Patrick Mcdonnell
Senior Designer, Technology Services - Digital Services at City of Austin
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Mcdonnell is a senior service and product designer with 11 years of experience applying urban planning sensibilities to digital government services, currently shaping UX and service strategy for Austin Technology Services. He combines hands-on UX/UI design, product management, and community outreach to deliver user-centered public services across transportation, housing, and innovation programs. His background spans municipal roles in Austin, Dallas, and Anchorage and includes work with Code for America and a Bloomberg Innovation Team, giving him deep experience translating complex civic problems into practical digital solutions. Patrick’s design thinking is informed by formal training in urban planning and higher education, and by early leadership roles—from co-founding a creative studio to serving as a sergeant in Army bands—bringing a rare mix of civic empathy, organizational discipline, and creative leadership.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master Urban Planning, Master Urban Planning at University of MichiganBachelor of Arts English minor Spanish, Bachelor of Arts English minor Spanish at The University of Texas at Austin
Github Skills (51)
clarity10
uswds9
postgresql9
accessibility9
react9
mobility8
hasura8
project-management8
bootstrap7
leaflet7
open-data7
publisher6
traffic-analysis6
open-source6
open-government5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
patrickm02L/patrickm02L.github.io
Jul 2014 - Jul 2017
Contributions:157 commits, 2 PRs, 102 pushes in 3 years
patrickbowgithub-websitewelcome
patrickm02L/urban-thinkers-timeline
Dec 2014 - Aug 2022
Contributions:30 commits, 9 pushes in 7 years 9 months
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