Patrick McDonnell is a highly experienced software engineering leader who has worked for several organizations in both the private and public sectors. He graduated with a 2:1 (Hons) BSc in Computer Science from The University of Stirling and has since held various positions in software development and engineering management. His skills include engineer leadership, coaching and mentoring, broad collaboration and communication, technical direction, and strategic direction. Patrick is an Elixir enthusiast and is largely technology agnostic.

Patrick started his career at NHS as a software developer before moving on to other roles such as Senior Software Developer at iBAHN and Software Developer at Medicines Monitoring Unit, University of Dundee. Later, he became the IT Team Lead at the Medicines Monitoring Unit before working as a Senior Software Engineer and a Software Engineering Manager at Findmypast. Patrick then worked as a Senior Engineering Manager and Group Engineering Manager at FreeAgent before joining Beamery as an Engineering Manager.

In summary, Patrick McDonnell is a broadly-technical and collaborative software engineering leader with considerable experience in both software development and management in various organizations spanning numerous sectors.

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