Pace began his career in information technology as a computer programmer trainee at the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1965, where he remained until 1967.
[5] Pace Data Systems, Inc. is a full-service information technology firm providing services through its Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. offices, primarily to banks.
Pace was active in the business and education communities of Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, and other cities, where he makes presentations on topics of interest to IT professionals.
In 2001 and 2002, Black Money magazine named him as one of the 50 Most Influential African Americans in Information Technology.
In 2011 CompTIA honored him by inducting him into the IT Hall of Fame as an innovator for co-founding the Black Data Processing Associates.