AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 5, 2005 – Motion Computing® today announced the appointment of Michael D. Johnson as senior vice president of product development.
In his role, Johnson is responsible for Motion’s worldwide product development, including design quality and team management, hardware and software integration, and delivery to manufacturing.
“Michael Johnson has rich experience in managing the development of world-class, innovative product concepts and carrying those concepts through to high-volume manufacturing,” said Scott Eckert, Motion’s CEO. “We look forward to extending Motion’s reputation and penchant for innovation in the mobile computing industry with Johnson’s leadership and direction.”
“Motion offers an exciting opportunity to build on a great tablet PC brand in vertical industries like healthcare and real estate,” said Johnson. “The company’s focuses on human factors engineering and integrating the latest mobile-enabled technologies are tied to Motion’s growth in tablet PC market share. I look forward to continuing this development approach at Motion to bring additional innovative products to market.”
Johnson joins Motion from Apple Computer where he spent seventeen years in product development. Over that time, he has led teams in the creation of both mobile and desktop products, managed key supplier relationships and served on the task force of several key Apple initiatives. In his most recent role at Apple, Johnson was the director of consumer desktop products, which focused on the design and development of the iMac and Mac Mini product lines. Johnson also was instrumental in leading the project to migrate the Mac platform from PowerPC processors to Intel processors.
Earlier in his career, Johnson was instrumental in the design of Atari’s line of personal computers. Johnson received his bachelor’s in electronic engineering from California Polytechnic State University.
Motion made two important hires in the last year to round out its executive team. Valerie Walden is Motion’s senior vice president of marketing. Johnson’s appointment completes the expansion of Motion’s executive team.
Johnson’s role previously was held by John Doherty, one of Motion’s founders. Doherty now is Motion’s vice president of advanced product development. In that role, he will lead the exploration of future technology trends to identify areas in which Motion can continue to drive industry “firsts” and continue its technology leadership, and will consolidate the functions previously managed by Motion founder David Altounian’s CTO office. Altounian remains on Motion’s board of directors, patent committee, technology advisory board and product strategy steering group.
About Motion Computing
Motion Computing produces slate tablet PCs for mobile professionals in vertical industries including healthcare, field sales and service, government and education. Motion is a mobile computing and wireless communications leader, combining world-class innovation and industry experience so individuals can use computing technology in new ways and places. Marketed through an experienced international reseller network and directly through its Web site, each Motion product is built to customer specifications. The company’s enhanced line of tablet PCs and accessories are designed to increase productivity for on-the-go users while providing security, power and versatility. For more information, visit www.motioncomputing.com
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