As a design lead, much of my work isn’t design. It’s getting people who don’t report to me to want to use what my team built.

That is not a claim you can make about yourself, so the two pages below are other people’s words rather than mine.

What other people say

  • Peers

    “He is a strong leader both as a direct manager, and with soft skills influencing areas where he does not have direct control.”

    Ted Sander, Senior Staff SWE, Uber TL
  • Direct reports

    “Pat has continued to provide strong support for my career development, as well as my overall well-being.”

    Anonymous

Career

  1. 2000

    Dynamic Trade, then Performics

    Technical support, then front-end development

  2. 2004

    DoubleClick

    Acquired. The work starts including design

  3. 2008

    Google

    Acquired again. UX Design Lead, Google Affiliate Network

  4. 2010

    First design manager role

    DoubleClick Ad Exchange UX. Sole designer, then the team

  5. 2018

    Design systems, from here on

    Ads Central UX, and Google’s Ads Design System

  6. 2024

    The Trade Desk

    Principal designer. Founded Harbor