Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith is a Robotic Software Engineer at Forterra since June 2020, specializing in software development for automated vehicles. Previously, Patrick worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, focusing on commercial vehicle automation and integrating hardware and software for heavy-duty trucks from July 2017 to May 2020. Experience also includes roles as a Plant Engineer Intern at Wacker Chemical Corporation, where a lean six sigma project reduced equipment downtime, a Project Engineer Intern at The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, overseeing subcontractor bids and compliance evaluations, and a Manufacturing Engineer Intern at Empire Comfort Systems, which improved production throughput by 20%. Patrick holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from Murray State University.