Patrick earned his Ph.D. degree in 2005 from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique in Quebec, Canada. He was Project Geologist at Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. from 2004 to 2006 exploring for gold and VMS deposits in the Abitibi greenstone belt. He joined the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) in 2006 as a Research Scientist. Since then, he has studied numerous major gold and VMS deposits throughout Canada and abroad. He was Science Lead for the national Gold Project of Natural Resources Canada 2015-2020 Targeted Geoscience Initiative and led GSC’s TGI-6 Orogenic Ore Systems project development. He authored or co-authored over 50 scientific papers and 175 government/public reports. Patrick was awarded SEG’s Brian J. Skinner Award in 2007 as co-author of the best paper published in Economic Geology, the Geological Association of Canada – Mineral Deposits Division’s William Harvey Gross Medal in 2009, SEG’s Waldemar Lindgren Award in 2011, the Geological Association of Canada – Mineral Deposits Division’s Duncan R. Derry Medal in 2022, and the Jean-Descarreaux award from the Quebec Mining Exploration Association in 2022. Patrick has been SEG’s Vice-President for Regional Affairs (2018-2020), is member of SEG’s Publications Board and is an SGA Councillor.