John Van Stry was introduced to Science Fiction and Fantasy at an early age, a habitthat only continued to grow as he got older. The effect on his career and life becameobvious when he graduated college with a BSEE, did a stint in the USAF, and thenworked in aerospace for many years as a Flight Test Engineer. From there he became aconsultant with his primary focus on Test (software and hardware) Because of his careerpath, John has witnessed many technologies long before they came to market.