Julie Strothman
Product Line Manager, VA.gov Benefits at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Putney, Vermont, United States
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Top SchoolJulie Strothman is a product designer and UX researcher based in southern Vermont with a nearly two-decade track record directing digital strategy and leading interdisciplinary teams to improve public-sector services. She has focused on making government tools more accessible across domains like homelessness, affordable housing, social determinants of health, the environment, and civil rights, bringing human-centered methods to federal, state, and local projects. Her recent roles at 18F, the GSA, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs highlight deep experience designing for complex, high-stakes systems and aligning research with policy-driven objectives. Julie combines hands-on research and design with program leadership—she has repeatedly stepped into acting director roles—bringing both tactical craft and organizational stewardship to civic design. Based in Putney, she blends rural perspective with a national policy impact, often translating messy social problems into usable digital services.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Horace Greeley High SchoolBA English, Women's Studies, Education, BA English, Women's Studies, Education at Tufts UniversityMS Technology Strategy Management, MS Technology Strategy Management at Marlboro College Graduate & Professional Studies
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Github Skills (30)
javascript10
css10
policies10
active10
recurly10
edtech10
user-experience10
fundamentals9
warehouse9
mhealth9
cas8
slack-bot7
frontend6
agile5
community-management4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
mgifford/methods
Dec 2020 - Dec 2020
The methods 18F uses to practice human-centered design.
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
centered18fhuman-centered-design
18F/Project-Leadership-Collective
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:1 push in 1 year 6 months
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