HEY, IM PAT

We have hundreds of interactions with objects and our environment everyday. As users, consumers, and producers we react to and influence these relationships every time. This interaction between user, objects, materials, environments, and the systems which they live in, is what draws my focus and interest. In every project I try to balance material selection, sustainability, functionality, usability, and aesthetics; letting the needs of the problem define the order of their importance. Currently focusing on designing, developing, making, and testing my own cycling and backpacking gear… and of course, pursuing all things outdoors.

EXPERIENCE
Canvas Worker : Rolltop Backpacking Making Class 4 Days - 2024

Camelbak: Industrial Designer - September 2019 to April 2024

Newell Brands: COLEMAN: Industrial Designer - 2017 to 2019
X-ACTO: Associate Industrial Designer - 2016 to 2017

Pat Shields Design: Freelance and Contract Design - 2016

Chervon North America: Industrial Design Studio Intern - May 2014 to May 2015

Bissell Homecare Inc.: Industrial Design Studio Co-op - April 2013 to May 2014

IDSA: Student Chapter President / Vice President - 2014 to 2015

HONORS
Euro Bike Design Awards 2023: M.U.L.E. Frame Pack + Quick Stow 2L
GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2019-2020: X-ACTO Product Line
IDSA Central District Design Conference Merit Winner: 2016
Isreal Davis Scholarship: 2014
Start Garden Investment Award: December 2012
AU Design Patent: AU 201714800
AU Design Patent: AU 201714799
AU Design Patent: AU 201714798
AU Design Patent: AU 201714797
US Design Patent: US D759.921S
U.S. Provisional Patent: Serial No. 61/734,151

EDUCATION
Kendall College of Art and Design: Industrial Design - 2012 to 2015

Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency: Ceramic Wood Fire Intensive Study - 2014

Kalamazoo Valley Community College: Graphic Design - 2009 to 2011