In my own words
— PatrickCreative professional with multidisciplinary design experience ranging from creative direction, global branding and brand management.
Experienced in fashion based product design in lifestyle, sportswear and streetwear. Has in-depth knowledge of sports team, league, and entertainment licenses and standards. Adept at coordinating design teams, design resources and outside manufacturers on creative projects. Highly creative, motivated and able to visualize brand direction and translate into product and content across multiple categories and channels.
Trajectory
Mar 2010 — Now
Founder · Playhouse Design Company
Brand and Creative Design
Specializing in:
Product Design and Production
Brand Development & Identity
Illustration
Marketing
Advertising
Merchandising
Feb 2019 — Jun 2021
NFL Design Lead · Fanatics, Inc.
Apr 2018 — Feb 2019
Design Supervisor - Seasonal · Fanatics, Inc.
Apr 2016 — Apr 2018
Design Supervisor · Fanatics, Inc.
Design Supervisor for Inline and Seasonal product.
Jan 2015 — Feb 2016
Art Director · SoCorp, Inc.
• Accountable for overall look and feel of Shirt Outfitters, the custom design firm within SoCorp, Inc.
• Led the development and design of custom projects for a variety of clients.
• Developed procedures and organzied entire design catalogue of previous and current clients.
• Oversaw all pre-press design and print production.
• Collaborates and coordinates with outside designers and manufactures to complete custom projects.
Jun 2012 — Apr 2014
Graphic Designer For Men's Apparel · New Era Cap
- Developed graphics, cut and sew, and trims for men's apparel seasonal collections.
- Led incremental product lines for apparel.
- Helped develop MLB program and aided in the growth of MLB apparel.
- Developed exclusive apparel packages for MLB, CFL, NCAA and NASCAR.
- Developed successful hot market projects for Pinstripe Bowl and CFL Championship.
- Worked with Business Unit Manager and IT to successfully create software program to aide in the selling of apparel. Oversaw the design of apparel and uploading of designs into program.
- Secured printing technique books for each of the companies we worked with to gain visibility of each of their strength, weakness and abilities.
Feb 2011 — Oct 2013
Graphic Designer · TakeRoot
- Directed and managed the branding and concept of a new restaurant.
- Created all graphics and illustration, character development, branding and identity development and web design.
- Rebranded a Minor League Baseball team's identity.
Feb 2009 — Jun 2012
Graphic Designer · Viatran
- Oversee every aspect of the art and printing process from inception to creating the design to separating the colors and getting the art print-ready for the final product. We print a variety of garments, pucks, sticks and more.
- Keep up with the latest trends and college events, including, but not limited to, games, championships and other school activities.
- Research color, garment materials, threads, and a variety of inks and their capabilities to keep on par with the latest techniques in the industry.
Aug 2007 — Sep 2008
Designer · Gazelle Group
Aided in the creative development process for many different design materials for various colleges and college basketball tournaments.
Activity
Education history
Rochester Institute of Technology
Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts | 2002 - 2006
