enterprise solutions architect · fort collins, co
Samantha
Johnson

I make complex things simple.

I build software solutions that people actually use — and actually love. Nearly a decade of turning messy enterprise problems into clean, visible, usable systems.

Specializing in enterprise architecture, R&D innovation platforms, and technical consulting.
Global clients · Fortune 500 experience · Based in Fort Collins, CO.

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📍 Based in Fort Collins, CO
💼 Open to full-time, contract, or consulting work
🌐 Available remote, hybrid, or on-site (Fort Collins)
Samantha Johnson
Solutions Architecture Technical Consulting R&D Innovation Change Management AI / Machine Learning
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By the numbers

A few things I'm proud of

8+
Years building custom software solutions
F500
Enterprise clients including Mondelez, General Mills, & 3M
$XXB
Impacted net revenue
200+
Users trained in technical workshops
Experience

Where I've done my best work

Three roles across consulting, enterprise tech, and global product delivery — each one adding a new dimension to how I think about building things.

Mondelez International · Remote
Global Solutions Delivery Expert, R&D

I architected and delivered Mondelez's global R&D technology innovation management platform from the ground up — consolidating a tangle of fragmented, regional processes into a single, reportable system used by teams in 20+ countries. The platform hit the ground running, representing over $9B in net revenue within its first year. My job wasn't just to build it; it was to make people actually believe in it. I led stakeholder demos, user workshops, and continuous delivery initiatives that turned skeptics into champions and drove genuine adoption across the organization.

⭐ $9B+ net revenue tracked in year one JavaScript API Integrations Low-Code Platforms Agile / Scrum Change Management ServiceNow Project Management
🔹 Technology Funnel Innovation Platform
Architected a centralized innovation management system consolidating fragmented regional R&D processes into a single, reportable platform. Built custom JavaScript modules and configured user-facing systems to enable data capture, project tracking, financial reporting, and decision visibility.
↑ $9B+ net revenue in year one
↑ Deployed globally across 20+ countries
🔹 Corporate Ideation Process Redesign
Redesigned Mondelez's corporate ideation workflow from scratch — building a centralized, user-friendly platform that standardized how ideas get evaluated and gave leadership the visibility to make data-driven investment decisions with confidence.
↑ Adopted organization-wide
↑ Replaced manual, siloed process across multiple business units
3M · Remote
Senior Technical Analyst

At 3M I was the connective tissue between business needs and technical execution — partnering with stakeholders to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete, scalable solutions. I standardized development workflows and delivery processes that reduced project risk and made outcomes repeatable. I also led code reviews and deep-dive technical analysis on user-facing issues, helping elevate the team's overall SDLC and shape the prioritization of future work.

⭐ Standardized delivery workflows across multiple projects SQL Snowflake JavaScript PowerBI GitHub Jira
🔹 Scalable Delivery Workflow Standardization
Designed and implemented repeatable development workflows and delivery standards that reduced project risk and made execution more consistent across the team — enabling efficient, low-friction project delivery at scale.
↑ Adopted as team standard
↑ Reduced delivery friction across multiple concurrent projects
🔹 SDLC Process Improvement
Led systematic code reviews and in-depth root cause analysis of user-facing bugs, identifying patterns that informed process improvements and shaped future work priorities — leveling up the team's overall software development lifecycle.
↑ Improved code quality standards
↑ Influenced team-wide prioritization framework
Sopheon (now Wellspring) · Arvada, CO
Technical Consultant

My first taste of the enterprise world — and I was thrown in deep. I delivered full software implementations for Fortune 500 clients including General Mills, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Honeywell, Sherwin-Williams, and Land O' Lakes. I owned discovery, requirements gathering, project planning, and technical implementation end-to-end. I also developed internal best practices for project risk management that became productized, marketable configuration packages in collaboration with pre-sales.

⭐ 10+ Fortune 500 clients including Lockheed & Raytheon Enterprise Implementations Requirements Gathering Project Risk Management Pre-Sales Collaboration
🔹 Fortune 500 Full-Cycle Implementations
Delivered complete software implementations for 10+ major enterprise clients, managing the full lifecycle from discovery and requirements through technical build and deployment — across industries from aerospace and defense to consumer goods.
↑ Clients included General Mills, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Honeywell & more
🔹 Risk Management Best Practices → Product
Developed a modular risk management feature that went beyond internal use — productized in collaboration with the sales team into marketable, pre-configured packages sold to new and existing clients.
↑ Internal framework became a billable, marketable product offering
AI & Machine Learning

A decade of AI — before it was cool.

Neural networks, classification algorithms, and genome-scale datasets — long before "AI" became everyone's buzzword. This is where it started.

NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Colorado Award 2016
🏅 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing · Colorado · 2016
Award Winner for Achievement in Tech at 18 — using algorithms to detect cancer.

In 2016, I was recognized by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) for my work as a software development intern in a biotechnology lab. My project used machine learning algorithms to accelerate the detection of unusual patterns in human genome sequences — specifically targeting early cancer markers — in partnership with an mRNA sequencing lab. Working with genomic datasets meant dealing with some of the most massive, complex data structures in existence... us!

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Neural Nets & Classification
Written neural networks and classification algorithms from first principles. A decade of hands-on experience with supervised and unsupervised learning approaches — not just using libraries, but understanding what's underneath them. I've written them from the mathematical equations up.
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Biotech & Genomic Data
Applied ML to mRNA sequencing datasets for cancer pattern detection — one of the most data-dense domains imaginable. Learned to work with massive, highly structured biological data before "big data" was a common talking point.
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Applied AI in Enterprise
Bringing ML thinking into enterprise contexts — using AI to surface patterns in complex data, automate decision visibility, and make large-scale systems smarter. The same instincts that caught cancer markers apply beautifully to business problems.
Technical toolkit

What I reach for

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Architecture & Delivery
  • Enterprise Solutions Architecture
  • Low-Code / No-Code Implementation
  • API Integrations
  • Agile / Scrum Methodologies
  • SDLC Process Design
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Languages & Tools
  • JavaScript / HTML / CSS
  • SQL / SSMS
  • Python
  • VBA
  • GitHub / Jira / ServiceNow
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Consulting & Strategy
  • Discovery & Requirements Gathering
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Change Management
  • Innovation Management
  • Root Cause Analysis
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Data & Reporting
  • PowerBI
  • Data Analysis & Visualization
  • Machine Learning / AI
  • Process Improvement & Optimization
  • Financial Reporting Systems
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Certifications
AI / Machine Learning — Stanford University
Javascript — Codecademy
SQL — Codecademy
The person behind the work

A little about me

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." ― J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm a Colorado-based enterprise solutions architect who's been building things since before "building things" was my job title. My entry point into tech was using machine learning to detect cancer markers in genomic data as a teenager — which set the tone for how I approach every problem since: find the pattern, understand the system, make it useful.

I could be described as a modern-day Renaissance woman. And not just because I love the renaissance faire! I thrive on learning new things — whether that's picking up a new instrument, mastering a sewing technique, or diving into a new technology. If there's a puzzle to solve or a skill to acquire, I'm in. I believe the same curiosity that drives me to build and create outside of work is exactly what makes me better at it — I bring that same energy to every problem I sit down with professionally.

🩵 Personal life
I moved to Fort Collins about 2 years ago with my fiancé, Michael. We got engaged in October 2025 and live together with our three cats, Beans, Kaylee, and Pippin (only 6 months old)!
🎪 Hobbies
A little about my hobbies! I'm an aerialist (specialized in silks — and now a certified instructor teaching adults to find joy in fitness), a DJ and multi-instrumentalist (around 10 instruments and counting), a painter, printmaker, woodworker, sewist, knitter, baker, gamer, and small business owner. I also love road trips, hiking, camping, and gardening. My weekends are basically never empty.
🛍️ Small business owner
I launched an LLC in December 2025 producing handmade goods — currently selling on Amazon. I bring the same love of spreadsheets, logistics, and systems thinking to running a small business as I do to enterprise software. Plus it gives me an excuse to make cute things.
✦ let's connect

Got a problem worth
solving together?

Whether you're evaluating a platform, rethinking a process, or looking for someone who can sit at the table with both your engineers and your executives — I'd love to talk.

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