# Gillan Johnson

> Senior Product Manager at Topanga.io

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gillan

Hello! I am a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design. I received my Bachelor of Design and Minor in Gender Studies. I interned as a graphic designer at Flow Asia, an agency in Beijing. I've been a Design Research and Teaching Assistant at CMU. I've also held the role of Executive Producer of Lunar Gala Fashion Show where I co-managed 50+ board members and 300 participants in a show attended by 3,000 with a production value of over $35,000.

My Skills: Project management, collaboration, iterating and prototyping, concept ideation, design thinking, research methods, service design, storyboarding, wireframing, rendering, Adobe Cloud, contemporary dance, painting/drawing, and photography.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Manager @ Topanga
Jan 2026 – Present

### Senior Product Designer @ Topanga
Jan 2023 – Present

### Senior UX Designer @ AKQA
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States

### UX Designer @ AKQA
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Washington D.C. Metro Area

### UX Design Intern @ AKQA
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
Collaborating with designers, copywriters, strategists, and PMs on a client project for a national non-profit organization.

### Marketing and Communications Intern @ CityDance, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
Interning with Marketing Team; creating visual designs for social media feeds, including video and still graphic assets.

### Design Intern @ humans who play
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
Interned with Founder and Design Director. Worked on a portable playground design project. Created digital assets including files for laser cut models, developed 3D models in SketchUp, conducted market research and competitive analysis, built physical prototype of product, conducted learning and curriculum research.

### Producer @ Lunar Gala
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
Co-produced Lunar Gala 2018: FEROX with Grace Kao and Jarret Lin. Oversaw and directed 50+ board members and 300+ participants. Led management of modeling, fashion, creative, branding, public relations, production, and dance teams. Obtained $7,500 in sponsorship and managed $35,000 for overall production. Worked with alumni, school administrators, local museums, fashion professionals, and Pittsburgh media to organize and produce our event.

### Research And Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
Research Assistant to Associate Professor of Design, Peter Scupelli; coded and analyzed data on critique process for design classes. Teaching Assistant to Mark Baskinger and Steve Stadelmeier in the Freshman Design Studio 1; gave critique on student work and completed administrative tasks for the course.

### Graphic Design Intern @ Flow Asia
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Beijing City, China
Worked with creative directors and UX designers to develop brand materials and project proposals for various clients. Attended pitch meetings to take notes and help convey the teams concepts to clients. Sketched and created digital mock ups and assets in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.


## Education
### Bachelor of Design in Design and Visual Communications, Environments Design
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bachelor of Design in Concentration in Environments Design, Minor in Gender Studies
Carnegie Mellon University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gillan-johnson-21b4aaa2
- Portfolio: https://gillanjohnson.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-29