A native north easterner, who’s Childhood beginnings are in the wooded hills and fields along the south shore of the Susquehanna river basin. Spanning an area from the Binghamton, NY city line eastward toward and into north east Pennsylvania and south to the City of Scranton PA. The towns of Conklin, Corbettsville, NY and Great Bend, New Milford, PA.
Some of the more notable activities as a child include reading the entire world book encyclopedia from A to Z , designed modified lawnmower engines for flight and small armored tanks with other associated machinery, basic northern hemisphere woodland survival training, all weather activities and demolition with explosive devices etc. These physical and intellectual endeavors would provide a very intrepid foundation for the demanding concerns of the future. The School years went well, due to the endurance of admirable parents > leading to performing well in all academics and vocational practices.
Upon successful completion of high school in 1975 he chose to work in the basic trades of computer manufacturing at the original IBM facility in Endicott NY. He coins this work experience as the "pick and shovel work" of the hi tech industry at / in the birth place of IBM.
In the spring of 1980 IBM began its massive downsizing and out sourcing to overseas countries, argo he enlisted in the US Navy and was assigned to the United States Navy Technical Center in Pensacola Fl. And so he began a two year period of advanced specialized studies in electronics and Electronic Warfare.
Upon completion his duty assignments were primarily in the Atlantic Fleet as an Electronics Warfare Technician / mechanic. Handing some complex systems such as chaff rocket launchers, anti shipping missile defense systems, jamming, deception and clandestine data collection operations for some 140 nations of special interest. The most impressive greatest Navy sailors who have greatly and positively influenced the author are OSC Don Prescott, EWC Tom Elbourn, lieutenant Tom Clements, EW1 Joe Hoefling, EW2 Andy Edger. EW2 Robert (Bob) Scott. EW2 Steven Weller...
After some 6 years of military services; with an honorable discharge, in 1987 he chose life and work here in the north east (Binghamton, NY) area. Some of the more notable, employers between 1987 and 1989 included the remnants IBM, US Assemblies and EIT; local tech manufacturers. He labored again in the pick and shovel work of hi technology for many additional years. In late 1989 he began a transition and transformation into business ownership. During this period he also found time to study accounting, marketing, law, english composition, civil engineering, architecture and CAD at one of our great local colleges; we have three.
With such a variance of interests and expansive professional needs it proved very difficult to remain an employee. Argo the compulsion towards a more entrepreneurial assertion began in 1990. This decision is evident in what can be seen today. Activities such as purchasing a decrepit and destitute commercial buildings in one of the cities most impoverished and jobless areas. Restoring the property from an abandoned and betrayed condition to a fully operational and tax paying fabrication shop. Actions such as this will benefit the community for many years into the future.
Many individuals ask the question “after working in tech stuff why change to something like engineering, welding, shipwrights, industrial mechnics? Part of the answer is that some persons and nations can have all of the technologically advanced equipment in the world and yet still fail. An example of this would be the Romans, Germany W.W.II, France and the US in Vietnam, South Africa’s predominantly white apartheid government, or perhaps the United States in Iran and Afghanistan? The point being; there are always circumstances and states of affairs where the person behind the computer or behind the desks or behind the jack hammer are not fully understanding, aptitude or insightful as they could be. This Is true for governments and or the armed forces which we command. This phenomena has moved the author to seeing the use of tech stuff (computer) (software) (and study there of) as if it were an ordinary hammer in the tool box and not the predominant driving initiative of living, of love, and of war.
Each individual must continue to expand there training, studies and experience to include global domination, US Constitution and how we as Americans receive our freedom from the almighty creator of this universe and how the state exists at our will and direction to support and defend our lives - liberty - happiness.
Moreover, most of the answer is located in late childhood! During those early years; ages 8 to 12 or so, the activities such as building engine driven flight stimulation machinery etc. provided the most activity, action and stimulation. Even thought we were children building small boats and go carts, dams and planes, to us at that time, it seemed and felt as if we were building the Empire State Building, the USS Lincoln or the C 5 galaxy! And so later on in life many of us will return to our first loving endeavors in those early years of development. For the author it is designing, manufacturing, building etc.
Along the way some of the more notable persons he has meet can be cited; Tom Mitchell CEO, American Material Handling Inc. and owner AHL B - Sens, Craig Jefferson PhD, owner Jefferson Construction Services Inc., Albert Roberts Owner Softy Enterprises Inc. Mr. Jim Mathews, Owner US Assemblies Hallstead, PA. and EIT Endicott, NY!
The Future is here. It surrounds oneself and is always present; during each moment of the day. Moment by moment we must chose prosperity, good health, the freedom of choice, defending and upholding the Constitution of the United States; which must not parish from the face of the earth. We must also recognize the indisputable enemies we face each day; insolvency, poverty, substance abuse and tyranny. We must engage our enemies on land, sea, air, at home and abroad, with hard work, serious thought, academics, the rule of law, capitalism, republicanism. To this initiative the author pledges all of his remaining days. > fav quote > Neither the most intelligent nor the strongest will survive. It is the one who is most adaptable to change. "Darwin" and all paper's quotes and in general Lincoln presidential years
You can rest assured and trust when you hire JP DeSantis to do the job, make the product, ship it out - serious work is going to happen; exactly the way you expect it to get done. A good standard US Navy saying, the difficult will be done immediately - the impossible will take just a little bit longer...
Sincerely,
John P Desantis