When the printing company where he worked as a graphic artist was flooded out of existence by Hurricane Floyd, John floated over to K12USA in 1999. Here, he parlayed his print-design experience into a software-engineering gig—a transition he deems a “happy accident.”

While building, updating, and debugging K12USA's website’s interface, John relishes untangling the complex and ever-changing world of code. A fanatic for detail and fluent in most programming languages, he emerges from his “computer geek” shell from time to time to play the kindhearted guy you hear on the other end of our tech-support line.

Apart from his technical expertise, he has a knack for, well, just about everything. A classically trained pianist who plays keyboard, drums, and guitar, John is one of the stars of Mellow Corporation, a band he and his buddies started in high school.

He also dabbles in digitized orchestras and is currently composing his seventh symphony. Not one to twiddle his thumbs, this Phoenixville, Pa. native attended the Philadelphia College of Art and is a prolific artist who creates everything from environmental landscape art to animated movies.

In between creative pursuits, John is busy exploring—once a week, he commits to going someplace he’s never been so he can practice the lost art of relaxation (his favorite hobby).

John is also what's known as a "furry" (someone who’s into anthropomorphic characters)—a passion he attributes to his favorite childhood author, Beatrix Potter, and her book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit.