Kirk Patten

Kirk Patten has extensive experience in infrastructure, operations, and support roles. Kirk currently serves as the Vice President of Infrastructure, Operations, & Support at Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Prior to this, they worked as the Senior Director of Enterprise IT Infrastructure at Ferrara Candy Company, where they transformed the IT portfolio to a cloud-first, on-premise last mix and implemented standardization and continuous improvement across the IT portfolio. Kirk also worked as the Director of Infrastructure and Managed Services at Strategic Information Group, where they directed, designed, and optimized IT infrastructures for various customers and led infrastructure consulting and managed-services outsourcing practices. Earlier in their career, Kirk served as the Director of Information Technology at Rotation Dynamics Corporation, where they implemented cutting-edge IT infrastructure and business systems, and as the Manager of Hardware Service at Atlantis Plastics, where they designed and managed distributed systems across nationwide locations. Kirk also worked as the Manager of Network Operations at Borden Decorative Products, where they architected and maintained a multi-location Windows NT network and served as the technical lead for an ERP system selection project.

Kirk Patten obtained their Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, where they studied from 1989 to 1993.