User:Jaltson

John Altson was born in November of 1939 and has lived in the New York / New England area for all of his life. He is the son of artists Louise Altson and Ralph Altson.

John was employed in high tech from 1961 untul 2010. Among his achievements: - He led the software group developing the mission planning software for the SR-71 spyplane. - During the newspaper automation era, he designed the Composition Systems Classified Advertising System, sccessfully installed in many cities across the globe. - He retired from IBM in 2010, after being in high tech marketing for over twenty years.

Starting in 2008, John focused on his true love: writing. He has, to date, published three children's books and two novels.

Veggies, A - Z is John Altson's latest children's book. He had previously published ''What Happened to Grandpa? A child views the hereafter through the world's major religions in 2009 and The A to Z of Forgotten Animals in 2010''.

John has a degree in mathematics from Hunter College in New York City and is a member of Pi Mu Epsilon, the Mathematics Honor Society. He is retired, living in Prospect, Connecticut.

John's website is www.johnaltson.com