R-Pat Solutions, LLC

R-Pat draws its expertise in these areas from the principles of the firm, as well as the consultants it may additionally employ for various projects. 

Dr. James Patterson and Dr. Robert Rosado are the co-presidents of the firm.  The successful merger of their backgrounds, specifically and respectively the 41+ years in education with over 20 of that in Human Resources for a major NJ district and the 37+ years in education with approximatley 15 of those as Superintendent. 

Since 1997,  R-Pat  has provided successful services to school districts by tailoring each service to the specific needs of client.

The Partners

Dr. James Patterson served as a teacher and administrator in public elementary, middle, secondary and higher education in South Dakota and New Jersey for almost forty-two years. He received his doctorate from Columbia University in educational administration and management and retired from an Assistant Superintendent level position that held responsibility for human resource services, legal and policy processes, technology and contract administration for the Montclair Public School District in New Jersey.  He exclusively handled all aspects of negotiations for all labor associations in the Montclair Public Schools for twenty years. Dr. Patterson is also a trained and experienced assessor for the educational Baldrige process and was formerly the President of Quality Education New Jersey.  He was a key figure in district strategic planning processes and technology/information management.   

Active as a private consultant for educational institutions in the areas of executive searches, collective negotiations and personnel management functions, he also has taught and lectured in Masters and Doctoral level courses in Personnel Administration, Negotiations, School Law, Facilities Management and School Finance at numerous colleges and universities.

Frequently he served as a panelist for professional and state associations and as a workshop presenter for NJASA’s superintendent’s development program. He has also worked with New Jersey School Boards Association both as a presenter for the Personnel Administrators Association and as a consultant for the advanced bargaining workshop.

He benefited from membership in the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, Personnel Administrators Association of New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic Association for Employment in Education and American Association of School Personnel Administrators.

Dr. Robert Rosado served as a teacher and administrator in public elementary, middle, and secondary schools and retired after completing over 15 years as a Superintendent of Schools.   He has spent the past six years in higher education in New Jersey. He received his doctorate from Nova University in educational administration and management and retired after over 15 years as a Superintendent of Schools.  He has been responsible for all aspects of public school operations including budgeting, staff evaluation and development, scheduling, capital projects and school board relations and communication, monitoring and district recertification.

Active as a private consultant for educational institutions in the areas of executive searches, math pedagogy development, and organizational evaluation and development, he also has taught and lectured in undergraduate and graduate courses in education at numerous colleges and universities.

Frequently he served as a panelist for professional associations and as a workshop presenter for state associations such as NJTechspo and has garnered many awards for leadership initiatives including the Alliance for Arts Education School Administrator Award sponsored by the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education,  the National Elementary School Recognition Program (Blue Ribbon School) sponsored by the United States Department of Education and the New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education.

He recently retired as Director of Field Based Operations for Caldwell College in New Jersey but continues to enjoy teaching and mentoring along with serving as an expert witness in legal proceedings and bi-lingual higher education program evaluator.