Michael Johnston:  

Michael Johnston was born in Wichita Falls, Texas and raised in Burleson, Texas. Each summer of his formative years, grade school continuing through high school, he honed his people skills working with his father in route sales. These years were noteworthy because they provided a unique perspective of American culture not typically experienced by young men during America's time of segregation. Michael married his high school sweetheart soon after high school. After volunteering for the United States Army, he spent the next four years in the Infantry working in Small Arms Repair and as Training NCO. It was during this time that his daughters were born, one in Hawaii and one in Colorado. After his tour of duty in the Army, Michael and family returned to Fort Worth, Texas. He spent the next nine years in sales and sales management. He was recognized for his achievements and moved around the DFW metroplex to help underachieving stores reorganize and become profit centers. After a lifetime in sales, Michael was offered the opportunity to transition to a technical field. Recognizing this as an opportunity to use drafting skills attained in high school and college, he began a new career in the Defense Industry. He began this new career incorporating engineering changes into hardware drawings and supporting engineering proposals for the F-111 and the F-16. Upon completing his Bachelor¿s degree in Management and Computer Information Systems, Michael took on additional duties. This included responsibility for capital assets budgeting and inventory management. Michael was also given the responsibility for facilitating the transition from the Microsoft DOS environment on the 8088 platform to the MS Windows 3.11 environment on the 386. This included the transition from Word Perfect to the MS Office suite. It was during this time that Michael completed his MBA in Management. After surviving multiple reductions in force events, Michael was provided the opportunity to take complete advantage of his education and experience. He moved to Software Quality Assurance. It was here that Michael was able to explore the bigger picture of F-16 development. He worked with groups assigned to develop software for flight simulat...Expand for more