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August Patterson

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Senior Director of Software Engineering at First Orion
📍 Overland Park, Kansas, United States

August is a technical engineering leader at First Orion, specializing in building and scaling highly skilled software engineering teams in rapid-growth environments. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Colleagues have described him as innovative, thorough, and willing to go the extra mile.

Outside of his technical leadership, August is dedicated to personal challenges and philanthropy. He successfully raised over $4, 000 for the Arthritis Foundation by training for and participating in a multi-day charity bike tour, demonstrating significant personal commitment and discipline.

He completed the 524-mile California Coast Classic, a bike tour from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Software Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Personality Overview

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Persuasive & Assertive
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Priorities

Topics August cares about

Software Team Growth
His professional focus is on building scalable, highly skilled software engineering organizations and has doubled his team's size in a high-growth environment.
Mobile Engineering
Has extensive experience leading iOS, Android, and automated testing efforts, including implementing a global device farm for continuous testing.
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Career

Work history

3-2022
Senior Director of Software Engineering
First Orion
12-2020 - 3-2022
Director of Mobile Engineering - iOS, Android & Testing
First Orion
7-2020 - 12-2020
Associate Director of Mobile Engineering - iOS and Testing
First Orion
12-2014 - 11-2017
Business Owner
Sherpa Innovation LLC
6-2013 - 12-2014
Freelance iOS App Developer
Sherpa Innovation LLC
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Education
2002 - 2004
Bachelors of Science
University of Missouri-Columbia
1999 - 2002
Bachelors of Science
University of Missouri-Columbia
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