About

Kim Johnson is an independent consultant at AKA Programmers with over 29 years of experience in the IT industry. She is a customer-focused professional with a proven track record in delivering successful solutions. Kim has deep knowledge of .NET and distributed architectures and has demonstrated the ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly. Kim's current role at AKA Programmers involves working on miscellaneous projects, including DevForce technical support and maintenance, design and development of a text classification system, and technology stack and performance enhancements to the backend of a major biotech publishing website. She is proficient in key technologies such as ASP, VB, VBScript, SQL Server, C#, .NET, SQL, Azure, Text Classification, Web, Integration, Redis, Search, Backend, CI/CD, and test infra. Previously, Kim worked as a Development Lead at IdeaBlade, where she played a key role in architecting and developing four generations of DevForce, a .NET n-tier data services framework for rich internet applications. She also mentored the technical support team, planned and prioritized regular feature and maintenance releases, and provided technical and product expertise to team members, in-house consultants, and customers. Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Southern California. She is a frequent contributor to IdeaBlade forums and DevForce Resource Center and is the author of DevForce LINQPad Driver and DevForce Fiddler Extension.