Engineers Without Borders-Duke, Durham, NC |
| Position: | President |
| Time period: | December 2005 - Present |
| Description: | - Founded a financially sustainable vocational school to teach youth carpentry and welding in rural Uganda
- Launched a profitable internet café to bring internet access to a remote Ugandan village - Increased club’s active membership from 15 to 58 and members traveling internationally from 10 to 34 |
| Employer: | Mechanical Engineering Independent Study, Durham, NC |
| Position: | Researcher |
| Time period: | May 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | - Designed and crafted a 3-ft diameter wind turbine composed of PVC blades and a low-rpm DC generator
- Surveyed wind power technology by comparing efficiencies of small-scale turbines to large windmills |
| Employer: | CLASIC, Chickasha, OK |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | May 2007 - July 2007 |
| Description: | - Flew weather balloons to collect air profile data for the Cloud and Land Surface Interaction Campaign
- Contributed to research findings presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2007 conference |
| Employer: | Engineers Without Borders, Durham, NC |
| Position: | Agro-Processor Team Leader |
| Time period: | December 2006 - November 2008 |
| Description: | - Led a 10-person team that designed and prototyped a low-cost coffee shelling device
- Manufactured and tested the device design with a Ugandan NGO in rural coffee-producing areas - Collaborated with American NGOs to set up a Universal Nut Sheller production facility in Iganga, Uganda |
EDUCATION
| University: | Duke University |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, BEng |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | Durham, NC |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Duke and UNC basketball, hip-hop music, snowboarding, playing drums, and watching The Wire. |
| Awards: | - North Carolina Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholar
- 2008 Duke Start Up Challenge, 2nd place overall and best social enterprise (WaterPLUS technology) - Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition, 2nd best global health enterprise (WaterPLUS technology) - Glaxo Smith Kline global health seed grant award winner (WaterPLUS technology) - 2007 Duke Start Up Challenge, best social enterprise (Uganda agro-processor production facility) |
Will's Startups (1)
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WaterPLUS
WaterPLUS is a global social venture aimed at providing innovative point-of-use water purification systems based on germicidal ultraviolet LED technology.
Will is Following (3)
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Smart Billiards
Smart Billiards helps pool players get better at their game and have more fun at the same time.
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Will's Contacts (7)
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Saket Vora
American grad student pursuing M.S. in electrical engineering at Stanford. Interested in entrepreneurship, energy, greentech, cleantech, social ventures, politics, film, traveling, data visualization, and cooking.
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Ghyrn Loveness
Working on silicon nanowire technology, EV infrastructure, and rural development startups
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