Patrick Muglia competed with Pete Melvin in the Tornado at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. After leaving high-level competitive sailing he became CEO of Advanced Racing Composites from 1990-94, a company that made carbon frames for cyclists and triathletes. He returned to the sailing arena from 1996-2000 with Vanguard Racing Sailboats as their production manager. He then worked as a sales manager for 3A Composites – Baltek Airex from 2000-06, then became director of product development at Kaenon Polarized from 2006-10. Muglia moved to Amtech Composites in 2011 as the director of commercial sales, and later worked with McLaren Composites, Cytec Solvay Group, and Carbitex, all in sales. Muglia studied at the University of Southern California and the American University in Paris.