John is Managing Director/Chief Technical Officer at JH Technology Associates LLC (JHTA), a California technology and product development consulting company. John is also Founder and CEO of the Hines Family Foundation for Education, Innovation, and Service, a non-profit Atlanta, Georgia-based STEM 4.0 innovation, and technology capabilities enabling organization, with particular emphasis on enabling women and underrepresented minorities to be viable contributors to the 21st Century workforce. With HFF, John emphasizes educational networking and advancement, specialized learning systems and tools development, and hands-on outreach experiences.
JHTA expertise areas include Space and Small Spacecraft Technologies, Medical/Biological Technologies, Technology Aggregation, and Technology Program/Project/Product Management. John’s specific technology emphasis areas include research, technology, and product development activities involving nano- and micro-satellite- based space systems; medical and biological technologies and measurement systems; climate and sustainable technologies; 21st-century lifecycle product development, and advanced learning systems.
John retired as NASA-Ames Research Center Chief Technologist (CCT) in December 2012, after nearly 37 years of service. John has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Tuskegee University, a MS in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and nearly 50 years of combined NASA/Air Force/Research Institute experience in biological/biomedical technology development, spaceflight hardware development, electronic systems, technology assessment, program/project/product development, management, and program advocacy.