Manager Marketing

A proven innovation leader, seasoned with a mix of private technology consulting

in the financial services sector as well as pioneering technologies for the nation’s

most iconic fortune 500 retail giant.

In recent years, I have forged solutions across multiple digital and systems

platforms in areas as diverse as creative content management, workflow

restructuring, in-store delivery and pricing strategy, and advertising production

technology.

A strong project and team lead, respected by peers and awarded for my project

management skills; I also bring extensive talent development, cross-functional

team building, vendor negotiation and relationship management skills to the task.

Timothy M Johnson

I am looking for new challenges that allow me to continue my digital and

systems innovation, while driving a team to push an organization

forward with technologies that ease workload and increase talent’s CONTACT INFORMATION

ability to do what they do best : create.

914 NW Knoll Drive,

West Hollywood, CA 90069

m: 415-***-****

EXPERIENCE

e: *.***.*@**.***

Gap Inc, San Francisco, California –

Director, Innovation Technology, Consumer Experience www.timothymjohnson.com

April 2007 to Present

Apparel Retailer – Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Store Design, Product Technologies

My job in Old Navy IT is to identify areas & processes that can evolve through SKILLSET

applied technologies, to drive inventive solutions that engage the consumer, to

Adobe Flex, Flash &

improve brand experience and to streamline creative content delivery (in-store

ActionScript programming –

and in advertising). My team’s solutions are being scaled across departments Advanced Certification

and brands (Banana Republic and Gap).

FileMaker Pro and

Pioneered use of the new digital Red One Cameras to improve the television

AppleScript development

advertising production process. This allowed for film-quality HD+ output, the

Advanced knowledge in

production & editing processes to happen on set, and productions to realize

significant savings over film and be more responsive to business needs. C, C++, C#, Java,

JavaScript, HTML, DHTML,

Partnered on tying the promotional pricing tool to the new, shorter production,

XML, SQL, Unix, CSS, ASP

flow, markdown and Marketing calendars and enterprise source data for better

and ERP

alignment, planning and execution in product, merchandising,

pricing/promotions and provided the foundation to streamline creative content

Experienced with Visual

assembly. Developed Mac-based Marketing systems to capture and feed data

Basic, Real Basic, Batch,

to SQL. In a nutshell, this took three disparate systems within the Old Navy

Bash, Ruby, Python, Lua,

brand, reworked them completely, and re-launched the pricing system from

AJAX

inception in Merchandising, through Marketing signage, and landing in Visual

instruction manuals. In-depth knowledge of

Telecommunication Systems

Automated the process of meshing data from enterprise systems to approved

{Avaya, Nortel, Toshiba,

design templates to create finished art in PDF format for placement in stores.

Cisco} and Security Systems

This tool set reduced the time due delivery by 60% and labor by 80%, freeing up

production staff for more critical marketing projects.

Led the ideation and creation (on time for $6.5M less than the initial IT price tag)

of the first “brand” portal – a web-accessed on-demand ordering system

providing customizable store signage through a branded catalogue/shopping

cart GUI. This flex-based solution was a breakthrough for the brand, and is

being adapted to other departments and adopted by the other brands.

Concepted Color Print-In-Store capability for the cost of black & white, and

partnered with the manufacturer to customize a printer to meet the special

needs. This enabled printing pantone color and increased the flexibility,

accuracy & impact of the messaging while it reduced lead-times for instructions

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and signage by two weeks and also reduced annual environmental waste by 100

AWARDS & INTERESTS

Tons. Directed testing, negotiations, and the 1075 store rollout, meeting

timelines and beating financials by 480% from a previously failed solution.

2008 Exceed Award

Innovated additional digital workflows, WYSIWYG color management, virtual

Color Print-In-Store Project

proofing, digital signage/circular and content & asset delivery systems in

Gap Inc.

partnership with Corporate IT and outside vendors.

Gap Inc. dba WorkForceLogic, San Francisco California – Premier Member –

Senior Technology Manager Apple Developer Connection

March 2006 to April 2007

Member –

Freelance employer for Apparel Retailer

Adobe Developer

This short-term consulting job, to level-set the Old Navy Marketing systems

Connection, San Francisco

and team, led to my eventual recruitment into the Corporate IT structure.

Member –

Analyzed, documented & supported the environment, technologies, systems

Flex 3 & Adobe AIR Junkies,

and processes of what was essentially a stand-alone advertising, marketing,

Bay Area

packaging agency. Rolled multiple OS & equipment refreshments through 30%

staffing fluctuations driven by business demands, and led the design and move Member –

of systems to the new headquarters building. Silicon Valley Flex User

Advised on video, audio and telecom design and installation for the entire Group

corporate facility.

Participant –

Migrated the Mac-based teams from departmental servers, solutions, and

LA Sculpting Studio

support staff to a corporate support, single-build standard, improving issue

LA Adobe CS3 UG

resolution and solution delivery while giving access to resources. This served

as a model for new creative inclusion in Gap technology. LA Flex UG

LA Flash UG

Student

March 2005 – March 2006

(Year off work to studied sculpting at the University of California Berkeley)

Mirazone Limited, Chicago, IL – President/Founder

December 1995 to February 2005

Business Technology Consulting Company

A Chicago-based technology consulting firm, Mirazone successfully serviced

domestic and international companies that specialized in consulting for

investment banking firms and technology-focused venture capital firms.

Directed several international, national and regional IT departments. Provided

strategic technology consulting, project management, business analysis,

Timothy M Johnson

merger & NOC relocation management and national system and service

procurement, along with onsite network, telecommunication system and

related services.

Tested and recommended technologies as part of the investment review for

venture capital clients. Wrote specifications for and developed custom

prototype web-based products and materials, conducted market and

technology research and made recommendations to boards on viability of

investments.

Managed client teams and vendors to develop multiple websites and portals; CONTACT INFORMATION

established domain and email hosting services; developed and administered

Timothy M Johnson

eCommerce websites; designed and built customized client web applications

914 NW Knoll Drive,

and database systems combining the familiar tools – Act!, Lotus Notes, Java,

West Hollywood, CA 90069

ASP & Flash – to create a secure web delivery systems for marketing materials

m: 415-***-****

to global clients.

e: *.***.*@**.***

Achieved consistent growth due to strong client-service, in-depth technology

research & testing and well planned and executed deployment.

www.timothymjohnson.com

Gypsy, Chicago, IL – General Manager, September 1992 to December 1995

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