You need software that just works — beautifully designed, reliably engineered, and built to drive measurable results. I’m Athena Johnson: a software consultant and developer who combines practical engineering with user-centered design to turn tricky problems into elegant, usable solutions.

What I deliver

• Clear strategy: I start by aligning technology choices with your business goals, budget, and timeline. No buzzwords, just pragmatic plans that minimize risk and maximize value.

• Human-centered design: Every interface and interaction is crafted for real users. I blend UX research, prototyping, and accessibility best practices so your product is intuitive and inclusive from day one.

• Robust engineering: Scalable architectures, clean code, automated testing, and repeatable deployment pipelines keep your product stable and maintainable as it grows.

• Rapid, validated prototypes: Need to test an idea fast? I build fielded and conceptual prototypes that let stakeholders and users interact with the concept early — cutting time to insight and guiding better decisions.

• End-to-end delivery: From discovery and MVP through iteration and launch, I integrate with your team (or lead it) to deliver on time and on spec.

Who benefits

• Startups seeking a fast, risk-aware path to product-market fit.

• Mid-size companies modernizing legacy systems without disrupting operations.

• Enterprises needing design-led prototypes to inform large-scale investments.

• Product teams that want a pragmatic partner to fill UX, frontend, or full-stack expertise gaps.

Why work with me

• Practical creativity: I pair visionary UX thinking with disciplined engineering to produce solutions that are not only visually compelling but operationally sound.

• Cross-functional fluency: Comfortable in design studios, engineering sprints, and executive briefings — I translate between stakeholders so projects move forward smoothly.

• Proven process: Discovery that uncovers the right problems, prototypes that validate solutions, and development practices that ensure long-term health of your software.

• Focus on outcomes: I measure success by business impact — faster onboarding, higher conversion, reduced support costs, or improved developer productivity.

Typical engagements

• UX-driven MVPs: Rapidly validate product hypotheses with a prototype that can be tested with users and investors.

• Legacy modernization: Incremental refactoring and UX updates that reduce technical debt and improve customer experience.

• Full product builds: End-to-end design and engineering for web and mobile products, including deployment and monitoring.

• Advisory & training: Mentorship and process coaching that help your team adopt better design and engineering practices.

Next steps Tell me your biggest product or technology challenge, and I’ll propose a focused plan: scope, timeline, milestones, and clear ROI metrics. Let’s turn your idea into software that delights users and advances your business.

Athena Johnson — Human-centered software consultancy and development that delivers clarity, quality, and measurable outcomes.