MILWAUKEE, Wisc. - Drive Source International (DSI) announced that Gary Patterson has been named municipal market manager. Patterson started his career at Drive Source International in 2012, as the regional sales engineer for a portion of the Midwest. Soon after, it was determined that there was a large opportunity for variable speed drives in Water and Wastewater applications. Patterson then became the technical specialist of the newly formed DSI/Dynamatic’s Pumps, Fan and Compressor group.

Patterson holds a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, where he pursued the power option, specializing in rotating equipment and electrical power generation, transmission and distribution.

Patterson will continue representing DSI/Dynamatic at Hydraulic Institute and other industry organizations; serving on selected committees; giving technology presentations to end users and consulting engineers; and attending national and reginal conferences, where he will be the spokesperson of the benefits of eddy current technology.