Patrick Coyle

Patrick D. Coyle is a member of the Engineers Without Borders — San Francisco Professional Chapter (EWB-SFP). He founded and is a Director for Belize Open Source – Sustainable Development (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://belizeopensource.org/">http://belizeopensource.org</a>), a non-profit that invites people to collaborate on an open source approach to implement and participate in a land-based learning and community outreach center and working farm on 40 acres in Belize. EWB-USA acted as fiscal agent for Belize Open Source - Sustainable Development until we obtained our 501(c)(3) status.&nbsp; <br><br>He volunteers with Engineers Without Borders to partner with developing communities, worldwide, to improve their quality of life through sustainable engineering projects. He has served on the West Coast Technical Advisory Committee (WTAC)since March '06, participating in the review of numerous projects. He has participated in numerous Advisory Review Committe (ARC) reviews of proposed projects as a team member and as a Team Leader. He also volunteers with GRID Alternatives to install solar electric systems for low-income families in the Bay Area.<br> <br> On behalf of Belize Open Source as the NGO, he worked with the August Pine Ridge village council to prepare and submit an EWB project application for the August Pine Ridge - Community Improvement Program, which was reviewed by the Technical Advisory Committee and deemed an appropriate project for EWB-USA.&nbsp; EWB-Cleveland State's application for the August Pine Ridge, Belize project was accepted and he continues to interact with them, the community and the Orange Walk Rotary club in Belize.<br> <br> Patrick grew up horseback on ranches along the front range of the Rockies. He graduated from Colorado School of Mines and has an MBA. He worked on a private 20,000 acre ranch land development and site infrastructure program in Belize from '74 through '78. He is a registered Mechanical and Professional Engineer and a certified Project Management Professional. He is within a few years of retirement from his 30 + year career as a project engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.<br>

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