Experience

Meritide

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO

  • May 1999 - Present

  Patrick P. Irestone (Pat) is currently the President, CEO and founder of Meritide, Inc.. Meritide is a Business & Technology Consulting company focused on strategic IT and digital transformation that provides our clients with strategy, design, integration and implementation services that deliver competitive advantage. Meritide was established in 1999 and has over 500 clients nationwide. Pat leads the CIO Advisory Practice and provides CIO and leadership services to a number of clients - as a member of the client leadership team and Board member. His primary focus is helping trusted clients apply technology, process and people - to the business - appropriately. He chairs Technology Steering and directs technology roadmap initiatives working with line management to achieve operational objectives, ROI and a strengthened technology capability. Pat is also the CEO of PointPath, LLC - a product company created by Meritide that integrates Microsoft SharePoint to BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, ChangeGear, BMC FootPrints and BMC RemedyForce. Meritide is a partner for PointPath.



Coefficient Advisors

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Strategic IT Consultant

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Complex sales require exceptional alignment across the organization and thoughtful technology capabilities that are transformative and deliver a superior roi. As part of the Coefficient Advisors team, I advise business executives on digital transformations required to support strategic sales/marketing goals and business process/organizational alignment. Advisory services include strategic planning, technology architecture development and implementation. Complex sales require exceptional alignment across the organization and thoughtful technology capabilities that are transformative and deliver a superior roi. As part of the Coefficient Advisors team, I advise business executives on digital transformations required to support strategic sales/marketing goals and business process/organizational alignment. Advisory services include strategic planning, technology architecture development and implementation.



PointPath

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  PointPath, LLC - is a product company developed by Pat and Meritide to integrate Microsoft SharePoint to other IT infrastructure. Clients have included Pitney Bowes, the US Navy, the US Army, Ralcorp and a number of others. PointPath, LLC - is a product company developed by Pat and Meritide to integrate Microsoft SharePoint to other IT infrastructure. Clients have included Pitney Bowes, the US Navy, the US Army, Ralcorp and a number of others.



Endurant – Executive Thought Partners

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & Chief Operating Officer

  • 1997 - 1999

  Pat was President, Chief Operating Officer and a founder of Endurant Business Solutions, Inc. – St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1997 to 1999. Endurant was a management consulting and training company that specialized in information technology and business process. As a founder and the President of this high-tech company, he led the company through rapid growth to more than 50 employees by creating 4 lines of business and 3 practice areas. Pat was President, Chief Operating Officer and a founder of Endurant Business Solutions, Inc. – St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1997 to 1999. Endurant was a management consulting and training company that specialized in information technology and business process. As a founder and the President of this high-tech company, he led the company through rapid growth to more than 50 employees by creating 4 lines of business and 3 practice areas.



ConvergeOne

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• President, Chief Operating Officer, Director

  • 1994 - 1997

  He was President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Spanlink Communications, Inc. - Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1994 to 1997. He lead this privately held entrepreneurial company through strategy and restructuring processes, sales growth and an Initial Public Offering resulting in a multi-product, publicly held corporation. Spanlink designed, developed and marketed computer telephone integration (CTI) and interactive voice response (IVR) software and services that link business & telecommunications systems and the Internet. Spanlink was acquired by Cisco at one point and later taken private.



Cowles Media Company & Star Tribune

• Vice President of New Business Development

  • 1984 - 1994

  Pat was Vice President of New Business Development for Cowles Media/Star Tribune. The Star Tribune was the 13th largest metropolitan newspaper in the U.S. Mr. Irestone was responsible for new media businesses, research & development and acquisitions/alliances and led the creation of various electronic products and services, such as Star Tribune on-line, Star Tribune Fonahome and various technology related products. Mr. Irestone held various leadership positions in Information Technology, Circulation, Marketing and Sales/Marketing from 1984 to 1994.While with Cowles Media, Pat was the Chairman of the Pafet Operating Committee, a research & development company consisting of seven large media companies. He led this consortium to collaborative research and development of new electronic products and services for the newspaper industry.



Medtronic, Inc

• Director - Corporate Information Systems

  • 1974 - 1984

  Led Corporate Information Systems and held a variety of leadership positions for Medtronic, Inc. from 1974 to 1984. Medtronic is the world’s leading medical technology company specializing in implantable and invasive therapies. Led Corporate Information Systems and held a variety of leadership positions for Medtronic, Inc. from 1974 to 1984. Medtronic is the world’s leading medical technology company specializing in implantable and invasive therapies.



Control Data Corporation

• United States
• Computer Hardware
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Systems Analyst - Manufacturing

  • 1973 - 1974

  I developed the MRP systems for the computer manufacturing divisions of CDC. I developed the MRP systems for the computer manufacturing divisions of CDC.



FMC/Northern Ordnance Division

• Programmer

  • 1972 - 1973