# Josie Johnson **UX/UI Designer · Visual Artist · Creative Director** Philadelphia, PA (Francisville) · [joe@thejoejohnson.com](mailto:joe@thejoejohnson.com) · [okaypainter.com](https://okaypainter.com) · [behance.net/thejoejohnson](https://www.behance.net/thejoejohnson) --- ## Summary Self-managing, multi-talented artist who understands B2B software development for multiple platforms and industries. I create scalable systems for rapid and reliable iterative product design and lead teams that create stunning results. Human-centered, empathetic, accessible — and care for the person on the other side of the screen is always the common thread. --- ## UX / Design Work ### ServiceCore — Senior Product Designer *December 2025 – May 2026 · Denver, CO* *Principal Designer, Docket Solid Waste Rolloff Product* - Led high-impact projects through the full Product Design Life Cycle, from initial discovery and wireframing to high-fidelity prototyping and engineering handoff. - Championed atomic design philosophy, building scalable design systems in Figma that mirror web components to accelerate development cycles and ensure UI consistency. - Served as design lead on integrated product teams, collaborating directly with Product Managers and Engineering to navigate ambiguity and define product roadmaps. - Managed independent project pipelines within a Kanban system, allowing for rapid iteration and deep-focus maker time while maintaining alignment through daily global feedback sessions. - Served on ServiceCore's AI Council, informing and guiding leadership on AI best practices, scaling solutions, and workflow improvements. - Leveraged enterprise-level expertise to identify gaps in existing frameworks, building robust systems that support a rapidly scaling, multi-product environment (ServiceCore & Docket). --- ### Stinger Solutions — Director, User Experience *January 2023 – December 2025 · Ontario, CA* *Horizon 11 Infotainment Platform (IX Series Audiotainment)* - Improved end-to-end experience of the IX series Audiotainment platform by conducting usability reviews, identifying UX issues, and proposing design recommendations. - Conducted and structured UX research efforts with customers to make data-driven design decisions to improve Stinger products business-wide. - Ensured platform-wide consistency through Confluence documentation project and Figma asset creation guidelines. - Communicated and implemented technical strategies with cross-functional teams. --- ### Coupa — Principal Visual Designer, UX/UI *March 2022 – October 2022 · San Mateo, CA* - Standardized visual design best practices for applications and assets across the Coupa platform. - Collaborated in construction of Design Language System; produced illustration and iconography ruleset to rapidly scale the visual overhaul of the Coupa BSM Platform. - Collaborated with Coupa UX Research to achieve data-driven results for the platform overhaul. - Systematized user insights into feasible design decisions. --- ### 3D Cloud (formerly Marxent) — Creative Director *September 2012 – January 2022 · Saint Petersburg, FL* - Originated and executed brand, advertising, and marketing messaging. Involved in marketing decision-making, reported directly to CMO and CEO. - Engaged in regular communication with senior leadership on risk, timelines, and opportunities. - Led Video SEO Campaign Development, establishing Marxent as a top-3 result in Google Search for key terms. - Led Automation Team designing .png turnaround replacement solutions for 3D Cloud Services. --- ### Center for Architecture — Board Member *July 2019 – September 2021 · Sarasota, FL* - Participated in strategic and organizational planning with an eye toward driving new membership. - Oversaw creative decisions and leveraged connections to develop collective action for exhibitions, new initiatives, and digital offerings. - Served as an ambassador for CFAS. --- ### Microsoft — Icon Artist III *June 2012 – September 2012 · Redmond, WA* --- ## Infrastructure / Technical Work ### okaypainter.dev — AWS Static Site Rebuild *2026* *AWS · Infrastructure as Code · DNS / TLS / CDN* Designed and provisioned a full static hosting stack on AWS from scratch as both a learning project and production site rebuild, replacing a Squarespace deployment with a self-managed, zero-framework architecture. Stack: S3 (static hosting) → ACM (TLS, us-east-1) → CloudFront (CDN + HTTPS termination) → Route 53 (DNS, alias records). Extended into EC2 compute (Nginx, security groups, SSH key management on Windows) and progressing through AWS CDK in TypeScript — goal is a single `cdk deploy` that spins up the full environment. --- ## Fine Art Practice Ongoing studio practice in portraiture, transformation studies, abstraction, and illustration. Work available at [okaypainter.com/gallery](https://okaypainter.com/gallery). Selected series: - **Portraiture** — figurative oil and mixed media - **Transformations** — process-based work documenting change over time - **Explorations & Abstracts** — color field and experimental work - **American Robin Color Studies** — ongoing ornithological illustration series Prints, originals, and art books available via the [shop](https://okaypainter.com/shop). --- ## Skills **Design:** UX Research, UI/Interaction Design, Agile Development, Journey Mapping, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Data Analysis, Motion Design, Data Visualization, Identity Systems, Print, Illustration **Tools:** Figma, Sketch, InVision, Miro, Adobe CC (XD, PS, AI, AE, ID, Premiere), HTML, CSS, Jira, GitHub, Storybook, Dovetail **Infrastructure:** AWS (S3, CloudFront, Route 53, ACM, EC2, CDK / CloudFormation) **AI:** Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Cursor, Gemini, OpenClaw --- ## Education **Ringling College of Art and Design** · 2007–2011 · Sarasota, FL Graphic & Interactive Communication, Illustration **University of South Florida** · 2000–2005 · Tampa, FL B.A. American and British Literature, Graduated with English Honors --- ## Contact [joe@thejoejohnson.com](mailto:joe@thejoejohnson.com) *Last updated: June 2026*