Summary
Kyle Johnston is a Staff Product Designer with 12 years of experience crafting user-centered digital experiences and leading multidisciplinary teams across ecommerce, consumer products, and agency environments. Currently at Etsy, he partners with engineering, research, analytics, and product to set design strategy and run experiments that measurably improve web and native app experiences, while also running his independent studio, flow14, helping nonprofits and growing businesses with brand and web design. His background spans hands-on UI and front-end development with React and TypeScript, large-scale creative leadership at Garmin and Vista Outdoor, and managing multimillion-dollar budgets and distributed teams. Known for translating complex product and business goals into clear design systems and measurable outcomes, he blends strategic leadership with practical execution. Based in Overland Park, Kansas, Kyle brings both agency hustle and in-house product rigor, with a knack for simplifying brand complexity into usable, scalable interfaces.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
AAS, Communication Design, AAS, Communication Design at Johnson County Community College