Patricia was Head of Design and Academic studies at the prestigious Whitehouse Institute of Design, Sydney; Head of Fashion at RMIT Melbourne; Head of Fashion at Ravensbourne London. She set up the Pay it Forward Network in 2010, inviting ex-students to support up and coming students with mentorship, work placement, industry briefs and talks.

With her own Creative Agency VERA, she has worked for Kenzo, Nike , Donna Karen, and as mentor for many another brand. Her research for the past 15 years has been the investigation of digital learning environments, and has acted as consulted to a number of educational institutions both nationally and internationally regarding her research.