Patrick

Debate Instructor

Patrick is a trained engineer, graduating from the University of Manchester in 2014 in Chemical Engineering (MEng) and from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2018 in Environmental Engineering & Management. Patrick first encountered debate in 2008 as a member of the Peruvian national debate team, and he has accompanied this team as a debater, co-coach, and judge through numerous World Schools Debating Championships. In his debut WSDC, he was ranked as the 4th best ESL speaker in Greece 2009. Prior to Capstone, he worked as an oil & gas engineer in the Peruvian rainforest, operating the region’s largest condensate gas project; and, upon arriving in Hong Kong, was responsible for piloting a sludge treatment reactor in the Siu Ho Wan area of Hong Kong.