John Henson and Ron Fontenot Sr., are two retired engineers who have spent many years working with young people in volunteer technical training after-school programs. They started Colorado Futuretek in 2010 to further provide enrichment training and resources to help African American and other underrepresented minority high school students obtain marketable skills in the IT and Computer industries. They also enlist youth from their Summertek program to help senior citizens 50 and over learn the basics or improve their skills using laptops or smartphones.