Duff Johnson
Chair of these communities: US TAG | TC171 SC2 US WG8 PDF | TC171 SC2 US WG9 AccessibilityDuff started working with PDF in 1996 when he founded Document Solutions, Inc. in Oakland, California.
Today, as CEO of the PDF Association, Duff coordinates industry activities in support of PDF technology.
Duff also serves in technical roles as Project Leader for ISO 14289 (PDF/UA) and as Project co-Leader for ISO 32000 (the PDF specification). He chairs the US Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) for ISO TC 171 SC 2, and serves as its Head of Delegation.
He can be reached at duff.johnson@pdfa.org.
Duff Johnson's Publications
News January 27, 2015
The Open Preservation Foundation and the PDF Association have signed an agreement to formally recognize their on-going collaborative partnership.
News January 5, 2015
A just-published report from the Australian government finds that PDF as a file-format is accessible but that PDF as supported … Read more
News December 22, 2014
The 2nd edition of PDF/UA is a minor revision, but what’s more exciting is that it conforms to PDF/UA!. Developers … Read more
News December 19, 2014
An overwhelming majority say that they learned readily applicable information, both from the sessions and one-on-one discussions.
News December 18, 2014
The Product Representation Compact (PRC) format for sharing 3D data with end users has been published as ISO 14739-1:2014.
News November 13, 2014
The VeraPDF consortium, which includes the PDF Association as a lead partner, has been awarded the PREFORMA first phase design … Read more
News November 7, 2014
The Document Imaging Report covers PDF Day and talks about support for PDF in the ECM marketplace.
News October 1, 2014
The PDF Association today announced the appointment of the organization’s Vice Chairman to the role of Executive Director.
News September 20, 2014
A 5 minute survey providing insight into the way people think about electronic documents vs. documents on paper. The questions … Read more