Hi there, I'm Patrick
I'm currently a UX Manager at Shopify, leading a multi-disciplinary UX team working on features for Shopify's Retail POS platform. Before Shopify, I built the design system for Garmin Connect and lead a large team of content and UX designers for multiple app teams at Garmin. Prior to Garmin, I managed the visual design team for Sprint.com. I'm also a husband, and step-father to two amazing kiddos and one high anxiety, no-listen piggie (Australian Cattle Dog) named Ellie.
Work samples
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Experience
Shopify · remote
UX Manager - Jan 2022-Present
Managing Product and Content Designers focused on developing and improving highly complex areas of the point of sale product such as Orders, Returns, Exchanges and Fulfillment.
GARMIN · OLATHE, KANSAS
Product Design Manager - UX · 2019-2022
Managing Team Lead for Garmin's Device Interaction segment for Content Strategy, Design Systems, Garmin Golf, Garmin Dive, Garmin Junior and Connect IQ.
Garmin · OLATHE, KANSAS
Lead UX Designer - Design Systems · 2018-2019
Design system architect serving 5 mobile applications and a web application.
Sprint · overland park, KANSAS
Manager - Visual Design/UI · 2017-2018
Creative director managing 8 in-house designers as well as creative teams from partnering agencies during digital transformation efforts. Creator of Sprint's design system.
Sprint · overland park, KANSAS
Supervisor - Visual Design/UI · 2012-2017
In-house creative lead managing 11 designers nationally distributed, serving Sprint, Boost Mobile, Virgin Wireless and Assurance Wireless.
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Awards
2020 Garmin Hackathon – 3rd Place, Best in Show
- Metric conversions and new activities in Garmin Connect to support customers bound to wheelchairs
2019 Garmin Hackathon – 3rd Place, Best in Show
- Machine learning to identify, capture, and visualize apnea events during sleep
2017 Sprint Transformation Hero
- CEO award for sales funnel conversion KPI's
2016 Sprint Circle of Excellence
- Top .5% in the company. Digital transformation efforts
2014 Sprint Circle of Excellence
- Top .5% in the company. Creative leadership internal and external to Sprint
Things I like
Formula 1 racing, my Peloton (lets ride! @CommonProject), investment markets, watching The Office on repeat for the 153rd time, wearing a mask during the pandemic, trying to be a beacon of positivity on Twitter.
Recent reading
Empire of the Summer Moon, S.C. Gwynne
Three Body Problem, Liu Cixin
Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro
Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
Kind words from past colleagues
Patrick sets a high bar for what design leadership means. He was an irreplaceable leader in elevating design at Garmin through defining and crafting design systems. Dependable, approachable, humble, resourceful, insightful and supportive, Patrick was by far the best manager I've had in my career. As one of the best creative minds I had the privilege of reporting to, he guided and lead me to become a mature designer.
An outstanding design professional, Patrick is eloquent, thoughtful, and savvy to whatever context he’s in. He knew more technical details than most analysts, more about the business than many in that realm and above all that, cared well for the folks on his team. These strengths made him a unique leader who could both present well to the highest executives and support his team in creating good work.
Finding the right creative mind can be tough, finding a mix of creative and business acumen in someone is sometimes impossible. Patrick evokes both of these. He works outside of his traditional walls and dives deep into what the business is looking for in order to build the best work possible. A true customer first designer, he does everything he can to put the best experience in front of our customers.
My favorite stuff at the moment
