Steve Johnson

Current

Director of UED at LinkedIn

Past

Senior User Experience Manager | Senior Product Architect at Adobe Systems
Producer at Creative Wonders (Electronic Arts Kids)
Systems Specialist | Multimedia Designer at Computer Werx

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Education

MBA from New York Institute of Technology

Recommended

17 people have recommended Steve

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Steve Johnson’s Summary

Steve is an accomplished User Experience Design Director who specializes in simplifying complex workflows, inspiring and collaborating with product teams, and building effective organizations to design world-class products.

In his career, Steve has played several roles within various design organizations including: Director, Senior Product Architect, and Lead Product Designer. He has shipped over 40 products and has spoken at various industry and technology conferences evangelizing the impact of user centered design, and how to measure and articulate the return on investment of a good experience.

If you’d like to learn more about Steve’s career, expertise or passions around user experience, please send him an InMail, or contact him at SJohnson@KillSwitchDesign.com.

Steve Johnson’s Specialties:

Experience/Product Design, Complex Problem Solving, Team Development & Management, Analytical analysis and Data Modeling, Invention & Inspiration.

Steve Johnson’s Experience

Director of UED

LinkedIn

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

June 2009 — Present (7 months)
Senior User Experience Manager | Senior Product Architect

Adobe Systems

(Public Company; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

1998 — 2009 (11 years )

Adobe’s New Business Initiative organization is charged with identifying, developing and deploying new products that make a significant material impact on Adobe’s business. My role as Sr. User Experience Manager, is to be a core member of the business investigation team, then lead/manage the design efforts for the perspective business, insuring that the design vision/model is compelling and meets users needs.
Producer

Creative Wonders (Electronic Arts Kids)

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ERTS; Computer Software industry)

April 1994 — January 1998 (3 years 10 months)

As a Producer for Creative Wonders, my most notable accomplishments include
designing and shipping over 11 award winning children’s games; including, Elmo’s Preschool, Madeline, School House Rock, Sesame Street’s Get Set to Learn, Counting on Frank, Photo Creations and more. (complete list upon request)
Systems Specialist | Multimedia Designer

Computer Werx

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

March 1992 — September 1994 (2 years 7 months)

As a Multimedia Designer & System Specialist for Computer Werx, my accomplishments included; designing and deploying the Brainstorm Multimedia kit into a major sales channel. (Fry's Electronics) and I survived a startup.

Steve Johnson’s Education

MBA from New York Institute of Technology

MBA , Business Administration and Integrated Marketing Communication

As a Designer, I feel it is imperative that I fully understand the nature of business, and how our profession can increase a company’s profitability by insuring that users can reach their goals as effortlessly as possible.

Additional Information

Steve Johnson’s Interests:

Human interface technologies, social designing, professional and consumer level communication devices, transportation, social ecosystems.

Steve Johnson’s Groups:

IDSA ( The Industrial Designers Society of America )
BayCHI (The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of ACM SIGCHI)
NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals)