Terence Douglas West, American furniture company design executive. Member of committee San Jose Urban Coaltion, 1971-1972; member Mayor"s Committee for Commemorative Sculpture, Grand Rapids, 1990-1995; member building committee Grand Rapids Art Museum.; Member American Center Foreign Design, Industrial Designers Society American (guest speaker Denver 1991), Design Management Institute.
Background
West, Terence Douglas was born on September 12, 1948 in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of Clark Ernest and Elsie Erma (Kulm) W. Bachelor of Science, San Jose State University, 1971. Industrial designer Clement laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1970-1974, United States.Govt., Washington, 1974-1978.
Education
District manager, archaeology, designer programs Steelcase, 1978-1982, national manager, archaeology, designer program, 1982-1984, director industrial design, 1984-1996, director product development Steelcase Japan Limited., 1992-1994, Steelcase Asia Pacific Limited., 1994-1995, director market planning Steelcase Incorporated., 1995-1997, director corporation strategy and development, 1997. Guest lecturer San Jose State University, 1988, Lehigh University, 1988, Art Center College Design, Pasadena, California, 1989, Kendall College of Design, 1990, Waseda U. Tokyo,1994. Devos lecturer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1990.
Guest speaker Manufacturing Sys.Engring. for 21st Century Conference, 1989, International Facilities Management Association Conference, 1989, International Facilities Executive Conference, 1991.
Member board advisors Art Center College Design, Pasadena, 1990. Design jurist Women"s Architectural League Portland, Oregon School Design, Portland chapter American Institute of Architects, 1979, International Design Annual Review, 1991, International Design magazine, 1991.
Career
Industrial designer Clement Laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1970-1974, United States Government, Washington, 1974-1978. District manager, architect, designer programs Steelcase, 1978-1982, national manager, architect, designer program, 1982-1984, director industrial design, 1984—1992. Director product development Steelcase Japan Ltd., 1992-1994, Steelcase Asia Pacific Ltd., 1994-1995.
Director market planning Steelcase Inc., 1995-1997, director corporation strategy and development, 1997-2000, director advanced concepts, Research and Development, 2000—2005, director workspace futures research, since 2005. Guest lecturer San Jose State University, 1988, Lehigh University, 1988, Art Center College Design, Pasadena, California, 1989, Kendall College of Design, 1990, Waseda University Tokyo, 1994. Devos lecturer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1990, Harvard University, 2005.
Guest speaker Manufacturing Systems Engineering for 21st Century Conference, 1989, International Facilities Management Association Conference, 1989, International Facilities Executive Conference, 1991, Symposium on Multi-Generation Work Force, 2004, Royal College of Art, London. Member board advisors Art Center College Design, Pasadena, since 1990. Design jurist Women's Architectural League Portland, Oregon School Design, Portland chapter American Institute of Architects, 1979, International Design Annual Review, 1991, International Design magazine, 1991.
Membership
Member of committee San Jose Urban Coaltion, 1971-1972. Member Mayor"s Committee for Commemorative Sculpture, Grand Rapids, 1990-1995. Member building committee Grand Rapids Art Museum.
Member American Center Foreign Design, Industrial Designers Society American (guest speaker Denver 1991), Design Management Institute.