My name is Chris Juszak, though some people know me as CJ. I was born in Southern California and grew up in San Diego County (mostly Escondido and Poway) until I was 14. At that point, I moved with my mom and two younger brothers to Northern California, where I spent my teen years in the small towns of Oak Run and Shingletown in Shasta County.
After attending Shasta College in Redding, I transferred to California State University, Chico, where I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. While in Chico, I met Laurie, who later became my wife. She’s originally from Santa Cruz County. After college, we moved to Ventura County, where I began my career as a computer scientist with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), and Laurie worked at a bank.
After three years working for NAVAIR, we relocated to Portsmouth, Virginia, where I transitioned to the defense contracting world. During that time, Laurie worked at a doctor’s office. Four years later, we moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, where we’ve been ever since. While living in Fort Collins, I earned my Master of Engineering degree in Systems Engineering from Colorado State University, and Laurie and I had our son, Lee.
Lee is now in high school and enjoys a mix of tech and outdoor hobbies, including coding, geocaching, birdwatching, mountain biking, and off-roading with me (even if he’s not quite old enough to drive). Laurie works part-time at a local elementary school and volunteers with nonprofit organizations.
My company’s current contract runs through 2029, coinciding with Lee graduating high school. This will be a good time to consider relocating, so I’ve been researching where and how to do this. If Lee attends college at CSU, we’ll likely keep our current house, living most of the year in Fort Collins and part time in another state. Right now, the Texas Hill Country area is at the top of my list, with nearby DoD bases and facilities for potential work (e.g., Fort Hood and Army Futures Command).
I use this website as a way to collect notes and share information about some of the activities I’m involved with. Some of my blogs are technical in nature, related to my background and interests in engineering. A lot of these notes are just for me to refer back to later, but I hope others might find them useful. Other blogs will simply contain family pictures or videos of whatever we have been up to recently.
I also started (in September 2025) posting some videos in a new YouTube account here: https://www.youtube.com/@chrisjuszak
For some information about my work life, please see my résumé page.