Josh Read (PhD)

Josh Read (PhD) has over 20 years of work experience in a variety of roles. In 2021, they began working as the Director of Marketing for FSI. From 2020 to 2021, they held two positions at Resi Media, LLC (formerly Living As One): Senior Product Manager and Product Manager. In 2019, they were the Head of Development at AppCentrix, where they were responsible for discovering new solutions that blended AI/ML, multiple computer languages, UX/UI, communication, graphic design, psychology and more. From 2006 to 2018, they worked for UMYALI, first as a Business Intelligence Developer, then as a UX Developer / Change Manager, and finally as a Customer Experience Strategist. Josh also held the role of CTO at African Encounter from 2016 to 2018, Marketing Communications Specialist at Specialised Project Practice (SPPrac) from 2014 to 2016, Art Director at First and Marketing from 2001 to 2001, and Lead Print Designer at Costco Wholesale from 2001 to 2001. Josh Read (PhD) began their career in 1998 as the Assistant Manager of Design Department at The Employment News.

Josh Read earned a Doctor of Strategic Leadership from Faith International University in 2018. Josh obtained their MA from the same institution in 2008. In 2000, they graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from the University of Northwestern - St. Paul. Read has also obtained numerous certifications, including Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from the Scrum Alliance in 2021, Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap from LinkedIn in 2020, Designing Emotion: How To Use Design To Move People from LinkedIn in 2020, Organization Design from LinkedIn in 2020, UX Foundations: Style Guides and Design Systems from LinkedIn in 2020, React: Creating and Hosting a Full-Stack Site from LinkedIn in 2020, Get Your Product Used: Adoption and Appropriation from the Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) in 2019, UX Management: Strategy and Tactics from the Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) in 2019, User Experience from the Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) in 2018, Design Thinking from the Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) in 2018, Scrum Master from the International Scrum Institute in 2018, UX Interaction from the Interaction Design Foundation in 2018, Change Management Leader from APMG-International in 2015, PHP - W3c Certified from W3Schools.com in 2014, Advanced Google Analytics from https://google.com in 2018, and Google Analytics for Power Users from https://google.com in 2018.