Dennis Haugh is a jack of all trades – guitar player, car guy, computer scientist.
First, growing up on a dairy farm in Ohio, he learned how to fix things what broke and create solutions for problems that would arise in the real world.
Second, as an abstract mathematician, he was inculcated into the world of pure theory. As a result, he was captivated by the mathematical rigor of John Locke’s arguments in Two Treatises of Government.
Third, as a computer scientist, he was struck by the similarities between the process of framing the Constitution (from the Convention notes) and the methodology of computer software engineering. The Constitution must be as abstract as the architecture of a computer system.
Believing that a system can only be understood by starting at the beginning, He starts with the ancient Greek philosophers. In particular, Aristotle provides the foundation for western society and government. Just as a complete understanding of a computer system requires understanding its foundation and evolution, our current system of government is best understood by following its historic evolution.
Throughout his long career in the computer industry, Dennis has had to not only develop new systems, but also analyze and improve upon existing systems. Some of these systems include platforms built by Intel, Cray Research, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Honeywell, IBM, EMC, and Lockheed Martin. Two of the more publicized systems are still functioning – the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and the JUNO satellite orbiting Jupiter. See highlights here. He now uses those skills to analyze the US system of government.
Dennis graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1973 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He holds multiple US and international patents.
Commissioned as an Air Force officer, he has always taken his oath to defend the Constitution seriously.
