Patrick Harrington
Public Information Specialist
Orlando, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Harrington is a communications specialist with 11 years of experience crafting public information campaigns for health, transportation, and community organizations across Florida. As Public Information Specialist for the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, he writes urgent public health alerts, produces multi-platform content, and led a practical shift from MS Publisher to Canva for county-wide collateral. He combines media production skills—video, social, print—and crisis communications experience from roles with state agencies, DOT projects, and local newsrooms to translate complex issues into clear public messaging. Patrick also has hands-on experience building internal communications systems, producing an internal newsletter that reaches 500+ staff, and tailoring content for Spanish-speaking audiences during his work with Iglesia Ni Cristo. Known for pragmatic process improvements and high-volume content delivery, he maintains strong community relationships and responsiveness during disruptive events. Based in Orlando, he brings a blend of newsroom discipline and public-sector sensitivity to health and human services communications.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at University of North Florida
English
Github Skills (114)
cms10
silverstripe10
experiences10
extensible10
control-panel10
prestashop-module10
twig10
craftcms10
summernote10
imgix10
php10
mysqli10
content-management10
graphql10
trellis9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mildlygeeky/craft_kint
Feb 2016 - Feb 2019
Contributions:6 releases, 18 commits, 12 pushes in 3 years
cmsphp-apptwigphpcraft-plugin
mildlygeeky/craft-mgautocomplete
Nov 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:2 releases, 7 commits, 4 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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