Summary
Patrick Murray is a Managing Director and founder with 11+ years designing product-led audiovisual systems and automation that prioritize open standards over vendor lock-in. He leads Catch Technologies and Controlhaus Systems Design, where he scaled Hushbutton—a spec-ready conference-room mute solution used by major investment firms and legal teams across the US and Europe. Patrick combines systems integration, software consulting, and hands-on product development to enable organizations to choose equipment by features and price while integrating AV into existing IT tooling. He focuses on education and reproducible, scalable designs so teams implement only what they need and can manage it themselves. Based in Detmold, Germany, he brings a practical, results-oriented approach that turns complex AV challenges into manageable, IT-friendly workflows.
11 years of coding experience
English, German