User Interface Designer - Website Designer - Graphic Designer
my expertise
Assisting companies with the design, production and promotion of their website or online product interface by either working independently or with the company's existing development team.
project history
Terex Corporation - Redmond, WA.
Designer & Consultant - Jun-Aug 2007.
- UI layout for their global facility safety reporting tool.
Attenex Corporation - Seattle, WA.
Designer & Consultant - Freelance, Mar 2005 - Apr 2005 and Sep - Nov 2006.
- Designed and produced the company's marketing website - www.gcdirect.com.
GC Direct Marketing - Seattle, WA.
Designer & Consultant - Freelance, Feb-Apr 2005.
- Designed icon sets for their administrative and end-user document management products.
Primus Knowledge Solutions Inc. - Seattle, WA.
Designer & Consultant - Independent Contractor, Apr 2001 - Dec 2004.
- Designed product user interfaces and branding.
- Created extensive icon sets to emulate desktop behaviors for the web.
- Collaborated with in-house development teams to build web-based products.
- Leveraged usability tests to hone product efficiency.
Streambox - Seattle, WA.
Designer & Consultant - Freelance through Martini Design, Oct 1999.
- Designed the graphical user interface for the Ripper, an audio editing tool.
Sierra Online / Havas Interactive - Bellevue, WA.
Lead Designer - Staff, Apr 1999-Jul 2000.
- Directed the architecture, design, and production of the SierraHome Network.
- Designed the interface for HeritageQuest.com.
- Designed the interface and directed the production of GenealogyDatabase.com.
Audit Services, Microsoft Corporation - Redmond, WA.
Product Designer - Contractor through Artsource, Jun 1999.
- Designed the graphic interface for Audit Manager 3.0, an internal auditing tool.
- Created a style guide that enabled developers to independently work forward.
TransPoint, Microsoft Corporation - Redmond, WA.
Product Designer & Webmaster - Contractor through ArtSource, 1998-99.
- Co-produced and co-designed a sales demo for their billing services application.
- Designed the templates for TransPoint's development team intranet.
- Inherited the webmaster role for the corporate marketing site.
AdvanceOnline - Seattle, WA.
Lead Designer & Co-founder - Staff, 1997-98.
- Designed graphics for AdvanceOnline's primary product, the Online Institute.
- Designed templates and specifications for customer Online Institutes.
- Designed and produced marketing and sales kiosks and displays.
- Directed and managed one associate designer.
CarPoint, Microsoft Corporation - Redmond, WA.
Lead Production Artist - Contractor through ArtSource, 1996-97.
- Designed the Surround Video graphic controls and helped define their behaviors.
- Illustrated information graphics for articles on automobile safety and performance.
- Used both pre-press and licensed photos to produce vehicle description pages.
- Attended product usability studies and helped implement updates.
community service
Bremerton High School Art Department Advisory Committee
Consulting Board Member - 2005-Present
- Helping to define program goals and future technologies for the art department.
City of Bremerton Arts Commission
Chairman - 2006
- Helped the City of Bremerton implement their 1% for the Arts program.
Foster High School Vocational Advisory Committee - Tukwila, WA.
Consulting Board Member - 2000-01.
- Helped define program goals and future technologies for the graphic arts department.
United Way Western Regional Symposium - Lake Tahoe, NV.
Visiting Designer - United Way of the Columbia-Willamette Valley, 1997.
- Designed logo program for the United Way 1997 Western Regional Symposium.
Whatcom Center for Early Learning - Bellingham, WA.
Volunteer Designer - 1995.
- Designed logo for W.C.E.L., an organization that helps children with learning challenges.
education
Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA.
BA in Art - 1991-95.
- Portfolios for graphic design, illustration and painting.
- Ran varsity track and cross-country.
contact information
Email - design@donwesley.com
Phone - 360.265.2374
Post - 1210 Pacific Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337