Patrick Combes is a renowned technology director with vast expertise in the healthcare and life sciences industries. He pursued a High School Diploma from Kenwood Academy and later graduated with a B.S. in Computer/Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Throughout his career, Combes has worked with companies such as Amazon Web Services, EMC, and Microsoft, among others in various senior positions.

At Amazon Web Services, he served as the WW Technical Leader and Director, Head of Technology for Healthcare and Life Sciences. He has also held Principal Solutions Architect positions at EMC and Amazon Web Services, where he specialized in Life Sciences/HPC architecture. Besides, he has worked as a senior software development engineer, applications consultant, systems engineer, and network engineer, among other roles.

Combes' professional experience and expertise focus on cloud technology, healthcare, life sciences, software engineering, systems engineering, network architecture, and strategic planning. He has also held several technical leadership positions that have sharpened his leadership, management and communication skills.