Summary
Reed Johnson is an Edge Architect with five years of engineering and ML experience, currently building the teams, processes, and systems that take AI from lab prototypes to production at Roboflow. He progressed internally from Field Engineer to Forward Deployed Engineer and now leads edge-focused architecture, blending hands-on deployment experience with systems thinking. His background includes robotics and manufacturing engineering alongside an MS in Robotics from the University of Minnesota, giving him practical insight into hardware-constrained ML and real-world operational challenges. Reed’s career path shows a knack for moving between research, teaching, and field roles, which helps him translate academic ideas into reliable, scalable edge solutions.
5 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Robotics Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS Robotics Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota