Introduction to Me

   My name is Scott Johnson, I am a retired Electrical Engineer, Manager and Director.  I have done many things in my life, screwed some things up, but hopefully did more thing right than wrong, which is some measure of success, I guess.

  I Served in the USAF, ANG and AFRES for a total of 27 years, taught highschool physics and electronics for a year, and then embarked on a 25 year career with Motorola in the Phoenix area.  I spent 18 years in the corporate labs in applied research on field emission devices, particularly carbon nanotubes as the applied to FED displays and RF devices (gridded tubes, TWTs, Klystrons and Magnetrons.  I never had a bad day in those 18 years (that I can remember).  After Motorola, I held a number of engineering positions around the Phoenix area, semi-retiring at the end of this last year.  I consider myself retired, since I rarely know what day of the week it is.

  I still consult, but try to engage in my hobbies, which include amateur radio, hi-fi, auto restoration- military land vehicles, military air vehicle, civilian aeronautical conveyances, hunting, shooting, and BS-ing. These pursuits will encompass most of what this blog is about.