Patrick Fredrickson

Project Director

Los Angeles, CA, USA
I help companies and organizations develop successful products and services by creating environments and strategies for exploration, collaboration, and shared purpose.

Leading and working with in-house, non-profit and agency teams, I have found successful teams create spaces for honest, inclusive conversations around a focused strategy.

Work Experience

Altitude Design Office

Project Director

June 2016 - Present Santa Monica, California, United States

AIGA Los Angeles

Various roles/Executive Team

Duties as President, Vice-President, and Communications Director for the chapter. Worked with and guided leadership team and volunteers to develop a chapter vision, renew chapter income and finances, improve visibility and purpose of the chapter in Los Angeles and the Southern California region.
June 2016 - August 2021 California, United States

Selbert Perkins Design

Design Director

Research and develop environmental graphics and signage for city identities and business developers. Lead interviews and presentations to business interest groups and community members. Develop and interpret research to experiential solutions.
April 2015 - May 2016 California, United States

Autry National Center

Design Director

Develop and improve team capabilities in experiential design, growing from graphics and furniture development to include audio & visual production, motion graphics, and interactive services. Align project development and implementation to engage short-term project goals with long-term strategic planning, environmental responsobility, and financial responsibility.
May 2014 - April 2015 California, United States

UCLA Extension

Lecturer—Advertising Design, Branding, Typography, Multi-Disciplinary Design

January 2007 - Present California, United States

Autry National Center

Associate Design Director

Developed an environment for research, develop, and implement experimental directions for visitor experiences, expanding internal exhibition design agency responsibilities to include marketing materials, wayfinding, print materials, and stewardship of the museum identity.
November 2009 - April 2014 Los Angeles, California, United States

Education

University Of New Mexico

Bachelors of Fine Art, cum laud

Photography and Printmaking
January 1996 - May 2001 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

UCLA Extension

Professional Development

Drafting, Project Management, Marketing
2004 - 2008 Los Angeles, California, United States

Skills

Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Design Research, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Word, Project Management, Sketching, Strategy Development, Team Building,