Summary
Josh Patterson is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and CEO with 17 years of experience building and integrating big data and applied machine learning solutions for Fortune 500 clients. He founded Patterson Consulting to deliver architecture, advisory, and go-to-market strategy around deep learning, Hadoop/Spark ecosystems, HBase, and production ML. His background spans hands-on systems work—from embedded systems and TinyOS research to leading field engineering and pre-sales for enterprise deep learning at Skymind and solutions architecture at Cloudera. Josh co-authored O’Reilly’s Deep Learning: A Practitioner's Approach, reflecting both practical and academic depth. Based on a Masters in Computer Science and long experience in smart-grid data mining and analytics, he pairs technical rigor with product-focused consulting. He operates from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, blending startup grit with enterprise delivery experience.
17 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Computer Science, Masters Computer Science at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga