About
Patrick Walton holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University. At Care Weather, he serves as co-founder, CEO, and project engineer, overseeing the company's satellite operations and infrastructure; previously, he led BYU's rocketry club and managed the development and launch of the university's first two satellites.
Patrick Walton @mpatrickwalton
When you set your sights on the Kardashev scale, you find that there is no end to interesting problems. https://t.co/7npA8g99mm
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 6 Β· β 1
Patrick Walton @mpatrickwalton
Sam: how cool would it be to not have to talk to your family about what's important to them? https://t.co/MqZl1yJaoP
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 6
Patrick Walton @mpatrickwalton
"less debate and more frequent wins make it easier to advocate for more resources to do more science" legendary https://t.co/vSPM43sl8C
Jul 31, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Founder at Care WeatherYC W21
Intro paths
Patrick went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Care Weather's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Patrick can intro founders to Care Weather's investors below.
Care Weather's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Care Weather
Experience
- Care Weather TechnologiesCo-founder, CEOcurrent2019 β presentProvo, Utah Area
- Brigham Young UniversityNASA Earth Science Fellow and Future Investigator2018 β 2021Provo, Utah, United States
- Evolution SpaceVP of Business Development and Operations2018 β 2019Provo, Utah Area
- L3Harris TechnologiesRF & Antenna Engineering Intern2018
- Brigham Young UniversityFounder and Project Engineer of Passive Inspection CubeSats Mission (PICs)2014 β 2018Provo, Utah Area
- Brigham Young UniversityCompliant Mechanisms Research Assistant2014 β 2016Provo, Utah
- Brigham Young UniversityMachine Shop Lab Assistant2014 β 2015Provo, Utah Area
- Alterra Pest ControlSales Representative2013Herndon, VA
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsRussian Language Tutor2011 β 2012Missionary Training Center; Provo, UT
Education
- Brigham Young UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering2017 β 2021
- Brigham Young UniversityBachelorβs Degree, Mechanical Engineering
- Timpview High SchoolPercussion Performance, Vocal Performance2004 β 2008
Skills & more
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SolidworksCATIACompliant MechanismsMIG WeldingSandblasterOptical ComparatorBicycle RepairRussianGoogle DocsObjective-CPythonC++Languages English Β· Russian Β· Ukrainian
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Same school
Also attended Brigham Young University194
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Shared employers
Also worked at Brigham Young University31
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Also worked at L3Harris Technologies1
Also worked at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints14
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