I was born and raised in Philadelphia and currently reside in western Pennsylvania with my wife, Janet, and Golden Retriever, Nala. I am a United States Air Force veteran and served in West Germany in the early sixties. I earned BSBA and MBA degrees in operations management and financial analysis from Temple University and Golden Gate University. Heimat is my first novel. I worked in the airline industry for thirty years, with Trans World Airlines and USAirways, in both non-management and management positions.