Patrick La Petina

Experience

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  Gulfstream Aerospace

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2010

  Engineering Co-op

  Rotations with Hydraulic design, Material Review Board (MRB) Engineering, and Gulfstream's Advanced Design Research Lab (ADRL -- Advanced Flight Controls and Hydraulics Test Bed)

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  Purdue University

  Aug 2009 - Oct 2015

  Lead for a variety of projects within First-Year Engineering (FYE) and the Artisan and Fabrication Laboratory (AFL) within the School of Engineering Education. These include:ENGR 131/132 Tutorial Module DevelopmentENGR 132 Development CoordinationENGR 103 - AFL Course DevelopmentAFL ProgramsAFL CAD/CAM Support and DevelopmentChair, School of Engineering Education Safety Committee (August, 2013 - Present) Teaching Assistant in Purdue's COE Artisan and Fabrication Lab. Tasks include design and manufacture of assorted class, club and research projects for lab clientele. Trained and proficient in the use of CNC lathes and machining centers, as well as a variety of other shop tools. Grad assistant for First-Year Engineering (FYE) courses and AFL machine shop. Undergrad TA for ENGR 126/195I/195II/132 courses.

  • Instructional Support Coordinator

    Jan 2013 - Oct 2015

  • AFL Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Graduate Assistant

    Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2009 - Dec 2010
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  General Atomics

  Nov 2015 - now

  • Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Manufacturing Engineering Manager

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  • Engineer

    Nov 2015 - Jan 2020
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  Beyond Horizon Media

  Jan 2021 - now

  Owner/Principal Photographer

  Founded in 2021, Beyond Horizon Media is the creative outlet of principal photographer Patrick La Petina. Patrick is a sports and lifestyle photographer based in San Diego, CA exploring the action and culture of a variety of cycling disciplines. He has photographed numerous national and international events, including the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Criterium du Dauphine, UCI World Championships, UCI Cyclocross World Cups, and USA Cycling National Championships. Patrick’s favorite discipline, by far, to race and photograph is cyclocross!Patrick excels at telling the stories of elite bike racing through editorial photography and candid portraiture. A member of the International Association of Cycling Journalists (AIJC), he regularly contributes to a variety of editorial clients.You can find Patrick on Instagram @beyondhorizonmedia Show less