Patrick Bixler

Patrick Bixler has over 30 years of work experience in various roles related to network engineering and computer technology. Patrick currently holds the position of Lead Network Engineer at First Merchants Corporation since January 2023. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Cisco Engineer at American Technology Services, LLC from July 2022 to January 2023. Patrick also worked as a Senior Network Engineer at First Merchants Corporation from February 2022 to July 2022. Before that, they were a Staff Network Engineer at eHealth, Inc. from January 2020 to February 2022. Patrick also had a long tenure as a Senior Network Engineer at Cook Children's Health Care System from November 2008 to January 2020. Patrick also held the role of Network Administrator at Trinity Metro from April 2006 to November 2008. Patrick's earlier experiences include working as a PC Specialist 2 at the University of Texas at Arlington, a Network and Systems Administrator at Kelly, and a Computer Tech at DCWI.com. Patrick began their career as an Electronic Warfare Systems Specialist in the United States Air Force from July 1987 to July 1991.

Patrick Bixler received their Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications & Networking from Purdue University, where they studied from 1997 to 2001. Prior to attending Purdue University, Patrick attended Benton Central Jr-Sr High School. In terms of additional certifications, Patrick obtained an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in November 2020. Patrick also holds a certification as a Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) from Cisco, although the specific dates of obtaining this certification were not provided.