About the Author

John Broughton has been editing Wikipedia articles since 2004, with over 10,000 edits to date. He has extensive witing experience both as a student (B.S. in Mathematical Sciences, Johns Hopkins University; M.B.A., Golden Gate University; M.S. in Education, University of Southern California; Masters in Public Policy and PhD work, University of California at Berkeley) and as an auditor and analyst in public agencies at the federal, state, and local levels in California and Washington State. He is an Eagle Scout, a National Merit Scholar, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army Reserve). His first experience with computers was a programming course in a 1969 National Science Foundation summer program.