Upon graduating from The University of Utah in economics, the third-generation home builder returned home to modernize the scheduling and estimating software for his father’s home building company, reducing the company’s build times and improving its website search engine optimization; in 2018, after his father’s retirement, Johnson joined Magleby Construction as an assistant project manager and now runs the builder’s northern Utah office as the VP of development, working on a $600 million ski-in ski-out community; adjusted his schedule to accommodate cancer treatments to maintain a full-time workload; is an active member of the local Home Builders Association; participates in the Police Unity Tour’s annual 300-mile bike ride from New Jersey to Washington, D.C., in memory of his late brother.