Patrick Dussault

Commissioned to establish a design system, guide engineering team, and presentational material.
-Built a style guide based on brand, a component library, and documented best practices and patterns for future iterations.
-Secured investor interest and accelerated seed funding by demonstrating features using advanced prototypes.
-Onboarded new designers to the design system and methodologies.

Charged with defining strategies for brand and product design, create design system and mockups for a startup in pre-seed stage.
-Defined and validated product features by consulting world-class athletes and performing competitive analysis.
-Produced wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and complete design system.
-Developed brand identity and kit.

Leading a design team to develop design systems for building management software. Worked with clients, PMs, and engineers, following challenging deadlines.
-We secured multi-million dollar contracts using advanced prototypes I produced.
-Onboarded designers and delegated tasks to team members.
-Increased customer retention by implementing effective improvements informed by usability tests.

Responsible for redesigning platform’s UX/UI to better suit client needs while maintaining accessibility and customization options.
-Designed feature that uses client brand colors to generate a custom UI theme.
-Optimized user engagement through feature redesigns.
-Conceived and maintained a new comprehensive design system.

Troubleshot and resolved production issues of commercial LED fixtures for high-profile international clients.

Completed courses in Evaluating User Interfaces through Coursera, focusing on user experience and interface design principles.

Completed a College Diploma in Industrial Design and Woodworking, focusing on design principles and practical woodworking skills.