Ryan Johnson
Computer Science, Design and Artificial Intelligence
Roy,WA
Summary
Recently having gone back to school for a Masters of Science Degree during the COVID-19 Pandemic in order to stay healthy and be productive from home while developing programming skills to compliment design expertise. I have been happily married for 17 years. Presently I am really excited about A.I. Development and am particularly interested in Advanced Language Processing such as GTP-3 and how it can be used in gaming and computer interaction in general. I am a military veteran with lots of leadership and real world experience, having worked in business environments such as the Pentagon, and the field, with 1st Special Forces Group Airborne.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager, 2017: Document Control Coordinator/Designer
Varian Medical Systems
Palo Alto , California
2017.01 - 2019.01
- Budget Planning (2019 Budget, Torque Tool, Tooling, and area modernization Budgeting)
- Creative Solutions (Linearity Data collection methods, Torque Tool scope and PCSN Alpha Numeric Solutions)
- Monthly Reporting
- Project Oversight on all projects within Mechanical Bench Assembly
- Remove/Reduce Barriers to Execution (Daily rundown of barriers to meeting a tight production schedule
- Ongoing effort to highlight barriers to the process to the appropriate teams w/ solutions in order to stimulate change)
- Safety and Compliance (Implemented updates on carts that were not in balance, completed RCA for Final assembly to reduce tripping hazards, enforced Varian and FDA and ISO 13485 Quality standards)
- Team Building & Mentoring (Cross trained entire team to support one up and one down principle of Production)
- Work Center Modernization and Lean Manufacturing Development
- Graphic Design in support to Varian Medical Systems utilizing 2D and 3D graphics
- Creating Instruction Documentation with Visual Assets to support all builds and products
- Advise/Plan/Implement long term design/illustration/documentation assets and systems
- Interview/Train designers on advanced design skills
- Convert old documentation/illustrations to new formats to support Process Improvement Strategies
Illustrator
U.S Army OAA
2012.01 - 2016.01
- AMVID, Army Graphics, Pentagon 25M (Army Multimedia, Collaborated with the Army Multimedia Video Imaging Directorate to create posters, displays, and high-quality art for displays supporting the Chief of Staff of the Army mission, best practices, values and ethics in graphic design practices.
- Identified the opportunity to use Maya to 3D model and animate official “Commemorative Coins” for the Undersecretary of the Army using the latest industry new technologies to support cross functional partners.
- Supervised the development of new associates at the Army Multimedia Video Imaging Directorate by demonstrating design best practices and mentoring them on up-to-date industrial trends in Adobe CC and Maya ensuring 100% compliance with the Army's values, standards, and ethics.
Area One BOSS Coordinator
U.S. Army
Uijeongbu , S. Korea
2011.01 - 2012.01
- Won best BOSS Program in U.S. Army 2012
- Coordinated with S. Korean national business owners to digital marketing programs
- Managed an annual budget of $73,000 in operational funds for three installations
- Ensured compliance with Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers Army Policy and procedures ensuring that all expenditures and events held to the highest standards in accordance to the mission, values and ethics of the United States Army
- Supervised the “U.S Army Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers” program in implementation of the marketing and branding of the program resulting in over 156 events attended by a total of 31,000 U.S
Network Engineer and Designer (25M)
1st Special Forces Group Airborne
Roy , WA
2008.01 - 2011.01
- Converted 28 low resolution unit graphics into vector graphics setting the standard in which all graphics would be created in the future
- Coordinated with contractors to install freshly designed front entrances to the 1st Special Forces Group Airborne command entrance, headquarters entrance, regimental mess, and backdrops for video teleconferencing.
- Created and deployed from concept to completion 5 SharePoint Portals which were used by 1st Special Forces Group Airborne to effectively manage information in support of Joint Chief of Staff Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle and Ulchi Freedom Guardian.
- These collaborative work environments allowed 180 users on three continents to simultaneously share information, plan operations, and brief the Group Commander.
- The portals effective design yielded reliable redundancy within the signal architecture and maintained zero loss of data.” – 1st Special Forces Group Airborne Commander.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science And Programming
National University
La Jolla, CA02.2022
Bachelor's degree - Computer Visual
Cogswell Poly-technical College
Sunnyvale, CA2005
Associate of Arts (AA) - Digital Media Design and Production
West Valley College
Saratoga, CA2002
Skills
- Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Eagerness to Learn New Technologies
- Software Quality Assurance
- Object-Oriented Programming
- User Interface Development
- Databases: Oracle, MongoDB
- Error Identification and Correction
- Project Management
- Programming Languages: Java, C#, C++, Python
- Digital Image Generation
- Information Research
- Multitasking and Time Management
Timeline
Production Manager, 2017: Document Control Coordinator/Designer
Varian Medical Systems
2017.01 - 2019.01
Illustrator
U.S Army OAA
2012.01 - 2016.01
Area One BOSS Coordinator
U.S. Army
2011.01 - 2012.01
Network Engineer and Designer (25M)
1st Special Forces Group Airborne
2008.01 - 2011.01
Master of Science - Computer Science And Programming
National University
Bachelor's degree - Computer Visual
Cogswell Poly-technical College
Associate of Arts (AA) - Digital Media Design and Production
West Valley College