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.
Founder at Care WeatherYC W21
Intro paths
Patrick went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — 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 — the partner who ran Care Weather's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Patrick can intro founders to Care Weather's investors below.
Care Weather's investors · 4
Co-founders at Care Weather
Experience
- Care Weather TechnologiesCo-founder, CEOcurrent2019 — presentProvo, Utah Area
- Brigham Young UniversityNASA Earth Science Fellow and Future Investigator2018 — 2021Provo, Utah, United States
- Evolution SpaceVP of Business Development and Operations2018 — 2019Provo, Utah Area
- L3Harris TechnologiesRF & Antenna Engineering Intern2018
- Brigham Young UniversityFounder and Project Engineer of Passive Inspection CubeSats Mission (PICs)2014 — 2018Provo, Utah Area
- Brigham Young UniversityCompliant Mechanisms Research Assistant2014 — 2016Provo, Utah
- Brigham Young UniversityMachine Shop Lab Assistant2014 — 2015Provo, Utah Area
- Alterra Pest ControlSales Representative2013Herndon, VA
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsRussian Language Tutor2011 — 2012Missionary Training Center; Provo, UT
Skills & more
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SolidworksCATIACompliant MechanismsMIG WeldingSandblasterOptical ComparatorBicycle RepairRussianGoogle DocsObjective-CPythonC++Languages English · Russian · Ukrainian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Patrick Walton?
- 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.
- Where does Patrick Walton work?
- Patrick Walton is Founder of Care Weather.
- What companies did Patrick Walton found?
- Patrick Walton founded Care Weather.
- Where did Patrick Walton go to school?
- Patrick Walton studied at Brigham Young University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Brigham Young University (Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering); Timpview High School (Percussion Performance, Vocal Performance).
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