Email: hjohnstone@ggu.edu

Originally from Manhattan Beach, California, General Johnstone has a BS (General Engineering) from U.S.M.A., West Point; MS (Civil Engineering) from UC Berkeley; Master of Military Arts and Sciences (International Relations), U.S. Army C&GS College and DBA (Technology Management) from The George Washington University. His doctoral dissertation was on “Technology Transfer.” Public work experience includes overall management of all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in 7 southwestern states, design and construction of the Spaceport at Vandenberg AFB, and various port, harbor, airfields, dam, and other infrastructure projects.

After leaving the Army as a Brigadier General, Dr. Johnstone’s private sector experience included owning and managing a mechanical/electrical design firm in San Francisco. Then, moving to the North Bay, he started an engineering and construction firm specializing in environmental cleanup projects. After building it over a decade to an annual volume of $18 Million, he sold it and currently consults in the fields of engineering, construction, and technology management. Widowed with three sons, Dr.Johnstone’s hobbies/pastimes include painting (landscapes/seascapes mostly), leading historical tours, performing in three choruses, and — at one time — sport parachuting (>100 jumps), and surfing (exhibited in the California Surfing Hall of Fame).