The Purchasing Department is pleased to introduce their newest Senior Contract Administrator, Bruce Patten. He will be working in the Construction Contracting Group.

Patten has 12 years of experience working on facilities contracts in support of construction and maintenance efforts for Loral Space and Communications, Inc. in Palo Alto. His prior experience was as a Purchasing Agent for the Bechtel Corporation, as well as work on major seismic, clean room facilities and nuclear power plant projects for Bechtel and NASA.

Patten holds a B.A. from the UC Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Delaware. Purchasing feels Patten will be a valuable asset to their Department, bringing new perspectives and innovate ideas to the area of construction procurement.