Ryan Johnson
Senior UX Strategist
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolRyan Johnson is a Senior UX Strategist based in Portland, Oregon, with nine years of experience shaping content and user-centered design across federal agencies and local government. He specializes in translating complex policy, data, and regulations into plain-language content, content governance, and accessible design—work honed at 18F, GSA, DHS, and the Department of the Interior. Ryan combines content strategy with practical UX artifacts like prototypes, style guides, and technical documentation to help teams implement sustainable publishing workflows. He also brings a public-facing perspective from county communications and conservation nonprofits, which informs his user-focused approach to transparency and community engagement. Trained in philosophy, GIScience, and content strategy, he pairs analytical rigor with a knack for turning dense information into clear, actionable experiences.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Philosophy at University of OregonCertificate Content Strategy & Storytelling, Certificate Content Strategy & Storytelling at University of WashingtonGraduate Certificate GIScience, Graduate Certificate GIScience at Oregon State University
Github Skills (53)
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ONRR/onrr-innovation-blog
Aug 2018 - Nov 2021
A blog about open data and user-centered design and development at the Department of the Interior
Contributions:18 PRs, 66 pushes, 17 branches in 3 years 3 months
user-centered-designdepartmentopen-datainteriorcentered
18F/content-guide-uswds
Feb 2020 - Sep 2020
A work-in-progress content guide port to USWDS
Contributions:61 commits, 27 PRs, 38 pushes in 6 months
in-progressuswdswork-in-progress
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