About Author

	I grew up in Absecon, NJ. After graduating high school, I entered the Navy as an enlisted man. After school for the Cryptologic Technician rating, I was launched onto my first adventure--duty in Japan. During this assignment, I saw first hand places that would become important scenes in the novel HELL TO PAY.
	Other assignments included: Kodiak, AK; Pensacola, FL; Winter Harbor, ME; Azores, Portugal; Oahu, Hawaii; Pensacola, FL and Fort Meade, MD. I retired from active duty in 1980 as a Lieutenant.
Civilian Career	Prior to retirement, I completed training as a Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor, which became a part-time labor of love for many years. Subsequent to retirement from active duty, I held positions in the defense contracting industry, in the fields of signal intelligence and electronic warfare. When the bottom fell out of that industry, I entered the commercial airline industry--PanAm--in operations management. When PanAm terminated operations, I returned to school and obtained a BHS degree in Health Administration, as did my wife. We are currently healthcare administrators for different employers. Our home is in Boca Raton, FL. My hobbies include photography, SCUBA, fishing and flying.

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