Northstar Electronics Inc. announced the addition of Phillip Johnson to the corporate board of directors and discusses upcoming patents. Phillip Johnson, CEO of Echotec Sonar Corporation, has accepted a position on the Northstar Electronics Inc. board of directors. Johnson was instrumental in bringing sonar technology to Lockheed Martin Canada and pioneered wide band technology within the corporation. With seven patents to his name, he expects to be adding some more with upcoming patent submissions related to the implementation of Echotec's High Definition Sonar technology.