# Doug Haker > Senior Product Designer at Microsoft Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/doughaker Almost exclusively self-taught, over the course of my design career, I’ve transitioned from print design to web design to e-commerce design to user-experience design and have, along the way, developed an affinity for system level thinking. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2023 – Present | Redmond, WA Azure Cosmos DB ### Product Designer II @ Microsoft Jan 2015 – Jan 2023 | Redmond, WA As product design lead for Microsoft Office365 Security & Compliance, I helped create the foundations for compliance features like data ingestion, retention, classification, tagging, production, disposition, and eDiscovery. In addition, I lead initial design work for threat detection, notification, and quarantine. As part of the design team for Viva Insights, I helped create experiences that allow managers and leaders to see collaboration and well-being insights for their organizations, in turn allowing them to effect positive change in their employees’ work habits. ### Interaction and Visual Designer @ Aquent Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 As part of the team responsible for Microsoft Office365 Admin, my projects included all aspects of Information Protection, most recently focusing on the Reports and Alerts experience, the Protection Center (née Compliance Center) IA and homepage, and a security and compliance portal for end users. Previously, my projects included the “first run” experience for enterprise customers, various diagnostic tools for administrators, an admin portal for partners and resellers and parts of the Mail and Calendar experience in Outlook Web App and Outlook.com. ### Senior Consultant (User Experience) @ Sogeti Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 | Bellevue, WA Microsoft ECO (Engineering, Community and Online) was the engineering arm of Customer Service and Support (CSS). My projects included incident management systems, “customer 360” dashboards, and tools for managing content on support.microsoft.com, working with up to three development teams at once. ### Senior Designer @ elephants & ants Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 A graphic design, web development and marketing firm. Projects included redesigning a hosted web application UI for use with mobile devices, e-commerce design and consulting, SEO consulting, and web application design. Clients include Expedia, Kois Center, Leo Paper, and Gemini Partners. ### Owner @ Haker Design Jan 2001 – Jan 2009 | Seattle Haker Design provided graphic design services for print and web. Clients have included King County Bar Association, AirSmith LLC, Larryʼs Markets, The Exercise Company and Washington Women Lawyers. ### Web Graphic Designer @ Sur La Table Jan 2004 – Jan 2008 Sur La Table is a national, multi-channel retailer. Initially, I was the only designer for all of their e-commerce/html email marketing efforts. To extend the life of their aging e-commerce platform, I designed the “multiple-ship-to” experience for the site in time for the 2005 year’s holiday season. Later, after delegating html email production, I guided the development team through the transition to a new e-commerce platform. ### Creative Director @ Strategic Pro Marketing LLC Jan 1997 – Jan 2000 | Seattle Strategic Pro Marketing was an integrated marketing and public relations firm. Projects included everything from brand/identity to promotional products and press kits for diverse clients ranging from Microsoft to the Seattle Sonics. ### Senior Designer @ eSociety Jan 2000 – Jan 2000 eSociety was a web site development and e-commerce services company focusing on vertical industries. My projects included a redesign of existing client portal sites, marketing materials for existing sites, development of a standard template for future sites, and a redesign of the eSociety corporate site. ## Education ### BA in Art (Printmaking) The University of Dallas ### Certificate in User Centered Design University of Washington ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/doughaker - Portfolio: http://www.hakerdesign.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/doughaker JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/doughaker/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30