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Patrick Curtain

Commander · DISC type D
Director of Engineering, Pastor at YouVersion
📍 Portland, Oregon, United States

Patrick is a software engineering leader with 25 years of experience, specializing in mentoring teams and delivering products. He is a self-taught, pragmatic developer with expertise in Agile and eXtreme Programming. Colleagues describe him as a valuable guide and mentor, and he holds a unique License to Ministry.

As a Pastor at YouVersion and a licensed Peer Wellness Support Specialist, Patrick is deeply invested in helping people. His interests include minimalism and finding ways to help children learn programming, reflecting his passion for growth and development both inside and outside of his professional life.

Unique fact: Patrick combines his extensive tech career, which includes experience at 17 startups, with his role as a licensed Pastor.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering, Pastor
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States
Personality Overview

How Patrick shows up

Risk-Taker
Decisive
Strong-Willed

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Priorities

Topics Patrick cares about

Developing People
Passionate about mentoring and helping team members, from junior engineers to startup founders, grow and succeed in the software industry.
Agile Methodologies
A non-dogmatic pragmatist who favors eXtreme Programming (XP) principles to improve team collaboration and effectively build software.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Director of Engineering, Pastor
YouVersion
10-2021 - 7-2022
Director of Software Development
audiochuck
8-2020 - 8-2021
Head of Development
Greator
6-2019 - 7-2020
Chief Technology Officer
Leeruniek
10-2017 - 5-2019
Agile Mentor
YoungCapital
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2008
Adjunct Professor
Clark College
1987 - 1989
AS
Chemeketa Community College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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