User:Darek johnson

Presently, Darek Johnson is the senior technology editor/analyst for Signs of the Times magazine, a 100 year old publication of the ST Media Group Intl., Cincinnati, OH. Darek is a past editor of the magazine and has written for various other magazines, including, RIDER, a California-based motorcycle touring magazine.

Darek Johnson is a business/technology writer/journalist/photographer that, since the early '90s, has specialized in digital imaging (large- and small-format), electronic-digital displays (large- and small-format) and related software, including Photoshop and other Adobe systems. He also writes write on photography and such business-related matters as marketing, finance, economics, design, creativity and employee relations with creative staffs.

Darek has visited and reported on digital-print plants in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, England, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the UAE (Dubai) and Israel; and has spoken to various groups in those countries, regarding digital print and electronic imaging technology.

He has also written and photographed for Rider motorcycle magazine (6-years on masthead), Colorado magazine and Colorado Country Life magazine and have taught writing, photography and design at various locations.

Additonally, he is AutoCAD certified, holds a Ham radio license (KJ4HPJ) and is currently a Civil Air Patrol (GLR-KY 050) senior (communications) officer and a member of the Kentucky Professional Photographers Assn. (KPPA). (Darek studied photography with Ansel Adams and his instructors team: Al Weber, Ruth Berhhard, Morley Baer and Teresa Airey.)

In the past, he was a USAF Flight-line specialist (USA, MidEast) and U.S. Coast Guard Aux. operations officer (search and rescue). He has also been an SCCA tech inspector.

Darek attended design and related software technology classes at most of Colorado's Front Range education centers, including Colorado State university, University of Colorado, Denver University, Rocky Mountain School of Art and several community colleges. The USAF and USCG provided most of my management training.

Read his magazine columns at http://www.signweb.com/article_list.php/auth/Darek%20Johnson