John received his degree in 1987 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interior Design and Industrial Technology) from the University of North Texas.

He founded ClubDesign Associates in 1990, and in 2018 founded the CDA Global Management, and in 2019 acquired his first Country Club, Five Oaks Country Club, outside of Nashville TN, and founded CDA Realty LLC which develops extra acreage around Country Clubs for real estate or commercial development.​

In the same year, John was selected to serve on the Advisory Board at the University of North Texas for the College of Visual Arts & Design, and on the Board of Governors for Colonial Country Club & Chairs the House Committee.