Q.M. Preston is the pseudonym for an author currently residing in the southern U.S. He has over twenty years of experience in the U.S. military in numerous roles, primarily in logistics and planning. His entire adult life has been spent studying and applying principles of emergency preparedness. He draws upon his professional experiences in planning for major events and certain aspects of his own family’s plan to aid others in developing their plans. He intends for his books to be entertaining but also serve as training manuals for preparedness-minded individuals from the novice to the expert.