Pat Capulong

Sr. Product Designer at Lightspark / Based in LA / MIT grad
Previously PD Lead at PayPal Honey, CDO at Reach Labs (YC S15)
Product designer / Based in LA / MIT grad / Previously CDO at Reach Labs (YC S15)
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Digital
Hardware

Honey Pay Later

Point-of-sale lending

I designed Honey’s first financial product — installment loans with 0% interest, no fees, and no credit check.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)
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Shopping Hub

Personalized deals and updates

I led the redesign for Honey’s mobile app, turning it into a personalized top-of-funnel shopping destination with powerful shopping tools and notifications.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)

Hexagon

Honey's Design System

I brought Figma to Honey, modernized our component libraries, and built out our federated working model across design and engineering.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)
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PayPal Cashback Challenges

Small, engaging tasks to earn rewards

I designed a scalable incentive product to engage more customers in PayPal Rewards.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
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Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)

Gift Card Deals

Instant savings via discounted gift cards

I designed Honey’s second financial product—a seamless way to check out using a Honey-generated discounted store gift card.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)

Shopping Tips

Deal comparison tool

I developed Honey’s comparison shopping MVP into a core value prop of our top-of-funnel destinations and end-of-funnel tools.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)
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Droplist Collections

Price drop alerts

I expanded Honey’s price tracking tool by designing a feature that lets shoppers save and categorize their favorite items.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)
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Exclusive Offers

Targeted cashback rebates

I grew Honey’s Offers platform from MVP to product suite, building out the experience across web, mobile, and email.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)
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Gold Rewards

Cash back program

I led the development of brand standards for Honey’s rewards program that scale across PayPal and Venmo surfaces.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
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Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)

OneDaijo

Inclusive Lending for the Philippines

Find financial empowerment with access to quick, affordable microloans.
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Stellar Lumen Build Challenge Honorable Mention
Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)
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Reach Labs

Rebranding for Enterprise

A new mark and identity for a consumer hardware company pivoting to B2B.
Brand & Identity Designer
May 2018
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ICX Station

Blockchain Startup Accelerator

Get funding, support, and insight for your startup built on the ICON ecosystem.
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Role
Lead Product Designer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)

Supply, Inc.

Long-range Wireless Power

Chief Design Officer
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)
Power whenever you need it—you'll never plug your devices in again.
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MIT 2.009

Smart Punching Bag

Count. Measure. Score. Train and compete without ever stepping in the ring.
Design Lead
Dec 2017 — Mar 2018 (3 mos)
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MIT. 2739

Safe Texting & Driving

A harm reduction approach to distracted driving.
Design Lead
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Tellus

Elder care assesment

A non-contact, AI-enabled device that gives accurate care assessments for older adults in assisted living.
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Supply, Inc.

Long-range Wireless Power

Power whenever you need it—you'll never plug your devices in again.
Chief Design Officer
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Apple

MacBook

A feat of engineering, this is the first Macbook for which Apple designed their own batteries.
Product Design Intern
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NASA GSFC ICESat-2

Interferometer

This device reduces the ICESat-2 telescope daily collimation time from two hours to 30 minutes

Optomechanical Engineering Intern
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MIT 2.007

Holonomic Drive

An omnidirectional base (it can strafe left and right) designed and built using 2D manufacturing methods.
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PAST

Supply, Inc.
Apple
MIT Media Lab
MIT Ideation Lab
NASA
Northrop Grumman

SPECIALTIES

Product Design and Engineering
Industrial Design
Visual Design

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering with Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Course 2A/6-2)