Patrick Peter Chan
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Patrick Peter Chan | |
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| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo |
| Occupation | Computer Scientist |
| Employer | Composite Software |
| Known for | Java Almanac |
| Title | VP of Engineering |
Patrick Peter Chan is a Canadian computer scientist based in Silicon Valley, California. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he attended the University of British Columbia, and the University of Waterloo. He holds a master's in Computer Science and has made some contributions to the field.
Patrick Chan got a BS degree from the University of British Columbia before moving on to earn his MS degree at the University of Waterloo. He got his first job at his alma mater, UBC, before finding employment at Digital. After leaving Digital, he joined Sun Microsystems Inc. where he helped James Gosling create Java.[1] He later moved to work at KMart's BlueLight.com as the company's CTO. He then worked as VP of Engineering of Composite Software, a San Mateo–based firm specializing in virtual database integration. Currently, he works at Twitter in San Francisco.
