Craig Johnson, AA0ZZ, lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.  He has a Bachelors degree in 
Electrical Engineering and a Masters degree in Business Administration.  He worked 
for Unisys for 35 years on the design/development of large computers and  and then 
switched to working with microprocessors - hardware as well as software development 
of medical devices and also "smart weapons" for the military.

Craig is married and has three children.  His two daughters graduated from Bethel 
College in St. Paul and are now elementary school teachers in the St. Paul area.  
His son also graduated from Bethel, studying physics, and is now in grad school 
at the University of Minnesota in Electrical Engineering.  His wife, an elementary 
school teacher for many years, works at Bethel Seminary.

Craig got his first ham license in 1964 at the age of 14.  He credits ham radio with 
sparking his interest in electronics and in pointing him toward a career in electrical 
engineering.  However, during his college years and following, he let his license lapse 
and concentrated on computers. In 1995, when two of his children (ages 14 and 10) 
expressed an interest in amateur radio, Craig offered to help them get their licenses. 
A short time later, all three went together to take the tests and get their licenses. 
Then, in the next 5 weeks, Craig went on to take the additional tests to get his Extra 
Class license.  Some years later, his wife and other daughter got their amateur radio 
licenses too.  For several years Craig led a team of Volunteer Examiners and helped 
hundreds of people in the St. Paul area get or upgrade their licenses.  He still serves 
as a VE on occasion.  He is an active member of the Minnesota QRP Society and QRP ARCI. 

Craig enjoys CW, operating QRP, DXing and contesting. However, he is happiest when he 
is tinkering, building, or experimenting with his new designs, circuits and software.  
His current interests are centered around projects that use microcontrollers, Direct 
Digital Synthesis, and the new digital modes.  He holds seven US patents for his work
in computer hardware and software.

AA0ZZ 2010