Who the hell is John McKinnon?

John is a DINK lost in the wilderness of the American South. He enjoys acquiring new hobbies, pursuing them furiously, and abandoning them arbitrarily. His interests include current events, politics, aerospace, Basset Hounds, science, technology, media of all types, and referring to himself in the third person. Enjoy this tribute site created by him, for him, and devoted to all things… him.

I make a living

I'm an information technologist with 30 years in the business. My current work involves identity management with sides of application and data security. I work with Broadcom Privileged Access Management and Delinea Secrets Server. Before that I cut my teeth as a sysadmin then blew through several years as a web app designer/developer. I’ve accumulated a variety of skills along the way, enough to fill this page with terms and acronyms most people wouldn’t understand.

I’ve done a bit of teaching at the collegiate level and served on a curriculum advisory board at a local community college.

I have strong political beliefs and now work with my local election commission as a polling precinct officer.