Patrick Volum
Owner & Operator
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolPatrick Volum is an entrepreneurial software engineer and operator based in Seattle who blends full-stack development experience at Microsoft with hands-on real estate business ownership. He spent six years building conversational AI and virtual assistant tooling—contributing UI and backend improvements to high-profile open-source projects like Microsoft Bot Framework Composer and Bot Framework Solutions. Comfortable in both startup-like product teams and large-scale codebases, he moves between React/JS front ends, C# backends, and automation scripts to solve practical problems. Patrick runs a 19-unit portfolio that returns 18%+ ROI to partners and automated core operations with custom Google Apps Script tooling, freeing him to focus on growth. Social and extroverted, he thrives collaborating with clients and teams to create frictionless, high-impact solutions. Currently he balances operating his companies with experimenting on ChatGPT proof-of-concept projects that keep his technical skills sharp.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Florida State University
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (33)
javascript10
authentication10
user-authentication10
uid10
dotnet-core10
skill10
azure-bot-service10
bot-framework10
csharp10
office-ui-fabric10
react10
microsoft9
template-engine9
ui-design9
feature-flags9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/BotFramework-Composer
Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
Dialog creation and management for Microsoft Bot Framework Applications
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:283 reviews, 94 commits, 107 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Patrick contributed to the development of the bot framework composer, focusing on enhancing the user interface and adding features. They implemented a new creation UI workspace with the addition of the VA (Virtual Assistant) core template, including associated plugin build steps and feature flags. Their work involved integrating with existing client packages, modifying UI components with React and Office UI Fabric, and integrating a version selector. They also addressed various bugs, optimized the UI, and updated the localization file.
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microsoft/botframework-solutions
Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
Welcome to the Bot Framework Solutions repository which is the home for a set of templates and solutions to help build advanced conversational experiences using Azure Bot Service and Bot Framework. Microsoft Bot Framework is a comprehensive framework for building enterprise-grade conversational AI experiences.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:26 commits, 58 PRs, 68 pushes in 6 months
Contributions summary:Patrick focused on implementing and maintaining backend components related to the Bot Framework Solutions, particularly skills and authentication. They contributed to the SkillDialog, integrating skills, handling activities, and managing dialog flow. The user also made modifications to authentication features. Furthermore, they were involved in updating dependencies and integrating external services, as shown by their modifications related to the ContentModerator and NuGet packages.
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