Curtis Johnson
K-12 Guest Educator Teacher Substitute Teacher Educator @Indian Prairie School District 204
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WORK HISTORY
K-12 Guest Educator Teacher Substitute Teacher Educator @Indian Prairie School District 204
Naperville, IL, US
As a “guest” teacher proudly serving K-12 grades at a highly rated, 4th largest Illinois school district of students at 33 schools, I’m proud of the reputation I’ve built. Alliances with hundreds of staff and administrators as a dependable, flexible, and energetic \"preferred educator\" distinction with numerous schools. In the era of tailoring lessons to student learning style requirements, my days offer extreme variety from teaching a junior level high school math lesson to instructing second graders on a full compliment of curriculum. Able to navigate in ambiguous learning environments and technology rich classroom environments.* I offer clear articulated discernment for good and not so good educational products and services used in the classroom to advance learning. This means my ability to listen to customers (students and teachers) and problem solve can be shared with educational companies wanting increased product acceptance and sales success.* I communicate technology customer value of print and digital products like NoRedInk, Google Classroom, Xtra Math, Front Line Placement Technologies, KRONOS, SmartBoard Technologies, IPEVO, and other products in the classroom and within the district to improve the student and teacher experience of learning. This produces better articulated value propositions for educational companies to get their products accepted in dynamic, learning industry markets.* My personal approach is to be consistently fair, genuine, and respectful of all students. This brings repeated good satisfaction feedback and productive student customers much like I earned with previous global sales teams and product marketing managers of technology products. I make sure learning is fun too.*As in product management, I teach by the general learning idea followed by 2-3 examples so students like customers see the value and application of the idea. Guess what, it works!
EDUCATION
Tufts University
Certification, New Product Introduction Management Certification
Northern Illinois University
Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing
Lane Technical High School
High School, Technical and College Prep
Northern Illinois University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance
Chicago Deming Association
Greenbelt, Six Sigma Trained
SKILLS
ABOUT CURTIS JOHNSON
Mind of a marketer, heart of a teacher. It\'s all about customers and students. Technology product management and product marketing expert by education and practice. Extensive K-12 and MBA marketing teaching background with cross-generational students and staff using dynamic technology products and tools. Launched products in ambiguous environments by arranging resources to work together; taking responsibility to ensure customer needs satisfaction; and managing the strengths of product teams. Extensive teaching with technology tools and practices insight. With 130,930+ U.S. K-12 schools and 5,819 college and universities, my best work is connecting technology with education to advance learning. I also have a track record in global product management in technology business-to-business environments.Focus is hearing customers say “That’s exciting. Tell me more about your products\" by listening to their situations and challenges. I do this by: Intensely knowing what is important to your customers’ decision makers and story. Developing customer value proposition messages for market improvement. Strengthen all communications to capture those needs that matter to customers.Work with companies to strengthen profitability in the introduction stages of new products by: Reducing time needed by sales to connect marketing messages to real customer value. Developing pricing tools to capture short-term profitability quickly. Minimizing product definition and design churn so true costs are managed downward.Help improve selling the real customer value for new and existing products by: Maximizing the listening to customers and capturing their real voices. Revitalizing the initial value message with customer actual value. Leveraging sales intelligence with leadership of effective customer messaging habits by sales.Specialties:• Education Technology (Synergy, Google Classroom, Smart Board, Front Line)• Customer Value Propositions• New Product Definition• Cross Functional Teams• Driving Product Strategy• E-commerce Tools• Product Development• Customer Communications• Product Manager• Customer Engagement* Building Customer Alliances• Voice of Customer• Product Roadmap• Product Marketing• Price Manager• K-12• Higher Education* Digital Marketing Plans
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