Events

The BackPage meetings are held every 4^th Tuesday of the month, unless that date conflicts with a major holiday in which case they are usually moved up one week, at the Park City Club. The contact is Jim Smith as the sponsoring Park City Club member.  Jim makes all the arrangements and will email the monthly RSVP notices to BackPage advertisers.  If you would like more specifics, or are interested in joining the BackPage please let Jim Smith know.

Patrick Walsh is a Senior Advisor in Oliver Wyman’s global Aerospace & Defense Services practice based in Dallas, TX., and a retired, four-star Admiral.  As the 59^th Vice Chief of Naval Operations, he served as a member of the Deputy Secretary of Defense-led Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), and provided testimony to the House Armed Services Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the Seapower Subcommittee on matters related to the Readiness, Manpower, and Acquisition accounts for the Department of the Navy.  He held significant leadership positions across a 34-year career to include command of US Pacific Fleet, the largest naval force in the world where he led the US military response to the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and radiation release. 

Overview to Relevant Experience

He has Fortune 50 business leadership experience within Aerospace & Defense and Cybersecurity, leading P&Ls from small businesses to Original Equipment Manufacturers, and Defense Prime Contractors.

Enterprise Growth & Transformation

• Recruited to initiate business transformation, turnaround, and divestiture leadership experience within industrial manufacturing, government aviation and supply chain distribution.
• Successfully transformed a $1.3 billion-dollar defense services business from low-single-digit annual growth to a 3-year 33% CAGR

Operational Excellence

• Identified a $200M+ balance sheet issue as a result of ineffective warehouse inventory and investment management.  
• Retired this risk with accelerated cash generation and an aggressive working capital efficiency strategy. 
• Launched lean sigma resulting in a 15% reduction in supply chain / distribution operational expenses.
• Extensive experience with organized workforce containment strategy and implementation.

Prior to Oliver Wyman, Pat was Vice President of The Boeing Company, Global Services Navy Marine Corps Services business. Prior to Boeing, Pat was the Senior Vice President/General Manager at iSIGHT Partners, a FireEye Company, (NASDAQ: FEYE), and President, Strategic Programs, Academic Partnerships, LLC.  Pat has an extensive executive-level record of leadership and management of a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, as well as demonstrated performance in crisis action, conflict resolution, coalition building, and international diplomacy over the course of a career as a carrier-based, combat fighter pilot and former Slot Pilot for the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. 

Pat has an established record of leadership in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.  He holds a Bachelor of Science from the US Naval Academy, a Master of Arts in Law & Diplomacy and Doctor of Philosophy from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University.  He was a White House Fellow assigned to the Office of Management & Budget during the Reagan and Bush administration.  Pat is the Chairman of the Board of Visitors, National Defense University, the Chairman of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, and a Senior Fellow at Southern Methodist University.

The Club Board meets every 4th Wednesday immediately following the club meeting to review Club Business. 

The BackPage meetings are held every 4^th Tuesday of the month, unless that date conflicts with a major holiday in which case they are usually moved up one week, at the Park City Club. The contact is Jim Smith as the sponsoring Park City Club member.  Jim makes all the arrangements and will email the monthly RSVP notices to BackPage advertisers.  If you would like more specifics, or are interested in joining the BackPage please let Jim Smith know.

The Club Board meets every 4th Wednesday immediately following the club meeting to review Club Business. 

The DRCF Board of Trustees meets quarterly on the 1st of the month to review financial statements, investment reports and development reports. A Zoom code to join the meeting will be emailed to each board member in advance. All Club members are welcome to sit in, if you would like to join please email our chairman. Dennis Connally. 

The Club Board will meet the 3rd Wednesday in June, next Wednesday is Changing of the Guards. This will be President Jim's final Board Meeting immediately following the club meeting to review Club Business. 

The BackPage meetings are held every 4^th Tuesday of the month, unless that date conflicts with a major holiday in which case they are usually moved up one week, at the Park City Club.  The contact is Jim Smith as the sponsoring Park City Club member.  Jim makes all the arrangements and will email the monthly RSVP notices to BackPage advertisers.  If you would like more specifics, or are interested in joining the BackPage please let Jim Smith know.

The Club Board will meet every 4th Wednesday with the exception of November, December, and June immediately following the club meeting to review Club Business. All are welcome to attend by emailing for the zoom code.