BIOGRAPHY
Dr. John D. Johnson was born in Northern Michigan in the early 1960s, and was raised in a small resort town. (Although, he was not refered to as Dr. Johnson until much later in life.) John has two younger sisters. John enjoyed growing up in a small town setting in the 1970s. He was an avid downhill and cross-country skier, and played the saxophone in his own jazz band. From an early age, he was inquisitive and pushed the boundaries of a dogmatic society.
John
graduated from High School, and then attended Michigan
Technological University for college.
He majored in physics, and was active in many campus organizations. He founded
Polkinghorne Palace Student Association (PPSA), a social organization for physics
students - most of whom lived in his house. It was at Michigan Tech that John
formed many life-long friendships with individuals who would become leaders of
commerce and industry and eventually help him in fulfilling the PPSA motto,
"Eventually
Everyone Works for Us."
John put some of his grand plans on hold while completing a grueling 10 years of college, subsequently receiving his Masters and Doctorate degrees at Michigan State and U. Texas-Austin. You can view a copy of John's doctoral thesis, LA-12508-T.
John
worked as a computer operator and as a research assistant and teaching assistant
in college. He completed his doctorate in nuclear physics in 1992 at Los
Alamos National Laboratory. John continued
on at LANL as a postdoctoral fellow, and later as network and security manager
for the Theoretical division.
John
owned his own consulting business in Santa
Fe, NM for two years. Since 1999, John
has been a computer security professional employed at John
Deere, in Moline, Illinois. Dr. Johnson
is also an adjunct professor, teaching astronomy, ethics, physics and computer science part-time
at St.
Ambrose University, in Davenport, Iowa and Scott Community College. John is currently Past-Chair of his IEEE section and chair of the local Computer Society chapter, he reviews textbooks and designs courses and is a frequent speaker at professional events. He enjoys web design, travel, writing and playing games on his iMac.
John lives with his son and two dogs in Bettendorf, Iowa. You can read more about John in his Blog. John's dad also has a website for real estate at johnnyjohnson.com.