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Hi, I’m Patrick.

I'm an experienced full-stack designer working at The Washington Post as a Senior Staff Product Designer.

I'm a systems thinker who always sweats the details. From design vision to design systems, micro to macro, and problem statement to prototype solution, I’m hands-on–all the way to handoff and beyond.

Here's some of my recent work, starting with:

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The Washington Post

At The Washington Post I've been focused on the content creator experience, leading design for our planning and reporting tools. My top projects include:

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Spaces: Newsroom Planning

Spaces is the Washington Post's transformative new planning tool. My vision and design. The Post's success.

Learn more about Spaces

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Spaces: Newsroom Planning

Spaces is the Washington Post's transformative new planning tool. My vision and design. The Post's success.

Learn more about Spaces

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Haystacker: Forensic Journalism

An AI-powered forensic journalism tool. I’ve led Haystacker design from the initial hackathon through the most recent release.

Learn more about Haystacker

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Haystacker: Forensic Journalism

An AI-powered forensic journalism tool. I’ve led Haystacker design from the initial hackathon through the most recent release.

Learn more about Haystacker

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USA TODAY Network

Before coming to the Post I worked for Gannett, parent company of the USA TODAY Network. I worked on a wide variety of projects during more my almost seven years at the company, with a primary focus on newsroom tooling. Highlights include:

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Presto: Gannett's CMS

Gannett’s custom content management system. I designed every feature in the primary CMS used by all 100+ newsrooms in the organization.

Learn more about Presto

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Presto: Gannett's CMS

Gannett’s custom content management system. I designed every feature in the primary CMS used by all 100+ newsrooms in the organization.

Learn more about Presto

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The Wall: VR Storytelling

The VR experience for a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting project. I defined a shippable storytelling solution and designed the interface.

Learn more about The Wall

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The Wall: VR Storytelling

The VR experience for a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting project. I defined a shippable storytelling solution and designed the interface.

Learn more about The Wall

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Rewinding further…

I worked at U.S. News & World Report before I moved on to Gannett, designing rankings pages, advertising proposals, and lead generation interfaces.

That's not all I've done, but it's enough for this page.