I was born and raised in Philadelphia and currently reside in western Pennsylvania with his 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 nonmanagement and management positions.