Michelle Johnson

Current

• Director, Product Management at NextAction

Past

• Senior Consultant at Sterling Rice Group
• Sr. Manager Strategic Planning at Blue Shield of California
• Partner/Co-Owner at Operation Arts

• Group Director, Strategic Services at Organic
• Manager at Deloitte Consulting
• Lead Engineer at General Motors

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Education

• University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business
• Youngstown State University

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Michelle Johnson’s Summary

More than 15 years experience in strategic consulting, product marketing, and business development in a variety of industries including 5+ years in Internet strategy.

Persuasive communicator skilled at cultivating positive relationships with senior level management and colleagues across functional areas.

Entrepreneurial leader able to capitalize on business opportunities, deliver results, and develop staff.

Michelle Johnson’s Specialties:

marketing strategy, brand strategy, strategic planning, product development and management, interactive strategy, user experience strategy, audience segmentation, consumer research, project management, P&L responsibility, team development and management

Michelle Johnson’s Experience

• Director, Product Management

  NextAction

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2008 — Present (7 months)

• Senior Consultant

  Sterling Rice Group

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 2007 — April 2008 (10 months)

  Strategic consulting, business development, and account leadership in the areas of consumer insights, brand positioning, new product development, interactive stratetgy, and communications.

• Sr. Manager Strategic Planning

  Blue Shield of California

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  April 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 10 months)

  Developed and led enterprise-wide, annual business planning processes and analyzed consolidated and business unit plans to identify trends and enterprise-level implications. Consulted one-on-one with key senior level executives to drive long range and tactical decision making.

• Partner/Co-Owner

  Operation Arts

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2001 — March 2003 (2 years 3 months)

  Private consulting firm that delivered interactive marketing services to a variety of clients. Responsible for business development and delivery of professional services. Clients included: SF Opera, Fireman’s Fund Insurance, Charles Schwab, and Organic.

• Group Director, Strategic Services

  Organic

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

  January 1998 — January 2001 (3 years 1 month)

  Led Western Region consulting practice of 22 staff for a leading Web Development company. Managed day-to-day client relations and department operations while developing and introducing new service products. Recognized for outstanding ability to develop client relationships.

• Manager

  Deloitte Consulting

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

  August 1995 — 1997 (2 years)

  Developed key strategic marketing and operational solutions for top management of leading global companies. Recognized for strong problem solving and analytical skills and an exceptional ability to work with and motivate diverse project teams.

• Lead Engineer

  General Motors

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GM; Automotive industry)

  1990 — 1993 (3 years)

  Led Global Product Development team in gathering customer requirements and developing product specifications for 50 electrical wiring products simultaneously.
  
  Maintained critical path and achieved key milestones while introducing 4 new products simultaneously.

Michelle Johnson’s Education

• University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business

  MBA, Marketing, Strategy, 1993 — 1995

• Youngstown State University

  BE, Industrial Engineering, 1986 — 1990

  magna cum laude
  Engineer of the Year 1990
  Outstanding Student Achievement Award 1990.

  Activities and Societies:

  VP, Society of Industrial Engineers;
  Society of Women Engineers

Additional Information

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