John earned his BSEE and MSEE from Sacramento State University.  He started his career as a broadcast engineer at KXTV Sacramento.  In 1984 he went to Eigen Video in Grass Valley, CA.  Shortly afterward, he went to Grass Valley Group where he worked as a design engineer.  In 1993, he left Grass Valley group to found AJA Video Systems, where he still serves as Chairman.  AJA  Video Systems builds industry leading video capture cards, digital recording devices, video routers, frame synchronizers and scalers, digital converts and professional streaming solutions.