# Brent Johnson > Building Something New at Ello | EdTech Innovator & Entrepreneur | Stanford MS Location: Stanford, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/brentjohnson Experienced technology leader with 10+ years of experience driving innovation in educational technology and product development. Combines deep technical expertise, a keen design sense, and a strong creative vision to deliver transformative solutions for education. Proven history of leading cross-functional teams to deliver engaging, data-driven products that enhance learning outcomes across diverse educational settings. Skilled at integrating AI, storytelling, and gamification to personalize learning and make education more interactive and enjoyable. *Lead on 10+ educational applications used across 20+ schools, serving 10000+ students, parents and teachers. * Owned a homework application, getting an average daily login of 4 days per week. * Sold the IP rights for a compressive language curriculum to a Fortune 500 company. * Wrote and produced 35+ interactive cartoons for educational use. * Authored 200+ illustrated children's stories for a literacy curriculum while leading a team of illustrators. * Wrote 30+ game design documents for educational games while leading the design and technical teams to implement. * Wrote, designed, and implemented 100+ educational games. * Designed and developed 300+ lessons with interactive courseware for virtual and offline classrooms. * Designed and scaled literacy, phonics, and language learning curriculum spanning several grades of study. * Wrote 10+ workbooks, designed 3, and led design team to develop the others. * Managed and trained 50+ teachers across dozens of schools in Southern China on topics such as technology integration, assessment, and classroom management. ## Work Experience ### Learning Design & Product Strategy Lead, New Products @ Ello Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Build an end-to-end pipeline that takes AI-driven learning activities from concept to prototype to production-ready code. • Develop internal tools to streamline prototyping, accelerate creative iteration, and increase team productivity. • Establish, mentor, and lead a content production team to produce high-quality content at scale. • Lead playtests and user interviews, synthesizing insights to guide product direction and prioritize features. ### Learning Designer, New Products @ Ello Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States • Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to prototype AI-driven learning interactions for the company’s next-generation AI product. • Conduct structured evaluations across AI modalities—LLMs, STT, TTS, video, image, and music—to de-risk features, assess performance, and drive roadmap prioritization. ### Founder @ Quizeo.ai Jan 2023 – Present | Stanford, California, United States • Implement a computer-vison based real-time quiz web app, integrating generative AI, and search functionality. • Conduct empathy interviews, usability tests, and run research studies to inform the direction of the product. • Design the web application UI/UX and perform A/B testing to improve user experience. • Hire and collaborate with ML experts to improve computer vision model. ### Software Engineer @ Magic Loops Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area • Develop and implement new features using React, Next.js, and Tailwind, enhancing user experience and improving user retention. • Conduct comprehensive usability tests to identify and resolve UX/UI issues, resulting in a more user-friendly interface. • Collaborate closely with other engineers to maintain and optimize the shared codebase, ensuring code quality and scalability. • Developed instructional materials, including video tutorials and detailed documentation to empower both technical and non-technical users to maximize their experience with Magic Loops. ### Instructional Designer @ Flow Immersive Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Palo Alto, California, United States • Prototype innovative ways to integrate Flow Immersive data visualizations into an educational context. • Contribute to a proposal to secure further funding. ### Educator, PD Coordinator @ QSI International School of Dongguan Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Dongguan, Guangdong, China • Lead the MSA committee to plan and deliver professional development for literacy for QSI teachers. • Design and develop a workbook, lesson plans, and courseware. • Teach math, science, cultural studies, literacy and music using a mastery approach. ### Product Manager, Head of Content Development & Education Technology @ Vanke Meisha Education Investment Company Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China • Lead a 10+ multidisciplinary team, providing vision and roadmap to build an innovative homework application from 0 to 1, reaching 10000+ students across 20+ schools. • Lead the development of thousands of hours of content for a homework application and teacher LMS. • Present large-scale projects to company partners and investors to gain approval and funding. • Collaborate with senior leaders to develop annual goals and timelines. • Collaborate with strategic partners to improve services, curriculum, and classroom experience. • Build systematic curricula that spans 3+ years of study. ### Product Manager, Head of English Department @ Vanke Meisha Education Investment Company Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Dongguan, Guangdong, China • Gain approval and lead the launch of school programs across 15+ schools across China. • Produce interactive courseware; design and write workbooks; and oversee video production. • Work closely with the sales and advertising teams to increase student registration and program satisfaction. • Provide ongoing online and offline training for 50+ teachers across multiple cities on topics such as technology integration, assessment, and classroom management. ### Founder @ Organic Teaching Materials (Aquired) Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Guangdong, China • Design an ESL curriculum for children ages 3 to 12. • Develop courseware, workbooks, stories, assessments, and a prototype of a homework application. • Sell the curriculum to a Fortune 500 company. • Secure funding to hire a team and iterated on the program for expansion into 5+ cities in Southern China. ### Instructional Designer @ Independent Educational Consultant Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 • Develop language program and assessment tailored to business needs for effective communication with clients. ### English Teacher @ WEB International English Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Dongguan, Guangdong, China Prepared creative lesson plans and teaching materials using PowerPoint and Word. Taught classes ranging from 1 to 50+ students. ### English Teacher @ EF Education First Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Dongguan, Guangdong, China Taught adult learners, participated in training events, and designed and structured activity classes. ### English Teacher @ CEVAS Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Cabimas, Venezuela Taught classes to children and adults via textbook. Administered monthly written and oral exams. ### Spanish Tutor and Guitar Instructor @ University of Wisconsin-Madison Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States Prepared a tutoring schedule, aided in the comprehension of grammar concepts, and helped improve the student's written and oral Spanish skills. Taught guitar to young students in both English and Spanish languages. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Learning, Design and Technology Stanford University ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Music Performance, General University of Wisconsin-Madison ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brent-johnson-edtech - Website: https://brentkj.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/brentjohnson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/brentjohnson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05