Richard Johnson is a seasoned lead engineer and founder of various tech companies, with extensive experience in quality engineering, process improvement, and team building. Johnson studied Physics at Pacific University and started a PhD in Systems Science at Portland State University. In the past, he was the Lead Engineer at ImageWare Systems, Inc., Founder and CEO of Ytivarg, LLC, Lead Software Engineer at EnerNOC, Software Architect at Language Line Systems, and Chief Technical Officer at Northwest 9000, Inc. His areas of emphasis are holistic systems view and approach, overall operational cohesion, and training, among others. Johnson is a tech industry leader with a keen eye for spotting problems before they become major issues, and has the ability to enhance organizational processes and systems with his out-of-the-box thinking.