Stephen I. Johnson
Managing Director, ASHER, Inc.

Stephen I. Johnson, Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy, (retired), is a Managing Director of ASHER, Inc. based out of San Diego, California. RADM Johnson has over 18 years experience in senior leadership and program management for high technology programs, directing people and managing resources in acquisition of U.S. Navy information systems, commercial software development and value growth consulting. RADM Johnson retired from U.S. Naval Service in 1999 with the rank of Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. Prior to joining Source, RADM Johnson was the founder of SBS Consulting, Inc., a San Diego, California disabled-veteran-owned business providing strategic planning, senior program management, subject matter expert and marketing consulting services to commercial customers and government organizations. As Vice President of Integration Partners, Inc. from 1999 to 2001, RADM Johnson supervised DoD and commercial project program managers in the development of custom advanced expert software systems, and managed DoD business development, marketing and sales.

From 1998 to 1999, RADM Johnson was Project Director, Navy Year 2000 Project, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. There he developed and managed the U.S. Navy's overall strategic planning, assessment, testing and continuity of operations and consequence management strategy to address the Year 2000 Faulty Date Logic Problem across the Navy enterprise. As Program Director, Information Support Systems, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 1996 to 1998, RADM Johnson supervised 4 Major Program Managers, 12 Programs, 110 personnel and the execution of a $250M annual budget providing Information Technology systems to Navy Fleet and shore activities. RADM Johnson also served concurrently from 1996 to 1997 as Commander Naval Information Systems Management Center, providing overall procurement and acquisition policy direction for Information Management for the Department of the Navy. Prior to selection to Flag Rank in 1995. RADM Johnson served as Major Program Manager for Submarine Electronic Systems/New Attack Submarine (VIRGINIA Class) Command and Control System from 1994 to 1996.

RADM Johnson holds a BS in Physics from Duke University, is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management College and is certified and served as a Department of Defense Major Program Manager (Level III). He resides in San Diego, California.

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