PJ Johnson
Architect, Microsoft Technology Centers at Microsoft Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolPJ Johnson is a Principal Architect at Microsoft Technology Centers in Minneapolis with over two decades of experience guiding enterprise customers through cloud and business transformation on the Microsoft platform. He specializes in executive engagement, enterprise and solution architecture, IT rationalization, and driving pragmatic adoption that aligns technology with business goals. At Microsoft he led the global Business Productivity solution, influenced more than $165M in net-new sales, and has driven multi-million-dollar M&A and divestiture architecture programs in healthcare and biomedical industries. Earlier roles include senior IT leadership at Target, where he redesigned store software SDLC and implemented large-scale Windows deployments, and hands-on systems engineering from his early career. He pairs deep technical knowledge—from OS development to Azure architecture—with a talent for translating operational and financial priorities into deployable solutions. Outside of IT, he’s trained extensively in yoga instruction, reflecting a sustained interest in teaching and organizational wellbeing.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of Minnesota Twin CitiesBA, Business Administraiton/Finance, BA, Business Administraiton/Finance at University of St. ThomasYin Yoga II Teacher Certification, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy, Yin Yoga II Teacher Certification, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy at Yoga Center of MinneapolisRelax and Renew®: Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy, Relax and Renew®: Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy at Judith Lasater - Relax and Renew Restorative YogaMicrosoft Certified Professional, 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, Microsoft Certified Professional, 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions at Microsoft Certified Education
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Github Skills (41)
azure9
sdk8
azure-cosmos-db8
microsoft7
microsoft-azure7
scale7
agentic-ai7
python7
semantic-kernel7
cli6
azure-functions6
command-line-interface6
devops5
blockchain5
generative-ai5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/MTC_AzurePolicySamples
Dec 2019 - Nov 2021
MTC Azure Policy Samples
Contributions:11 commits, 3 pushes in 2 years
policymtcazure-policyazure
microsoft/MTC_FLWTeamsScale
Apr 2020 - Jul 2022
Teams scale script
Contributions:10 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 2 years 3 months
automationscaledevops
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