About Me
I'm Patrick Rayes, a Lebanese-Armenian
living in
Switzerland
I am a Lebanese-Armenian living in Switzerland after having lived in Lebanon, Cyprus, UK, USA and Canada. My hobbies are reading, listening to podcasts, fitness, yoga, skiing, making electronic music and playing Go. I speak English, French and German.
I was born in Iran and escaped at the age of 3 with my parents due to the Iranian Revolution. Moving to Lebanon we tried to start a life there but the civil war did not make that possible. We eventually moved to Cyprus where I started high school. Then I moved to the USA for university which led me to Canada then Switzerland.
Places I have lived: Beirut, Nicosia, Limassol, Cannes, London, Glendale, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Montreal, Geneva, Montreux, Basel, Biel/Bienne (present)… Favorite place: Biel/Bienne!
Places I have visited: Cap-d’Ail, Reading, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Las Vegas, Chicago, Atlanta, Durham, Toronto, Quebec City, Edinburgh, Paris, London, Hong Kong, Florence, Milan, Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam, Oslo, Tokyo, Kyoto, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Lecce, Ostuni, Porto… Favorite place: Tokyo!
Work Experience
Matterhorn Labs
Market Sifu
Polaris Framework
Infosys Consulting
Philip Morris International
UBS
Syngenta
eBay
Nestlé
IATA
Various as IT Professional
Education
Business, Leadership and Strategy Programs
Doctor of Advanced Studies, Computer Science
Professional Certified Coach
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science
Software Architecture, Relational Databases, Ethical Engineering
Glendale Community College
Foley’s School
PMP, SAFe Agilist, PSM, TOGAF, SAP Activate
Awards
- IATA – Recognition of Achievement for SAP Implementation 10/2009
- Guidance – Employee of the Month (several) 2007
- UCSB Residential Services – IT Department Certificate of Recognition 06/1999
- ACM/IBM Partnership – Second Place for National Java Quest Competition 04/1998
- Centre Mediterraneen d’Etudes Français – Certificate of Achievement in the French Language 08/1991
My non-profit initiatives.
My Philanthropy
Various volunteer work in my city/canton
My Favorites
Coming Soon
- Angel Investment Fund
- Merchandise
- Podcast
- Non-Profit Organization