location  |  6657 Cannonsburg Rd NE, Belmont, MI 49306 daytime 616.787.8645  |  txt 616.308.8693  |  email contact@DaleVarner.com Sr. Web Designer  |  Creative Director employment   1994-Present Varner Graphix Professional web site design and development for a broad range of clients. Functioning as: project manager, art director, graphic user interface designer, site structure architect, creative problem solver. 2010-Present AMWAY Help client streamline content loading processes utilizing Microsoft SharePoint CMA for data management of new product launches and existing product updates, including launch schedule items for landing pages, product pages, and banner ads. 2005 Alticor Worked as part of a team utilizing diagramming and screen layout skills to create high level concept maps, navigation structure, and wire frame templates for complete site redesign. experience   1999-2016 www.Amway.com - Worked as a contract senior designer with the in-house staff at Alticor design team to launch www.Quixtar.com (1999). Facilitated art direction and brand-building in the redesign of the e-commerce web site through user-centered design and usability testing. Also provided design services for Redstar redesign/rebranding and name change to www.Amway.com (2005), and served as creative resource for many major web product launches. 2009 www.GRWestCatholic.org - Art directed, designed, and developed a West Catholic branded informational web site to introduce potential students and families to the school and communicate news and activities to existing students and families. Worked with an ASP.NET developer to implementing Microsoft CMS for site wide content management. Added additional school to infrastructure and built out second full site for www.GRCatholicCentral.org utilizing a consistent yet branded CC style. 2008 www.AdemaElectric.com - Art directed, designed, and developed an easily updateable static HTML website that showcases automotive electronic products and services for local market. 2000 www.Michigan-NA.org - Narcotics Anonymous of Michigan. Art directed a team of 30. Designed and developed a unified and centralized site navigation system that houses all regional and area service information. Established a web site committee within regional and area nonprofit service structures. Implemented common navigation system. Developed style guide for team of content loaders to maintain a consistency across entire website. Design Comps www.CWCMI.com, www.DonOlin.com, www.EDWdirect.com, www.Fun4us.com, www.PreusserJeweler.com education   1996-1998 Grand Valley State University Bachelor of Science (with honors) in Communications with a concentration in Multimedia Design 1994-1996 Schoolcraft College Associate of Applied Science (with honors) in Computer Graphic Technology 1994-1996 Schoolcraft College Associate of Art (with honors) in Art and Design color theory and typography skills   Software Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, Contribute, Flash, Premiere, After Effects, Dreamweaver, HomeSite, Microsoft Office, CMA, SharePoint Languages Hand Coded HTML & CSS, Basic ActionScript, Basic JavaScript, Basic ASP Include Integration, Basic styling in PHP interests   I Enjoy Riding both motorcycles & bicycles - there's nothing better than life on two wheels on a nice sunny day. I also enjoy the colder side of life flying down a mountain downhill skiing & snowboarding. It's good for the soul. Being of service to others, random acts of kindness, mentoring younger creative souls to trust their creative decisions and stand behind them. contact   address 6657 Cannonsburg Rd NE, Belmont, MI 49306 phone 616.787.8645  days txt 616.308.8693  24/7 email contact@DaleVarner.com resume' DaleVarner-SrWebDesigner-Resume-2016.pdf work - www.VarnerGraphix.com    |    play - www.FaceBook.com/DaleVarner