Patrick Haney

Patrick Haney

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Product Designer, Innovation Leader, Systems Thinker
Covington, Kentucky, United States

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  • Progyny Inc
    Senior Product Designer
    Progyny Inc
    Apr 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)
    🥚 Led end-to-end design of a 0→1 internal care/case management platform, enabling Patient Care Advocates to more effectively support members across complex fertility and family-building journeys 🔍 While reporting to the VP of Product, owned discovery and research for the Service Experience team by conducting user research, usability testing, and process modeling sessions 🧩 Established scalable design patterns and managed design system work, ensuring consistency and accelerating delivery across product teams 🤖 Championed the use of AI in product design workflows, including design-to-development processes using Figma MCP Server
  • Veza
    Senior Product Designer
    Veza
    Feb 2024 - Dec 2024 (11 months)
    🔒 Directed the redesign of the SaaS product’s B2B identity security automation features, enhancing the user experience and tripling customer adoption rates 🧩 Established a new design system, contributed 20+ components, and helped Product & Engineering to reach 50% more of their quarterly deliverables 💬 Facilitated weekly cross-functional design reviews, providing comprehensive feedback that strengthened design collaboration across the company 📃 Documented complex data structures visually with systems thinking, empowering the Product team to make strategic decisions on future capabilities
  • Agnt
    Design & Innovation Lead
    Agnt
    Jul 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 8 months)
    👨‍💻 Co-founded and grew a design studio that crafts human-centered solutions for companies such as Credit Karma, Dell, Northwestern Mutual, and the City of Covington ❤️‍🩹 Conceptualized and delivered a health & wellness app for Northwestern Mutual’s innovation lab in less than 3 months while also onboarding the first 100 customers 💰 Launched Credit Karma’s Cash Back feature to millions of customers, collaborating directly with Marketing & Design System teams as the UX lead ☁️ Conducted research-driven validation on a virtual desktop for cloud applications concept for Dell using enterprise customer feedback to inform the design strategy
  • Plum Inc
    Product Design Lead
    Plum Inc
    Feb 2021 - Aug 2021 (7 months)
    🍷 Led the user experience of Plum's wine appliance, which offers perfectly preserved and chilled wine by the glass at home. 🧼 Brought a human-centered approach to the cleaning workflow, addressing customer challenges that resulted in spilled wine from the appliance 💧 Redesigned the onboarding experience in a direct partnership with Engineering for the inclusion of a new integrated drip tray accessory 🎨 Developed updated brand guidelines, a new design system, and then redesigned the embedded interface to be consistent with both
  • Adventure Fund
    Limited Partner
    Adventure Fund
    Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 7 months)
    🤑 Investing in early-stage founders and their teams alongside a collective of successful entrepreneurs and seasoned operators 🧠 Providing thought leadership and Product Design advice to founders 🎓 Learning about funding, pitching, and building businesses from other investors
  • Token
    Lead Product Designer
    Token
    Sep 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 7 months)
    💍 Owned the creative direction and UX across Product, Marketing, and Engineering at Token, which offers secure access to all your credentials via a smart ring 📱 Architected a new mobile app to work seamlessly with the ring, reducing customer onboarding errors by over 50% 👤 Shaped the overall experience of using the device through the use of personas and user journeys, leading to a more intuitive user interface ⌛️ Spearheaded agile sprints and collaborated with Engineering on timelines for feature releases and QA, ensuring timely delivery and improved product quality 🔬 Organized user research and usability testing with staff, early adopters, and local organizations, leading to valuable feedback and product enhancements
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
    Adjunct Instructor
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    Aug 2018 - May 2020 (1 year 10 months)
    🧑‍🏫 Taught the Graphic Tactics course at RIT for undergrads in the Industrial Design program 🎓 Created an entire curriculum for the 14 week course from previous syllabi 🔤 Brought students on a field trip to visit a letterpress studio to create their own posters with moveable type
  • Flynn
    Digital Strategy Lead
    Flynn
    Apr 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 1 month)
    💼 Provided design, front-end development, and thought leadership on digital marketing & media strategies for agency clients such as Bausch + Lomb, Dick's Sporting Goods, and MassMutual 🤖 Envisioned a virtual dermatologist offering and brought it to life for VisualDX through an AI-powered mobile app called Ask Aysa ➕ Revamped Longbridge Financial’s website information architecture and increased the user retention of their online Reverse Mortgage calculator by 30% 📈 Aligned business goals with client success by bridging the gap between creative design and technical implementation 📌 Analyzed industry trends and the latest technology to ensure the agency was continually driving innovation and maintaining a competitive advantage
  • Nazareth University
    Adjunct Faculty Instructor
    Nazareth University
    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year)
    🧑‍🏫 Taught classes at Nazareth College for students in the Visual Communications Design department 🎓 Created class materials and lecture content for both the Web-Based Visual Design and Designing for Transmedia classes ⌨️ Assisted students with class projects and development best practices
  • Nazareth College
    Adjunct Faculty Instructor
    Nazareth College
    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year)
    🧑‍🏫 Taught classes at Nazareth College for students in the Visual Communications Design department 🎓 Created class materials and lecture content for both the Web-Based Visual Design and Designing for Transmedia classes ⌨️ Assisted students with class projects and development best practices
  • Partners  Napier
    Senior Experience Designer
    Partners Napier
    Nov 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 year 1 month)
    💼 Provided user experience and development support for clients and helped grow the Interactive team at the agency 🚗 Led the design and development of an email design system for BMW & MINI Financial Services 🧑‍💻 Improved the HTML email builder and animated ad tools at the agency to increase productivity for all client work 🏆 Launched several new interactive products for clients, two of which won Addy Awards
  • Litmus
    Lead Designer
    Litmus
    Oct 2011 - Apr 2012 (7 months)
    📫 Led the design of Litmus products, including web-based software for testing HTML emails and websites ✉️ Created the first ever live HTML email testing product to add to the Litmus suite of features ↗️ Crafted responsive HTML email templates which were offered to Litmus customers for free ⛔️ Improved the spam filter test experience by streamlining the process of selecting options and showing results
  • Center for Digital Imaging Arts
    Full-Time Instructor
    Center for Digital Imaging Arts
    Nov 2009 - Apr 2014 (4 years 6 months)
    🧑‍🏫 Taught part-time & full-time classes in the Graphic and Web Design & Web Development programs at the CDA 🎓 Assisted in the development of all web-related course materials for the school 🗣️ Offered workshops on web design and development for students
  • Hanerino
    UX Designer & Front-End Developer
    Hanerino
    Mar 2009 - Dec 2020 (11 years 10 months)
    👥 Co-founded a design studio with my partner to design & build exceptional digital experience for clients like PBS, the City of Boston, and Wegmans Food Markets 🎸 Doubled fan club engagement for They Might Be Giants with updates to their membership website, marketing, and analytics 🍿 Crafted responsive desktop, tablet, and mobile experiences for Lightbox, the "Netflix of New Zealand" 🛒 Worked with other designers to establish native mobile apps for online grocery ordering at Wegmans Food Markets
  • Harvard University
    Senior UX Designer
    Harvard University
    Nov 2005 - Mar 2010 (4 years 5 months)
    📣 Provided design leadership and front-end development for iSites, a robust website creation tool used throughout the university for department and course websites 🎉 Enhanced the usability and accessibility of iSites tools by working with the Engineering team on code improvements 🧩 Built new, innovative website templates using HTML & CSS for use by anyone using iSites 🔑 Redesigned the Harvard PIN system experience used by thousands of Harvard employees and students
  • RIT Libraries
    Web Developer
    RIT Libraries
    Sep 2003 - Nov 2005 (2 years 3 months)
    Actively maintained library website and assisted librarians with updates • Lead design and development of Art on Campus and What’s in a Name? websites with PHP and MySQL • Coordinated and taught technical workshops for students, faculty, staff and alumni
  • SkillSoft
    Web Developer
    SkillSoft
    Jul 2003 - Sep 2003 (3 months)
    Assisted with design and programming of prototype site for Dell using HTML and JSP • Thoroughly tested code for multiple JSP web applications
  • Xerox
    Web Developer
    Xerox
    Jul 2001 - Apr 2002 (10 months)
    Initiated and developed wireless web application using PHP with Oracle and MySQL databases • Assisted in development of multiple ColdFusion and database driven websites • Collaborated with several internal Xerox clients on web development projects
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    Web Developer
    NetSetGo
    Jun 2000 - Jun 2001 (1 year 1 month)
    Successfully set up and administered ColdFusion server and oversaw migration and administration of high profile client • Managed demanding schedule to implement Lotus Notes & ColdFusion application for LifeSpan • Administered interface testing on new handheld web application
  • Eastman Kodak Company
    Web Designer
    Eastman Kodak Company
    Nov 1998 - Aug 1999 (10 months)
    Implemented conversion of employee handbook to a web-based solution • Assisted with UI design of internal client websites • Developed backend code for multiple sites using ColdFusion and MSSQL Server
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  • Rochester Institute of Technology
    BS, Information Technology
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    Jan 1996 - Dec 2001 (6 years)
    Started as a Computer Science major and moved to Information Technology, specializing in web and multimedia design.
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
    BS, Information Technology
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    Started as a Computer Science major and moved to Information Technology, specializing in web and multimedia design.
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    BMW & MINI Financial Services Email Templates
    Apr 2016 - Sep 2016 (6 months)
    Created a responsive templating system for all BMW and MINI FS emails and content based on previous emails and using email standards.
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    My Mederma App
    Nov 2015 - Aug 2016 (10 months)
    iOS & Android mobile app for Mederma customers to remind them to use products, track progress and share successes.
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    Online/Interactive Gold Addy for MINI Ringtones
    American Advertising Awards
    Mar 2017
    The Experience team at Partners brought home a Gold ADDY award in the Online/Interactive: Websites category for our work on the MINI Ringtones website.
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    Ask a UXpert: How to Develop an Effective UX Strategy in a Multi-Device World
    Adobe Blog
    Oct 2018
    As part of the Ask a UXpert series, Adobe interviews a few UX Designers about how they approach UX strategies for the wide range of devices and screen sizes available today.
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    Multi-Device Design Best Practices and Pitfalls
    Net Magazine
    Sep 2015
    The second feature of net magazine's October 2015 issue on designing for smart devices of all shapes and sizes.
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    Light It Up With Markup
    Web Advent
    Dec 2012
    A short article written for Web Advent, a daily advent calendar of useful tips from web professionals.
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    Patrick Haney: UI Designer at Harvard
    Unmatched Style
    May 2009
    An interview I did for Unmatched Style on design, inspiration, and where the web is headed.
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    Photoshop vs. Fireworks
    Digital Web Magazine
    Jul 2008
    Who doesn't love a good healthy debate over software choices?
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