Background
Johnson, Gary Wayne was born on October 17, 1940 in Covington, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John D. and Geraldine Bernice Johnson.
Johnson, Gary Wayne was born on October 17, 1940 in Covington, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John D. and Geraldine Bernice Johnson.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1964. Master of Business Administration, University Houston, 1979.
With, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1964; group leader power controls and lighting, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1971-1974; manager Apollo-Soyuz test project subsystem, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1974-1975; with space shuttle engineering office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1975; section head equipment and installation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1975-1978; special assistant to director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1978; deputy chief electrical systems branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1978-1981; chief mechanic and payloads systems branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1981-1983; chief guidance and propulsion systems branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1983-1985; deputy director safety, reliability and quality assurance, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1985.
Decaon Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Nassau Bay, Texas, 1990. Chairman of the Board stewards Hope Lutheran Church, Friendswood, Texas, 1973, elder, 1975. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society Quality Control, Society for Software Quality, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Coe Ann Swift, August 24, 1963. Children: Jeffrey Wayne, Gregory Scott, Krista Michelle.