Patrick (Licence No. 1296, Insurance Accreditation No. 0030) is responsible for
all pest control operations carried out by Austrapest. He holds all 41 units of
Competency against the National Pest Management Competency Standards (note that
only 3 units are required to achieve a NSW workcover administered pest managers
licence). Patrick is an Australian Environmental Pest Manager's Association
(AEPMA) accredited Timber Pest Specialist and is PestCert accredited. He is also
a horticulturist, tree surgeon, fitter and turner, and a pest and weed control consultant.
He holds Certificate 3 and 4 in pest management workplace training and assessment.
Patrick is also an Industry Training and Advisory Board (ITAB) member. Patrick is
currently the NSW/ACT State Councillor and Chairman for the AEPMA, as well as the
AEPMA NSW/ACT National Director. He also serves on the NSW Pest Control Licencing
Board. Patrick has over 30 years of experience in the pest control industry. Apart
from pest control, Patrick enjoys cooking, rock 'n' roll dancing and spending
time with his family.