Bryce Johnson

Current

User Experience Designer at Microsoft

Past

User Experience Designer at Microsoft
Director of User Experience Design at Navantis
Front End Developer at Karo Inc.

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Education

Ryerson University

Recommended

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Connections

273 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Bryce Johnson’s Summary

I am currently working with the Microsoft SQL UX group on some new software focused on providing information workers with familiar tools that alow them to do powerful data analysis.

As a member of the User Experience Team at Microsoft Dynamics in Redmond Washington I was be part of the team designing future releases of the Dynamics ERP solutions. My focus was to bring the AX Enterprise Web Portal user experience closer to that of the Windows Client while not discarding the best features or interaction patterns from SharePoint and best-of-breed web applications.

As the Director of User Experience Design for Navantis Inc. an award-winning IT professional services firm in Toronto, ON. I architecting online presences and internal software applications for corporations, government and charities since 1996. Organizations like: Microsoft, CIBC, Honda Canada, MSN Sympatico, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Magna Entertainment Inc., the City of Hamilton, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Toronto Stock Exchange, and the Canadian Olympic Commission.

Bryce Johnson’s Specialties:

User Experience Design, Business Analysis and Software Requirements, Information Architecture, Interface Development, Interaction Design

Bryce Johnson’s Experience

User Experience Designer

Microsoft

(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

March 2009 — Present (9 months)

I am currently working with the Microsoft SQL UX group on some new software focused on empower information workers with familiar tools that alow them to do powerful data analysis.
User Experience Designer

Microsoft

(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

July 2008 — March 2009 (9 months)

I work closely with program managers, user experience researchers, other designers and other disciplines to create the best possible user experiences for Dynamics products. I am part of a larger cross-team design and research projects that impacts the product strategy and the future direction of Microsoft Dynamics.
Director of User Experience Design

Navantis

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1999 — July 2008 (9 years 2 months)

I was responsible for the Navantis User Interface division, managing developers and coordinating their schedules. I was actively involved with the creation of strategies that we pitch to clients, bringing to the table the skills that I have acquired. I communicated with clients and vendors to ensure that projects progress smoothly. I trained junior developers in the best practices that I have learned. My duties also included interface and navigation layout, information architecture, usability and accessibility consulting, project management, as well as the design and production of Content Management and Knowledge management systems.
Front End Developer

Karo Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

June 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 1 month)

I came to Karo to help them transform the work of their graphic designers into working websites for their clients. I also helped create Windows friendly templates for the branding material that Karo designed.