Mr. Johnston currently serves as CEO
of WindTalker Systems, bringing 30 years of experience in
Fortune 500 companies and venture-backed startups with P&L
responsibility to $250,000,000.
Prior to that, he was President and COO of
CSSI, an OEM database service, warranty service and contract
manufacturer. Before joining CSSI, Mr. Johnston was President
and CEO of Nanochip and Vice President of Blue Sky Research,
a manufacturer of industrial and telecom optical components.
Earlier he was Vice President, Operations
at DataCal Corp.; a manufacturer of optical disk drives. He
was also the CEO of LaserByte Corporation, a subsidiary of
Hyundai, producing magneto-optic disk drives; Vice President
/ Founder of R-Byte, Inc., a spinoff of Seagate Technology
which was eventually acquired by Exabyte in 1994. In addition,
Mr. Johnston held various product development management positions
at Seagate, RCA Corp. and Control Data Corp.
Mr. Johnston has a BS from the University of Pittsburgh and
an MBA from the University of Phoenix; holds 9 patents in the
technology field; and has received numerous corporate awards
for excellence and leadership. |
