Emisense was reflects the founders’ desire to positively impact air quality. They bring a track record of successful company building and scaling, as well as engineering expertise across diverse fields. Learn more about their individual journeys and how their combined experience is driving the future of air quality monitoring at Emisense.

Meet the Team

Patrick Thompson

CEO

Patrick Thompson is the CEO of Emisense, developer of the PMTrac® electrostatic particulate matter (ePM) sensor currently being adopted by global manufacturers, with serial production slated to begin in 2028.

Prior to Emisense, Mr. Thompson founded Innovate Motorsports, a leader in exhaust-gas sensors, including the famous LM-1 lambda (air/fuel ratio) meter (acquired by AutoMeter Products).  Prior to Innovate, Mr. Thompson was a founder of InterWorks Computer Products, a supplier of modular digital audio (VOIP) subsystems for internetworking equipment vendors (acquired by Sanmina Corp).  Prior to InterWorks, Mr. Thompson was a founding employee and VP of Operations at New Media Corporation, a supplier of laptop peripherals, including sound, ethernet, and memory card products (acquired by Tyco International). 

Mr. Thompson graduated from UC Berkeley in 1990.

Joe Fitzpatrick

CTO

Joe Fitzpatrick is the CTO of Emisense, where he has done circuit design, advanced simulations, and PCB design for an automotive sensor that combines 1000V generation with nano-ampere level signal measurement in 2 square inches, meeting automotive standards.

Mr. Fitzpatrick has also designed and deployed telemetry and emissions tracking systems, iOS applications, web-based cloud services for biometric data logging, and multi-protocol OBD logging devices.

Pushing technical boundaries in multiple disciplines across multiple fields has been the theme of his entire career, starting at Laser Media, where he developed vector animation and projection systems for famous installations such as Disney’s Epcott Center; Hybrid Arts/Digital F/X where he developed some of the earliest commercial MIDI, SMPTE, and digital audio hardware and software products; and special projects like a zero gravity simulator for the Houston Space Center, the infamous ‘Floyd Droids’ for Pink Floyd, and co-inventing the Academy Award winning ADE digital dialog editing system.

Mr. Fitzpatrick graduated from UCLA in 1985.