John has spent over 35 years as a professional developer, programming on a wide variety of systems from large mainframe computers to desktop computers and web-based systems. His most recent experience was 17 years at Grange Insurance as a Lead Programmer Analyst where he designed and developed a variety of .Net-based systems that interact with the company's agents and policyholders. In addition to a Bachelor's and Master’s degree in computer science, John has a masters degree in Cybersecurity. He taught Computer Science for over 10 years as an adjunct faculty member at Franklin University. In 2016, he spent a month teaching computer algorithms as a visiting scholar at a college in Muscat, Oman.
John has always been the “go to” guy when others needed an explanation for technical topics. In addition to his time teaching beginner programming students at Franklin University, John has acted an a mentor and resource for many programmers and people who wanted to become programmers. A committed tinker, his workbench is packed with the small robots that he builds and programs in his spare time.
