Dr. Patrick Dicks

Patrick Dicks D.Sc is an accomplished Artificial Intelligence and Automation Consultant at The Dicks Consulting Group since August 2017, with a focus on AI's impact on employment. Concurrently, Patrick serves as Adjunct Graduate Faculty at the University of South Dakota, teaching parallel computing and distributed systems, and as a consultant for Voorhees University, guiding AI/ML projects. Additionally, Patrick holds multiple leadership roles with the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice as Parole Board Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Member, appointed to oversee juvenile and adult sentencing and parole recommendations. Advisory positions include membership on the Energy & Manufacturing Institute Advisory Board at Lone Star College-University Park, contributing to AI curriculum development, and several adjunct faculty roles at various universities teaching management information systems and cybersecurity. Patrick's educational background encompasses a Doctor of Science in Information Systems and Communications from Robert Morris University, an MBA from Webster University, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from South Carolina State University.