John McNabb, an IT pro for more than 6 years, also served as an elected Water Commissioner for a small New England town for 13 years. John has been actively researching security issues for drinking water systems for many years, and presented talks at DEF CON 18 and Shmoocon 18 on the subject. He has also presented talks on the environmental impacts of IT at The Next Hope and Phreaknic 14. John is a long-time science fiction fan and has been working on a few SF short stories he hopes to submit some day for publication.