A Career Built on Curiosity
Pat Adamson’s career has been anything but ordinary.
His work has crossed disciplines and industries, combining engineering knowledge with the curiosity of an inventor and the practical thinking required to turn ideas into working solutions.
Over the course of his career, Pat has been involved in product development, engineering design, bioengineering, intellectual property, manufacturing and commercialization—earning numerous patents along the way.
Today, Pat is retired from full-time consulting, but the curiosity that fueled his career hasn’t gone anywhere.
INVENTOR
From aviation safety and electrochemistry to lighting, building automation and horticultural technology, Pat's patents span decades of practical innovation.
ENGINEER
Pat's engineering experience spans multiple disciplines and industries, combining technical knowledge with the practical experience required to turn ideas into working solutions.
PROBLEM SOLVER
Different industries. Different technologies. The same underlying challenge: understand the problem, find a better approach, and make the solution work.
A Career of Innovation
For more than four decades, Pat’s inventive work has crossed industries, technologies, and disciplines.
1980s
AVIATION & ELECTROCHEMISTRY
1990s-2000s
LIGHTING & POWER ELECTRONICS
2000s
NETWORKED CONTROL & BUILDING AUTOMATION
2010s-2020s
POWER & HORTICULTURAL LIGHTING
Beyond Engineering
Curiosity has taken Pat far beyond the world of engineering.
His love of travel, motorcycles and photography carried him across the country and around the world. Along the way, his camera became another way to explore—capturing landscapes, wildlife, historic places and memorable moments from his travels.
Still Curious About a Good Problem?
Pat is retired from full-time consulting and is no longer actively seeking new engagements. But an interesting problem is still an interesting problem.
If you’re working on an unusual engineering challenge or project that you think might capture his interest, he’d be happy to hear about it.