Profession: Author/Software Eng/Entrepreneur

Number of times previously entering contest: never

Favorite design and analysis tools: VB.Net, C#, roll-my-own software tools

For managing CAD data John's company uses: ViaCAD Pro, Sketchup

Hobbies and activities: Electronics, programming, alternate energy

Online communities: Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, O'Reilly authors

Inspired by: Helping save lives. Striving to make a difference in the world.