GrassrootsMapping
Pat Coyle

Patrick D. Coyle is a Director for Belize Open Source – Sustainable Development, a non-profit, that invites people to collaborate on an open source approach to implement and participate in a land-based learning and community outreach center and working farm on 40 acres in Belize. He volunteers with Engineers Without Borders to partner with developing communities, worldwide, to improve their quality of life through sustainable engineering projects. He also volunteers with GRID Alternatives to install solar electric systems for low-income families in the Bay Area.

Patrick grew up horseback on ranches along the front range of the Rockies. He graduated from Colorado School of Mines and earned an MBA. He is a registered Mechanical and Professional Engineer, and a certified Project Management Professional. He is within a few years of retirement from his 29 + year career as a project engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Patrick practices mindfulness and meditates daily. He writes in the context of exploring applications of his time and energy as he transitions to the next phase of his life. He is involved in sustainable development and applies his talents to help solve problems such as lack of clean water, sanitation, nutrition, poverty, health, and education.