Patrick Mckernin
Chief Growth Officer at BusGenius
Greater Chicago Area United States
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Top SchoolPatrick Mckernin is a growth-oriented sales and product leader with 11 years of cross-functional experience blending startup operations, teaching, and hands-on Ruby on Rails development. Currently Vice President of Sales at Magic Puzzle Company after serving as Chief Growth Officer at BusGenius, he specializes in building scalable sales processes, defining OKRs/KPIs, and translating customer research into product and revenue improvements. He pairs a technical background (web development training and Rails experience) with practical manufacturing and field service roots, giving him a rare ability to bridge engineering, operations, and commercial teams. Patrick has coached software application development at Chicago Booth, demonstrating that he can teach complex concepts to both technical and business audiences. His career shows a pattern of designing and institutionalizing systems—whether sales networks, ISO-quality processes, or classroom curricula—that drive measurable performance gains. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, he combines creative problem solving with a hands-on ethic and a knack for turning operational detail into growth.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Web Developer Program , Web Developer Program at Starter LeagueCraft Certificate Program - Glass , Craft Certificate Program - Glass at Appalachian Center for CraftBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Integrated Manufacturing Systems at Illinois State University
Github Skills (8)
goodies9
rails-generators8
rails6
ruby-on-rails6
ruby5
sinatra1
embeddable1
git-client1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
pmckernin/rabble_all_models
Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
boothresearch/things-to-do
Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:8 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 day
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